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The American International University, in its pursuit of excellence in

education and research and economic development of Bangladesh,


organized an International Seminar on "Small Enterprise Development"
on July 1, 2006 at the AIUB auditorium. Jointly organized by the AIUB
Faculty of Business Administration and AIUB Center for Research and
Excellence (ACRE) and partly sponsored by ACI Bangladesh limited, the
seminar drew international scholars from Thailand and Sweden who
presented papers on small enterprise models and experiences. The
seminar was inaugurated by Mr. Ehsanul Haque, M.P., Honorable State
Minister for Education, Government of Bangladesh. The minister in his
speech emphasized the role of SMEs in the development of
Bangladesh. Referring to Thailand, the minister urged all concern to
come forward in reducing the unemployment issues by involving more
into SMEs and help elevate the economic status of the country. The
role of educational institutions is crucial, the minister urged. The
inaugural session was followed by a business session where three
papers on Small Enterprises (SEs) were presented by scholars from
home and abroad. Prof. Sakit and Prof. Kuntabur of Royal Institute of
Technology in Thailand presented a paper on experience and issues
related to the SMEs in the context of Thailand, Prof. Akmal of University
of Gavle and Dr. Khan of AIUB jointly presented a paper on matrix of
Small Enterprise Development for developing countries and Prof. Anwar
Hossain and Dr. Islam of AIUB presented a paper on technology use in
agribusiness sector SEs in Bangladesh. Professor Abu Ahmed,
Chairman of Bangladesh Shilpa Bank chaired the business session
while Mr. Sayeeful Islam, the Ex-President of DCCI delivered his insight
as a designated discussant. A mix of academia, policy planners,
financial institutions, donor agencies, NGOs, private sector and
relevant others attended the seminar. Interesting discussion followed
the presentation and the role of SEs was underscored by all
participants. The seminar highlighted the issue that SMEs contribute to
almost 80% of the GDP of the developed countries like USA and Japan.
The seminar speakers pointed out that Bangladesh should take lessons
from the experiences of Thailand and China in order for its SEs to be
more effective in removing the unemployment and help in the
development of the country. Dr. Anwarul Abedin, the Honorable
Chairman of AIUB, Dr. Carmen Z. Lamagna, the Honorable Vice
Chancellor of the university were present in the seminar and spoke on
the occasion. The Pro-Vice Chancellor of AIUB Prof. Dr. Tafazzal Hossain
delivered the vote of thanks.

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