Prominent economist Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad said youth have to lead the fourth industrial revolution in the country, through creating entrepreneurship and employment.
The youths have the ability of taking risk for investment as well as entrepreneurship creation, they will be job providers rather than job seekers in the next decade, he said.
Kholiquzzaman said this while speaking as the chief guest at prize awarding ceremony of indoor games competition among Dhaka University affiliated colleges on Saturday.
The entrepreneurship economics club of Dhaka School of Economics organized the event.
Sports editor of news24 television Dilu Khondkar, former national football team player Abdul Gaffar, former cricketer of national cricket team Sanowar Hossain were joined the function as guest of honors.
Khalikuzzaman said that the activities of the Entrepreneurial Economics Department will play a major role in the country’s economy in the coming days.
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He also expressed hope that the Department of Entrepreneurial Economy will play an effective role in eliminating the disparity between the rich and the poor.
Professor Dr Mohammad Mahboob Ali, coordinator of entrepreneurship economics of Dhaka School of economics, presided over the function.
He said the department of entrepreneurial economics is working to create an entrepreneurship movement among the youth population of the country.
Rehana Parvin and Sara Tasneem, assistant professor of Dhaka School of Economics among others, were present at the prize awarding ceremony of the winner of indoor game.
Source: United News of Bangladesh