BRAC Bank, BB groom entrepreneurs in Bandarban

BRAC Bank in partnership with Bangladesh Bank has started a month-long training programme to groom new and promising entrepreneurs of the Chattogram Hill Tracts region.

Bangladesh Bank has initiated the capacity-building initiative under the Skills for Employment Investment Programme (SEIP) to nurture the up-and-coming entrepreneurs in the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) sector. This is the third batch of the intensive training conducted by BRAC Bank.

The unique training initiative titled ‘Entrepreneurship Development Programme’ was formally inaugurated at a ceremony at Hotel Hill View in Bandarban on November 24, 2022, said a press release.

BRAC Bank will conduct the month-long training for 25 CMSME entrepreneurs with its own resource persons. The training programme is aimed at facilitating potential business owners in developing and honing entrepreneurial and managerial skills to expand and sustain their businesses.

The programme is funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB) and managed by SEIP Project, SME and Special Programmes Department of Bangladesh Bank. BRAC Bank has already trained 50 up-and-coming business owners in two batches.