On 18 November 2022, the 5th day of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), Mr. Jahagir Alam, President, Junior Chamber International (JCI) Dhaka Entrepreneurs and Mr. K M Hasan Ripon, Director, GEN Bangladesh signed an MoU between their respective organizations to celebrate GEW in Bangladesh and create more impact and inclusion. Through this MoU both the organization will jointly organize many impactful events, competitions and dialogues in order to strengthen Bangladesh's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Mr. Jahangir Alam, the local President of JCI Dhaka Entrepreneurs, said, "We have many young and dynamic entrepreneurs who are not only operating their business but also they want to contribute knowledge, skills and experience so that aspiring entrepreneurs can get support to connect global investors. I hope this new partnership with GEN Bangladesh will open up many avenues for our entrepreneurs and we will be able extend hands to support building entrepreneurial ecosystem in Bangladesh."
JCI is a global organization consisting of young active citizens between the age of 18 to 40, engaged in the development activities of society. Its headquarters is located in Missouri, Saint Louis of the United States. In Bangladesh there are more twenty nine local chapters. JCI Dhaka Entrepreneurs is one of the chapters of JCI Bangladesh which consists of the young and energetic entrepreneurs. The moto of JCI Dhaka Entrepreneurs is to help the young entrepreneurs to grow. Not only this but also this chapter is working hard to encourage the young to the the entrepreneur.
Both JCI Dhaka Entrepreneurs and GEN Bangladesh have agreed to hold a two day Entrepreneurship Summit in mid-January 2023 to connect global investors, researchers and entrepreneurs.