BRAC Bank has announced three winners from the first batch of students of the country’s first SME accelerator programme, Uddokta 101, a press release said.
The winners are FarhanaRahman (Owner, Diva’s World), MishaMahjabeen (CEO, Healthy Bengal), and Khaleda Sultana (CEO, Jutemart).
‘Uddokta 101’ is the country’s first accelerator programme for SMEs that BRAC Bank launched jointly with the University of Dhaka.
FarhanaRahman, who secured the top position started her enterprise with only BDT 5,000 BDT in hand. About 6 years ago, she launched Diva’s world, an online-based platform where women can get everything under one umbrella to become a Diva.
The first runner-up, MishaMahjabeen, is the founder of ‘Healthy Bengal’. It is a startup that encourages people with its motto of investing in preventive health.
Khaleda Sultana, Founder and CEO, Jutemart& Craft, obtained the second runner-up position. In 2010, she started exporting jute-based products to Australia and Europe (Denmark and Norway) through her friends, family, and relatives. Apart from export, she produces jute-based products for local retailers, corporate events, and export agents.
Syed Abdul Momen, Deputy Managing Director and Head of SME Banking, BRAC Bank, said, “We are proud to create further synergies between BRAC Bank and the young entrepreneurs who dream of leading the change in the country“.
Registration of the second batch of ‘Uddokta 101’ is closing on Friday (30th of July, 2021). Applicants can register themselves by visiting the following link: https://www.bracbank.com/uddokta_101/.
