BB to extend all-out help to young, talented techno-prenuer

FE Report Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman on Saturday said the central bank would extend all-out help to the country's young and talented techno-prenuers. Bangladesh Bank Governor came up with such call at prize giving ceremony of 3rd Citi Financial IT Case Competition in a city hotel. The project was funded by Citi Foundation, philanthropic arm of Citi and organised by Citibank NA, Bangladesh and D-Net. Welcoming the initiative, the governor said, "I believe some of these macro solutions can change the country at levels of society. He said we need to look no further than the way the introduction of computers has made the banking industry so much more effective Dr. Atiur said as second and third generation of IT innovations emerge we are moving ahead with an online credit information bureau, with mobile phone banking and many other initiatives. He said Bangladesh needs to increasingly market our IT products overseas as the country has enormous possibilities in the sector. The sector is also contributing more and more to our exports and foreign exchange earnings and Bangladesh's banking sector has been facilitating role in promoting software export, he said. He asked young generation to be proud of the country and to work for its betterment. Dr. Ananya Raihan, Executive Director of D.Net said "We are proud to make the competition as one of the mainstream events in the lives of business and IT students in our tertiary educational institutions. Rashed Maqsood, Managing Director & Citi country officer said Citi is committed to support financial and IT education for the promising youths in Bangladesh. This year 65 teams from 22 institutions participated in the competition and after intense competition in the first two rounds, ten teams battled their way to the second round. From the ten, the top five teams were chosen to compete in the final round, held on October.