Narsingdi, March 5 -- In Narsingdi BSCIC industrial city, an expansion was carried out at a cost of nearly Tk 90 crore, citing unfavorable conditions in the old BSCIC industrial city.

Over 150 plots were created, but due to poor management, industries have not yet developed. Business owners attribute the fragile situation to corruption and favoritism by the previous government.

In 1986, a 15.39-acre plot of land in Shibpur, Narsingdi, was used to establish the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial city. Despite almost four decades having passed since then, the area remained underdeveloped and faced numerous issues, prompting the decision to expand it.

In 2015, 30 acres of land in Syednagar, in the same ...