Mohammad Riaz, BAU Correspondent:The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has launched a five-day training programme on entrepreneurship and enterprise development at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Monday, aimed to equip students with practical skills in business planning, market analysis, financial management, startup operations, and innovative thinking.
The training was inaugurated at 11 AM in the conference room of the Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology.
A total of 30 undergraduate (third and fourth-year) and postgraduate students are participating in the programme. Attendees will receive certificates upon successful completion of the training.
The inaugural session was chaired by Md. Shahiduzzaman, Director (Skills and Technology) of the BSCIC Training Institute, and conducted by Md. Ashikur Rahman Joy, an Assistant Faculty Member of the institute. BAU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. A.K. Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan attended the event as the chief guest.
Special guests included Professor Dr. Md. Shahidul Haque, Student Affairs Adviser, Professor Dr. Md. Abdul Alim, Proctor and Professor Dr. Mohammad Amirul Islam, Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology alongside other faculty members and trainees.
Speaking at the programme, Md Shahiduzzaman said BSCIC has long been working to promote the country’s small and cottage industries sector and is currently providing services in all districts through its 191 offices.
He said BSCIC has investments of around Tk 58000 crore and contributes more than Tk 4500 crore annually in VAT, taxes and duties. In addition to training, it also provides loan facilities to entrepreneurs, while over 800000 jobs have been created in 83 industrial estates across the country. Digital marketing has been created new opportunities for young people to establish themselves as entrepreneurs from any location.
Addressing the event, BAU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr A.K. Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan said the present generation is far ahead in communication and information technology, making such training highly effective for students. Agriculture is a vast and promising sector and more such training programmes are needed to develop entrepreneurs in the field.
He said hard work, honesty and a clear goal are the key foundations of success. There is no alternative to hard work. I believe at least half of the 30 students participating in this training will emerge as successful entrepreneurs in the future.
