Chattogram:The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) hosted a day-long Job and Career Fair-2026 at the World Trade Center in Agrabad, Chattogram. The event featured 43 industrial enterprises from the Chattogram division, collectively offering 2,343 job opportunities to young job seekers.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, companies from six industrial estates under the jurisdiction of the BSCIC Chattogram Regional Office participated in the fair. These companies represent key sectors such as textiles and garments, food and food processing, pharmaceuticals, packaging, plastics, and chemicals. Hundreds of job seekers attended the event, submitting resumes, with 14 candidates receiving instant appointment letters.
BSCIC Chairman Benjir Ahmed inaugurated the fair, highlighting the emphasis placed by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on building a creative and innovative economy. He spoke about the need to utilize local raw materials and acquire essential skills for sustaining industrial growth. BSCIC is dedicated to producing goods using domestic raw materials and provides infrastructure and training across 84 industrial estates nationwide. The organization also offers loans at an interest rate of 5 percent for female entrepreneurs and 6 percent for males.
Looking to the future, the BSCIC Chairman announced plans for another, larger job fair in December. Khaled Mahmud, Regional Director (Chattogram), presided over the opening ceremony and emphasized that such fairs create a vital connection between industries and job seekers, enabling recruitment of skilled personnel and inspiring candidates to pursue entrepreneurship.
The event was attended by several special guests, including Eng. Belayet Hossain, Chairman of the Chittagong Development Authority (CDA), Mohammad Amirul Haque, President of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), Muhammad Kamruzzaman, BSCIC Director (Admin), and Lutfmila Farid, Acting President of the Chittagong Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CWCCI).