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DIALOGUE-ENTREPRENEURSHIP
National dialogue to improve entrepreneurship ecosystem held
DHAKA, Dec 12, 2020 (BSS) – A national dialogue under the banner of
Youth Co. Lab titled ‘Accelerator Bangladesh 3.0: National Dialogue on
Bangladesh startup ecosystem into the next decade’ was held in the
capital today.
The virtual event was organized jointly by UNDP and Citi Foundation
in association with Startup Bangladesh Limited and LightCastle
Partners. Youth Co. Lab is created by United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) in association with Citi Foundation as a platform to
empower and invest for young entrepreneurs and innovators to achieve
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ke Lin (Linka), Youth Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
specialist from UNDP Bankok Regional Hub and Bijon Islam, CEO of
LightCastle Partners gave the keynote presentation jointly to showcase
the present status of the startup ecosystem in Bangladesh.
About 60 delegates including entrepreneurs, incubators, academics,
young business leaders, government officials and youths from different
walks of life, were present at the event.
Regional Youth Project Manager of UNDP Savinda Ranathunga and
Managing Director of Startup Bangladesh Tina Jabeen also addressed the
workshop.
The delegates participated in the dialogue and presented
recommendations for the Bangladesh Startup Ecosystem to foster beyond
post-COVID.
Youth Co. Lab will publish the list of all the recommendations to
initiate discussion of change and growth.
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