ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak urged the authorities of global management consulting firm ‘Boston Consulting Group’ to set up an office in Dhaka.
He made this call at the unveiling ceremony of the study report book ‘The Trillion-Dollar Prize – Local Champions Leading the Way’ published by analyzing the dynamics of Bangladesh’s economy at a hotel in the capital on Friday afternoon.
In the report, the business community, a growing consumer market with a rapidly expanding upper and middle class, a growing gig economy with more than 650,000 freelancers, along with digital transformation and multi-pronged efforts by the government are accelerating Bangladesh’s economic growth, the Boston Group said.
Speaking as the chief guest at the event, the State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak said that his government believes in public private partnership. Due to that formula, the country has been able to keep the wheels of the economy moving due to the efforts of entrepreneurs, innovators and startups. It is expected that by 2041, at least 5 unicorn companies will be established in Bangladesh in the IT sector.
He said, under the visionary leadership of our honorable Prime Minister, Bangladesh has long dreamed of becoming a prosperous state through digital transformation. This has now become a reality. Now we are one of the emerging economies of the world. I thank the Boston Consulting Group for conducting such a survey, which gives a picture of our economic viability. At the same time, they will consider the request to Boston Group to set up an office in Dhaka
Riaz A Chowdhury, Country Head of Corporate Commercial Banking, HSBC Bangladesh was the keynote speaker of the event.
Also, Boston Consulting Group’s Global Chair Emeritus and Managing Director Hans-Paul Berkner, Boston Consulting Group’s Senior Partner and Managing Director Zarif Munir, the firm’s Partner and Managing Director Shaibal Chakraborty and Boston Colconsulting Group’s Partner Tausif Ishtiyak and other senior officials were present on the occasion.
