Economic Reporter :
State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim said the government is taking different initiatives to help the youth improve their skills and get jobs.
She was speaking at a Grameenphone function recently as the mobile operator received the second batch of the GP Accelerator, a youth-centred initiative designed to support tech start-ups. SD Asia is a partner.
“The government is taking different initiatives to help the youth and it is good to see that private organisations like Grameenphone is also lending a helping hand,” said Tarana Halim praising the Grameenphone.
“This kind of initiative can create jobs and give the youth a chance to demonstrate their talents, which will keep them away from the influence of terrorism,” she stressed.
The start-ups are provided with an intensive, rapid and immersible training over the four-month programme.
They are also provided with Tk11 lakh each in seed funding, work space in GP House, and a weighty set of industry contacts to speed up the life cycle of their businesses.
This fixed-term, cohort based-programme allows the ventures to build a robust business model, become investable and scale them up.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Chairman Dr Shahjahan Mahmood said: “Organisations like Grameenphone have deep knowledge about the needs of their customers which will be highly beneficial for the young entrepreneurs of GP Accelerator to develop customers-friendly services.”
Welcoming the new batch to GP House, Grameenphone CEO Rajeev Sethi said: “The start-ups at GP Accelerator remind us every day of the skills that drive real success: speed, agility and focus against all odds. Grameenphone is committed to putting Bangladesh on the global start-up map firmly and together with the government and the start-up ecosystem.”
Among others, Kazi Mahboob Hassan, head of transformation of Grameenphone, Mustafizur R Khan, founder and CEO of SD ASIA, senior officials of GP, SD Asia and members from start-ups and investor communities were present at the event.
State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim said the government is taking different initiatives to help the youth improve their skills and get jobs.
She was speaking at a Grameenphone function recently as the mobile operator received the second batch of the GP Accelerator, a youth-centred initiative designed to support tech start-ups. SD Asia is a partner.
“The government is taking different initiatives to help the youth and it is good to see that private organisations like Grameenphone is also lending a helping hand,” said Tarana Halim praising the Grameenphone.
“This kind of initiative can create jobs and give the youth a chance to demonstrate their talents, which will keep them away from the influence of terrorism,” she stressed.
The start-ups are provided with an intensive, rapid and immersible training over the four-month programme.
They are also provided with Tk11 lakh each in seed funding, work space in GP House, and a weighty set of industry contacts to speed up the life cycle of their businesses.
This fixed-term, cohort based-programme allows the ventures to build a robust business model, become investable and scale them up.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Chairman Dr Shahjahan Mahmood said: “Organisations like Grameenphone have deep knowledge about the needs of their customers which will be highly beneficial for the young entrepreneurs of GP Accelerator to develop customers-friendly services.”
Welcoming the new batch to GP House, Grameenphone CEO Rajeev Sethi said: “The start-ups at GP Accelerator remind us every day of the skills that drive real success: speed, agility and focus against all odds. Grameenphone is committed to putting Bangladesh on the global start-up map firmly and together with the government and the start-up ecosystem.”
Among others, Kazi Mahboob Hassan, head of transformation of Grameenphone, Mustafizur R Khan, founder and CEO of SD ASIA, senior officials of GP, SD Asia and members from start-ups and investor communities were present at the event.
