Dhaka, April 10 -- Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI), a leading chamber body representing local industrial sector, has urged the government to focus on development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and promotion of young entrepreneurs in the country's upcoming national budget for 2019-20.

The BCI leaders said the sustainable development goals (SDG) could be easily achieved if the SME get priority and young entrepreneurs are encouraged.

They made the suggestion while holding a pre-budget meeting with Chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR) Mosharraf Hossain at the NBR conference room on Tuesday.

BCI President Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury Pervez placed 8-point suggestion for the development of SMEs and young entrepreneurs.

The ...