IPDC Joyee to host ‘Jolrong Mela’ from Nov 18

Jolrong is going to organise ‘Jolrong Mela’ featuring women entrepreneurs selling domestically produced clothing and fashion products with the support of IPDC Joyee.

The fair will be held this coming Friday and Saturday (November 18 and 19) at the MIDAS Center in the capital’s Dhanmondi area, read a press release.

The fair will feature about 60 stalls from mostly women-led organisations which specialise in attractive domestic products such as muslin, tant, nakshi katha, handmade jewelry, jute products and other ethnic lifestyle items. The fair will also feature delicious traditional food.

Through their effort, these women-owned initiatives are upholding Bangladeshi culture at this fair. Women entrepreneurs facilitated by ‘IPDC Joyee’ will also be present at the fair to display and sell their products. The fair is open for all during both days from 10AM to 8PM at MIDAS Centre.

On this occasion, Additional Managing Director of IPDC, Rizwan Dawood Shams has stated, “As a responsible financial institution, IPDC is working to serve the youth, women and underserved segments of the community. In the last 5 years, IPDC’s initiatives and financing have created more than sixty thousand jobs in CMSME sector.

As a priority, IPDC has enabled CMSMEs and women entrepreneurs to achieve low-cost financing from IPDC under different projects supported by the Bangladesh Bank, SME Foundation and other entities.