Wednesday, 27 Nov, 2024

Business

2 Bangladeshis in Forbes’ young social entrepreneurs list

18 |
Update: 2017-04-15 05:23:35
2 Bangladeshis in Forbes’ young social entrepreneurs list Shougat Nazbin Khan and Mizanur Rahman Kiron

DHAKA: Two Bangladeshi youths -- Mizanur Rahman Kiron and Shougat Nazbin Khan -- have been included in the list of Forbes Asia under-30 social entrepreneurs’ category for their contribution to solve problems through their business initiatives.

The 29-year-old Mizanur Rahman Kiron established Physically-challenged Development Foundation (PDF) and working for the betterment of the disabled in Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, Shougat Nazbin Khan, 27, has set up H A Foundation with the view to provide education to the rural poor through digital tools.

Earlier, Shougat won Commonwealth Youth Award-2016 for her initiative. She also won Green Talent Award-2015 for inventing a low-cost irrigation process run by solar energy.

BDST: 1522 HRS, APR 15, 2017
SR/SMS

All rights reserved. Sale, redistribution or reproduction of information/photos/illustrations/video/audio contents on this website in any form without prior permission from banglanews24.com are strictly prohibited and liable to legal action.