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		<lang class="3" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[Basic Paragraph]" style="Headline6"  font="Chai" fontStyle="Regular" size="12">SME Foundation supported 22 lakh entrepreneurs since 2006 Women account for 60% of SME Foundation beneficiaries Tk 1,300cr disbursed to 15,000 entrepreneurs since 2009</lang>
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