Closing Meeting of BRAC Youth Entrepreneur Development Project Held in Bagerhat, 118 New Entrepreneurs Have Started Businesses.

Masum Howlader, Bagerhat. A closing meeting was held in Bagerhat on the 100% success of the private development organization BRAC Youth Entrepreneur Development Project aimed at reducing unemployment. The meeting was held on Wednesday afternoon at the conference room of BRAC's Regional Office in Sundarghona area, Bagerhat Sadar Upazila. Attendees included entrepreneurs, mentors, representatives of government offices, journalists, and NGO representatives. Chief Guest was Mezbah Uddin, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Bagerhat Collectorate. Special Guests were Shahnaz Parvin Bithi, Newly Appointed Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Bagerhat Sadar Upazila and Md. Sohel Parvez, Bagerhat Sadar Upazila Social Services Officer. The meeting was presided over by Zerin Tasnin, Manager - Operations, BRAC Head Office Also present were Utpal Biswas, BRAC Zonal Manager M. Idris Alam, District Coordinator Md. Mizanur Rahman, District Manager of the Project Ismail Hossain Program Organizer Samar Kumar Roy; Ismail Hossain and others. At the meeting it was said that under this project in Bagerhat, 150 people received training. Out of them, 118 people have started businesses as new entrepreneurs. And through the businesses of these entrepreneurs, employment opportunities have been created for 30 more people.