40 Under 40 Smart Bangladesh ICT Summit & Awards 2023: Recognizing Tech-Driven Excellence in Bangladesh's Youth

Inspiring Bangladesh has recognised a group of unsung talents in Bangladesh who are showing excellence in leveraging technology in entrepreneurship. The first social network in the country organised the programme titled ‘40 Under 40 Smart Bangladesh ICT Summit & Awards 2023’ at Independent University of Bangladesh recently. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) supported the award programme. Organisers believe that this is the high time to recognize the young spirits of Bangladesh whose contributions will make possible the vision of smart Bangladesh. Being inclusive and considerate of the people, or Bangladeshi citizens, is what Smart Bangladesh is all about. It is about narrowing the digital divide by developing and scaling sustainable digital solutions that all people, regardless of their socioeconomic background, and all businesses, regardless of their size, can take advantage of. Inspiring Bangladesh founder Imran Fahad said the award aims at motivating young entrepreneurs and individuals for their effort to develop the nation through leveraging technology. In this age of extraordinary connectedness and technological growth, youths have many opportunities to benefit. The correct motivation and knowledge, on the other hand, are significantly influencing components in this regard,” he said This award giving ceremony and summit aims to find the most 40 young contributors under 40 years, whose contributions are facilitating to achieve the vision of smart Bangladesh and the next knowledge based economy. The awardees are: Walton managing director Golam Murshed, Deloitte director Muiz Tasnim Taqui, Wagely managing director Noor E Elahi, Httpool partner director Munaf Mojib Chowdhury, Nazabi Group chairperson Nasima Jahan B.Binty , Coach Kanchon Academy chief happiness trainer Elias Kanchon, Sagor Fish Export Oceanica owner Abed Ahsan Sagar and Blue Solutions chairman Muztoba Ali Ashik. Among other awardees, Sunmi country head Saniul Zadid, Global Immigration Consultants managing director Salman Omar, Tech4Biz chairperson Tahmina Afrose Tanna, HB Aviation Training Center chairman Zaki S Bari, FBCCI director Fakhorus Salehin Nahian, UK’s University of Hull graduate research director Dr Mamoon Bashir, WebBattalion founder Minhazul Asif, ParkingKoi chairman Rafat Rahman, Hishab co-founder Fayadan Hossain and BPositive Foundation founder Altamis Nabil. Other awardees are: Khandker Group director Khandker Nayemul Hassan Sudarshan Suvashish Das of TapTap Send, MeghOps CEO Muntasir Azgar. ConfigVR founder Rudmeela Nawsheen, Assistant Surgeon Dr Umme Humyra Kaneta, Pulse Tech co-founder Kazi Ashikur Rasul, Creative IT Malaysia Director Mohammad Shariful Islam, KSRM deputy managing director Shahriar Jahan Rahat, Diana Host chairman Khan Mohammad Nakib, 10 minute school founder Ayman Sadiq, Singularity chairman Zafir Shafiee Chowdhury, 3S Technologies managing director Zahed Azam Sayem and Revo Interactive founder Abdullah Zabir Bhuiyan. There were four panel discussions on smart citizens, smart society, smart government and smart economy during the day-long conference.