A day-long International Policy Seminar on `Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education Institutions’ was held today May 13, 2026 at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University (DU). Dhaka University, Bangladesh University Grants Commission, Ministry of Education, KOICA and KPC Consortium jointly organized this event.

Treasurer of DU Prof. Dr. M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury presided over the inaugural session while Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong University Prof. Dr. Mohammad Al-Forkan addressed it as chief guest. Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Education Ms. Bodrun Nahar ndc, Deputy County Director of KOICA Mr. Junsu Kim and Senior Private Sector Specialist of the World Bank Ms. Hosna Ferdous Sumi addressed the program as special guests. Executive Director of Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship Center of DU Md. Rashedur Rahman and Project Manager of KPC Consortium Mr. Dae Jin Kim delivered key-note speeches. Associate Professor of DU International Business Department Dr. Aditi Shams gave welcome speech.   

Dhaka University Treasurer Prof. Dr. M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury stressed the need for producing more entrepreneurs to reduce the unemployment rate in the country. He said, the unemployment rate of Bangladesh is around 20 percent. The total number of unemployed people in the country is around 2 million. Among them, 9 lac are university graduates. We have to help them to become entrepreneurs to create their own jobs as well as employment for others, he added.

13/05/2026

(Md. Rafiqul Islam)

Director

Public Relations Office

University of Dhaka