Asif Mahmud for utilising potential of young generation

BSS
Published On: 17 Jul 2025, 15:12 Updated On:17 Jul 2025, 17:07
Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain spoke at a national workshop on "Youth Entrepreneurship: Investment, Policy and Ecosystem held at the BIDA Multipurpose Hall today. Photo : PID

DHAKA, July 17, 2025 (BSS) – Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, Adviser to the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives, laid emphasis on utilising the potential of the country's young generation in the era of globalisation.
 
“The main reason of the last year’s students-people's uprising, also known as the July Revolution, was unemployment. We are working on it. Around 63 percent of our population's age is less then 35 years. We have to utilize our young generation,” he said.
 
The adviser said this while speaking as the chief guest at a national workshop on "Youth Entrepreneurship: Investment, Policy and Ecosystem held at the BIDA Multipurpose Hall in the city.
 
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly organised the workshop.
 
 Asif Mahmud also reaffirmed the government's commitment to youth-focused reforms.
 
"What we are witnessing is the rise of a generation that is not waiting for permission, it is forging ahead with purpose and passion. This energy must be matched with our commitment to remove barriers, build infrastructure and give our young people the tools to lead,” he added.
 
Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, underlined the need for systems to keep pace with young innovators.
 
"The young people of Bangladesh are not waiting, they are building, scaling, and solving. The real question is whether our systems can match their urgency and creativity. If we act together with purpose and partnersnip. I believe we can,” he added.
 
Opening the discussions, Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, Executive Chairman of BIDA, said, "Young entrepreneurs are national assets. We must support them through smart policies, easier access to capital, and an enabling ecosystem.”
 
Sonali Dayaratne, UNDP Bangladesh's Resident Representative (acting in -charge.), called for removing barriers saying, “Bangladesh's next wave of innovation will be youth-led and locally rooted if we eliminate the roadblocks.”
 
 Zahedul Amin, Managing Director of LightCastle Partners, in his key not paper highlighted gaps in the current investment ciimate and stressed the need for alignment between policy and youth-driven enterprise.
 
Dr. Mehruna Islam Chowdhury, Project Manager, Owais Parray, Country Economic Advisor, UNDP Bangladesh, and Nahian Rahman Rochi, Head of Business Development, BIDA, also spoke at the event, underscoring that open dialogue and youth engagement are key to driving reforms.
 
More than 100 youth entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers and partners joined to identify challenges and co-create solutions to promote innovation and inclusive growth.
 
The workshop concluded with a shared pledge to develop a comprehensive policy roadmap with institutions including BIDA, Startup Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bank, the ICT Division and others, placing youth at the heart of Bangladesh's growth ambitions.
 
The event was organised under the UK-funded Transformative Economic Policy Programme Phase II (TEPP-II), jointly implemented by BIDA and UNDP Bangladesh.

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