BRAC University, BRAC Bank join hands to groom women entrepreneurs

BRAC Bank and BRAC University have joined hands to launch a comprehensive Entrepreneur Accelerator Programme aimed at helping aspiring women entrepreneurs become successful in business.  Syed Abdul Momen, Deputy Managing Director & and Head of SME, BRAC Bank and Professor Vincent Chang, Vice-Chancellor, BRAC University; signed an agreement to this

Premier Bank awards women entrepreneurs

The Premier Bank Limited celebrated International Women’s Day 2022 by arranging an elegant award ceremony to honor the success of women entrepreneurs at Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel last Thursday. Md. Obaidul Hoque, Executive Director, SMESPD, Bangladesh Bank graced the occasion as Chief Guest along with Muhammed Ali, Advisor to The Premier

EBL to support Women Entrepreneurs

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (WEAB) signed an agreement in Dhaka recently. M. Khorshed  Anowar, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Retail and SME Banking of EBL and Salma Masud, President of Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (WEAB) signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations,

We Forum inaugurates new library for women entrepreneurs

A new book library has been recently inaugurated at the office of Women and E-Commerce Forum (We). The library, named "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Library" has been established with the help of Indian High Commission in Bangladesh, reads a press release. The library offers a variety of books on what an entrepreneur needs

WEAB, SCB announce partnership for women entrepreneurs

Standard Charteredand Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (WEAB) has announced a partnership jointly to facilitate access to financial services for women entrepreneurs in the country. . To this effect,. SalmaMasud, President, WEAB and Sabbir Ahmed, Head, Consumer, Private and Business Banking, Standard Chartered Bangladesh, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on

BRAC Bank wins ‘Best Bank for Women Entrepreneurs’ award

BRAC Bank has won ‘Best Bank for Women Entrepreneurs’ Award in the most prestigious platinum category at the 2021 Global SME Finance Forum Awards. The fastest growing bank in Bangladesh has been recognized by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the SME Finance Forum for Innovations in Small Business Lending under

Women unaware of scopes in public procurement domain: Survey

Women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh are not fully aware of the scopes for them in the public procurement domain, according to a survey by BUILD. It was conducted in January and February for getting gender specific information on public procurement. BUILD CEO Ferdaus Ara Begum made a presentation in this regard during the