A month-long Entrepreneurship Development Training Program has officially commenced in Dhaka, hosted by NRBC Bank PLC. The professional development initiative is operating under the comprehensive supervision of the SME and Special Programmes Department of Bangladesh Bank.
According to an official corporate press release, the training schedule is being executed as a core component of the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Program (SICIP). This overarching developmental framework is funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and administered by the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance. A cohort of 25 aspiring and selected entrepreneurs are currently participating in the intensive course.
Inaugural Proceedings and Executive Delegation
The formal opening ceremony was conducted on Thursday at the Human Resource Training and Development Centre (HRTDC) of NRBC Bank. The initiative was officially declared open by Husne Ara Shikha, the Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank, who attended the event as the chief guest.
The launch was presided over by Dr Md. Touhidul Alam Khan, FCMA, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NRBC Bank PLC. A distinguished panel of central bank officials and commercial banking executives attended the function as special guests. The core administrative and leadership delegation present at the ceremony is structured in the table below:
| Official Attendee | Institutional Affiliation | Designated Role within the Project / Bank |
| Husne Ara Shikha | Bangladesh Bank | Executive Director (Chief Guest) |
| Dr Md. Touhidul Alam Khan, FCMA | NRBC Bank PLC | Managing Director and CEO (Session Chairman) |
| Md. Masum Billah | Bangladesh Bank | Additional Director and Project Director |
| Md. Ayub Ali | Bangladesh Bank | Joint Director and Deputy Project Director |
| Mohammad Abdul Qaium Khan | NRBC Bank PLC | Deputy Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer |
| Md. Romjan Ali Bhuyan | NRBC Bank PLC | Head of SME-Business, Micro and Agri Division |
Key Operational Objectives and Core Curriculum
Addressing the assembled trainees, Chief Guest Husne Ara Shikha highlighted the critical requirement for cultivating skilled, innovative business owners to sustain national economic expansion. She noted that the government has set a target to generate employment opportunities for 10 million individuals, and that the central bank is actively deploying structured training curricula to achieve this goal. She clarified that successful graduates of the programme would become eligible to secure capital and credit facilities through commercial banking channels to establish or scale up their enterprises.
In his executive address, Dr Md. Touhidul Alam Khan stated that the curriculum has been systematically engineered to bridge the gap between young business leaders, foundational knowledge, financial assistance, and practical fieldwork. Over the four-week period, the 25 participants will undergo rigorous training covering multiple facets of commercial administration. The core operational competencies targeted by the month-long training programme comprise:
Comprehensive business plan formulation and appraisal.
Corporate financial management, bookkeeping, and accounting principles.
Strategic marketing methodologies and market penetration analysis.
The operational management and scaling of innovative commercial ventures.
This collaborative exercise is part of an ongoing, long-term joint effort between Bangladesh Bank and NRBC Bank. The two banking institutions routinely organise similar entrepreneurship development courses across various districts of Bangladesh to stimulate localized job creation and support emerging small-to-medium enterprises.