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‘We must stop working in the old way to build smart Bangladesh. When we want to make the country smart, then country has to be smart in 4 things – Smart Citizen, Smart economic, Smart government, Smart Society’ said ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak.
In the message at the Opening Plenary, ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, welcomed Aavishkaar Group and Sankalp Initiative of Intellicap. He extended his support and engagement with Intellicap’s Bangladesh Green Enterprise Ecosystem Initiative. Sami Ahmed, Managing Director StartUp Bangladesh, spoke about his vision and importance of StartUps in Bangladesh economic development. Sowmya Surayanarayanan, Director – Impact and ESG , Aavishkar Capital was also present among during the conference. The Initiative will raise USD 250 million dollars for 1000 Impact Enterprises by 2030, and will help create 10000 jobs in the country aimed at Catalysing Bangladesh’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. See More on Page 2.