The Faculty of Business Administration (FBA), American international University-Bangladesh (AIUB), and the City Alo have agreed to collaborate to develop and deliver specifically tailored entrepreneurship courses for women to encourage them for the economic and social development of the country. The inauguration ceremony of the City Alo and AIUB’s Certification Course was held on 17 December 2022 at 10:00 am in the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) of AIUB. The City Alo Certification Course aims to improve the financial literacy of Bangladeshi women so they may better serve their end users both economically and socially. 22 women entrepreneurs registered in the first batch of the certification course are enthusiastic and eager to learn about the various concepts of business. The course will be conducted during weekends (Friday and Saturday) for three hours each day with the duration of one month.
The inauguration ceremony started with the welcome speech of Ms. Nasrin Akter, Head of City Alo-Women Banking. Dr. Khondaker Sazzadul Karim, Head, Department of Marketing and Tourism and Hospitality Management introduced the participants during his speech. The program ended with the vote of thanks by Soumendra Sankar Das, Associate Professor, Marketing Department. Ms. Samia Shabnaz, Senior Assistant Professor, Management Department, along with Md. Tuhinur Alam, Unit Head, City Alo enterprise and his team were also present at the ceremony.