United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) has launched a month-long entrepreneurship development programme in Savar to strengthen skills and competitiveness among emerging entrepreneurs.
The initiative is being implemented under the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, with support from the Asian Development Bank and the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance. Bangladesh Bank’s SME & Special Programs Department is supervising the programme, according to a UCB press release.
The programme was inaugurated by Bangladesh Bank Executive Director Husne Ara Shikha.
UCB SEVP and Head of Distributions and Strategy Md Ridwanul Hoque attended as special guest, while Bangladesh Bank Joint Director Md Ayub Ali and senior officials of UCB were also present at the inauguration.
According to the press release, the programme aims to equip aspiring entrepreneurs with practical business skills, financial literacy and market readiness through structured training sessions.
Promising entrepreneurs from Savar and surrounding areas participated in the opening event, which the organisers said reflected strong interest in formal entrepreneurship development initiatives outside major urban centres.
The month-long programme will continue with training focused on business planning, operational capacity and access to finance readiness.
