A two-day workshop titled, “Prospects of the local products for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises in Bangladesh” organized by the Department of Management Information Systems (MIS) and Department of Management & HRM, FBA, in collaboration with E-Commerce Development Centre. The event incorporated six sessions and took place on December 3 – 4, 2023 via MS Teams platform. The workshop adheres with the goal of SDG achievement of AIUB as the event represents “Decent Work and Economic Growth for everyone” (SDG-8), “Eliminating Poverty” (SDG-1) and “Quality Education” (SDG-4)
As resource person, Mr. Razib Ahmed, Advisor, E-Commerce Development Centre (EDC), & Founding President, E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh, and Ms. Niger Fatema, Vice President, E-Commerce Development Centre and Owner, Aria’s Collection, were invited to the program to share their valuable thoughts and guidance among the students of BBA program. As special guest, Mr. Razib Ahmed, and Ms. Kakoly Talokder introduced AIUB students with e-commerce sector of Bangladesh. Niger Fatema was the designer of the Local Products Syllabus of Bangladesh as well as the main organizer of the event on behalf of the EDC.
The main purpose of the workshop was to introduce the students with the local product of Bangladesh and the ways they can conduct business for their better career. The workshop helped the students to understand the opportunities and challenges of the e-commerce sector of Bangladesh. Throughout the workshop several topics related to Weaving factory/Textile Industries, Fisheries and animal resource, Handmade local jewelry, Agriculture Food Crops, Agriculture Cash Crops, Food/Homemade Food were discussed. Students experienced the journeys of the entrepreneurs, as well as their success story throughout the program.
Dr. Rezbin Nahar, Director, Undergraduate Program, Faculty of Business Administration, AIUB, delivered a vote of thanks to the resource persons and the participants. She outlined the importance of such workshops for our students to make better decisions towards their entrepreneurship journeys. In his closing remarks, Mr. Mehzabul Hoque Nahid, Head, Department of MIS, applauded the digitization efforts of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, who are engaged in developing locally procured products. In addition, he praised the ‘E-Commerce Development Centre’ for their dedication to provide educational materials for those involved in promoting Quality Education (SDG 4) that will assist aspiring small and micro entrepreneurs, with limited resources and confined opportunities. He also expressed appreciation to Ms. Kakoly Talokder, President, E-Commerce Development Centre, and all the organizers for their invaluable counsel for this outstanding initiative. A number of students form BBA Program of American International University Bangladesh (AIUB) were the participants of this workshop. Throughout the whole workshop the trainers; Ummay Shahera Anika, Sirajum Munira, Syeda Kamalia Rahaman, Arjena Hoque Shabaty, Palash Chandra Shil had taken session on e-commerce and local products of Bangladesh. Md. Daloare Hossain maintained the technical part and Miftaul Zannati Cynthia hosted the program from EDC. Around 50 entrepreneurs shared their journey briefly with the participants. The entire event was coordinated and moderated by Ms. Azmery Sultana, Lecturer, Department of MIS.
Dr. Md. Aftab Anwar, Head, Department of Management & HRM, FBA, along with other faculty members, Ms. Nazia Farhana, Mr. Jubayer Suhan, Ms. Tamanna Nazneen Rahman, and Dr. Mohammad Sirajul Islam attended the event. The immense support from AIUB management and Administration made the event a success.
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