UNDP, Grameenphone and BIDA to create economic opportunities for all

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and Grameenphone jointly launched Graduate Employment in Private Sector Programme under an alliance called "FutureNation" on August 7 at a hotel in Dhaka, to create economic opportunities for all by 2041.

Future Nation, an alliance of the private, public and development sectors, is created to accelerate the Nation's future economic growth by enhancing the skills and potential of youth by identifying opportunities for development, employment, entrepreneurship, and investment in the post-pandemic situation, said a press release.

Salman F Rahman, private industry and investment adviser to the prime minister; Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister for ICT; Md Sirazul Islam, executive chairman, BIDA; Radwan Mujib Siddiq, strategic advisor, UNDP;  Mohsina Yasmin, executive member, International Investment Promotion, BIDA; Sudipto Mukerjee, resident representative, UNDP; and Yasir Azman, CEO, Grameenphone; were present at the launching event.

Jorgen C Arentz Rostrup, EVP, Head of Asia, Telenor, shared a video message on the occasion.

A panel discussion was held after the launching of the platform on "Graduate Employment Challenges in Bangladesh".