A seminar on “Venture Capital: Possibility and Challenge” jointly organized by Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) and Venture Capital and Private Equity Association of Bangladesh (VCPEAB) was held on August 24 at Janata Tower at Kawran Bazar in the capital.
State Minister for Finance and Planning M A Mannan, MP, was present on the occasion as the chief guest with VCPEAB President Shamim Ahsan in the chair.
Member of National Board of Revenue (NBR) Parvez Iqbal, Commissioner of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commissioner (BSEC) Dr. Swapan Kumar Bala and Chief Economist of Bangladesh Bank Faisal Ahmed were present as the special guests.
President of Bangladesh Arthanity Samity Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed, President of ERF Saif Islam Dilal, President of Bangladesh Computer Samity Ali Ashfaq, Vice President of VCPEAB and Chairman of VIPB Asset Management Company Ziauddin Ahmed, General Secretary of ERF Ziaur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director of Mercantile Bank Adil Rahman, Chief Executive Office of Strategic Equity Management Ehsanul Kabir and Representative of Indian Venture Capital Abishkar Sanchayan Chowdhury, among others, spoke on the occasion.