CMSME Training for Women Entrepreneurs Held in Jagannathpur, Organised by MTB

A training programme for women entrepreneurs in the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprise (CMSME) sector has been held in Jagannathpur, Sunamganj. The “CMSME Women Entrepreneur Training Programme 2026” was successfully completed at the Upazila Model Mosque auditorium.

Mutual Trust Bank PLC’s (MTB) Syedpur SME/Agriculture branch organised the programme as the lead bank.

Samia Sharmin, joint director of SME SPD at Bangladesh Bank’s Sylhet office, attended the training programme as chief guest.

Badrul Haque, regional manager of MTB’s Sylhet region, formally inaugurated the event.

Special guests included Debal Chandra Talukdar, senior principal officer and branch manager of Sonali Bank’s Jagannathpur branch; Gul Mohammad Mahfuzullah, AGM and branch manager of Uttara Bank’s Jagannathpur branch; and Md. Zahir Uddin (Babar), FAVP and branch head of Islami Bank’s Jagannathpur branch.

The programme began with a recitation from the Holy Quran by Mohammad Musa Husain, manager of Bangladesh Krishi Bank’s Jagannathpur branch. Nabarupa Dhar Chowdhury, SAVP and branch manager of City Bank’s Jagannathpur branch, hosted the event.

Overall management of the programme was handled by Mohammad Fitratus Sayem Chowdhury, branch manager of MTB’s Syedpur SME/Agriculture branch, and Sujit Kumar Dey, in-charge of MTB’s Sunamganj sub-branch.

Speakers at the workshop stressed the need to build the business skills of women entrepreneurs, saying the banking sector’s role in the sustainable development of the CMSME sector is immense.

In haor-dominated areas of Sylhet Division, including Jagannathpur, bringing women into income-generating work carries real significance for the local economy. Speakers hoped banking services and training would help women entrepreneurs set up and expand their businesses.

The training programme concluded successfully with the spontaneous participation of local women entrepreneurs.