He won the award for his start-up Let’s Furnish in a recent virtual tournament, the university said in a statement. Efaz, winner of the 5th EO GSEA 2020-21, will participate in GSEA Global Phase and has the opportunity to win $40,000 grants and awards by competing with top student entrepreneurs around the world. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam joined the final round as chief guest. Such an initiative by EO GSEA will inspire youths to develop entrepreneurship skills, he said, noting that one-third of Bangladesh’s population is youth, who are the major driving force for the government’s Vision 2021. Professor Sarwar Uddin Ahmed, acting dean of IUB’s School of Business and Entrepreneurship and board member of EO Bangladesh, Zareen Mahmud Hosein, EO Bangladesh’s president and director of Shasha Denims Ltd, also spoke on the occasion.

Source: bd News24 December 21, 2020 14:03 UTC