Virtual ‘Women Entrepreneurship Congress-2020’ organized by Daffodil International University (DIU) ended on Saturday. Member of the Parliament Ms. Selima Ahmed was present as the chief guest at the closing ceremony while Ms. Tina Jabeen, Managing Director of Start Up Bangladesh was present as the Special Guest.
The programme was conducted by Ms. Beauty Akhter, Faculty of DIU. The Women Entrepreneurship Congress- 2020 was organized in association with Global Entrepreneurship Week Bangladesh and Female Innovators Hub which signifies a rise in growth and interest in women entrepreneurship.
Holding for the first time in Bangladesh, the Congress featured 65 speakers from around the world. At least 10,000 entrepreneurs participated in the three-day congress.
The 3-day congress, with a theme of “Empowering Women through Entrepreneurship” was a gathering of women entrepreneurs and leaders
While addressing as the chief guest, Ms. Selima Ahmed said that women entrepreneurs have contributed a lot to the economic progress of Bangladesh. It must be acknowledged that women entrepreneurs have a huge role to play in making Bangladesh a middle-income country.
There are thousands of small women entrepreneurs across the country. They need patronage. Therefore, there should be a separate allocation for women entrepreneurs in the national budget, she said.
On the other hand, special guest Ms. Tina Jabeen said, Bangladesh is gradually becoming digital. Women also have an outstanding contribution behind this, because thousands of women have become tech entrepreneurs. Many young women are now doing freelancing. Many women have established IT firms. Tina Jabeen urged on government and non-government organizations to extend their hand to these women entrepreneurs.
