Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- Industrial plots allocated on political considerations under the previous government through the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) will have to be revoked, Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan said Wednesday.

"Many plots remain vacant because they were allotted to individuals who were not genuine entrepreneurs. These allocations must be cancelled," Khan said while addressing the Annual Conference and Workshop 2025 at the BSCIC in Dhaka.

Highlighting the importance of small, cottage, and medium enterprises in driving industrialisation, Khan noted, "Our economic strength does not lie in big corporate houses but in the millions of small entrepreneurs across rural and semi-urban areas."

He added ...