Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The government has undertaken a series of initiatives to transform the country's Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector into a major driving force of the economy.

Over the past few months, the Investment Coordination Committee has held four consecutive meetings to accelerate policy reforms and remove bottlenecks affecting SME growth.

The meetings were attended by Lutfey Siddiqi, Chief Adviser's Special Envoy for International Affairs and Chair of the Committee, Dr Ahsan H. Mansur, Governor of Bangladesh Bank, Md Abdur Rahman Khan, Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), and representatives from both public and private sectors.

Participants stressed the need for direct participation of entrepreneurs in policy...