The
Department of Business Administration organized the "Business Open
Day" on October 27, 2023, which featured several events. These events
included a Flash Mob, Inaugural Session, Sustainable Business Idea Competition,
Lunch, a Prize Giving Ceremony for the Idea Competition, and a Cultural
Program. The first round of the idea competition took place on October 26,
2023, with 11 teams from 13 departments of the World University of Bangladesh
(WUB) participating with their unique and creative ideas.
During
the opening ceremony, Professor Dr. Abdul Mannan Choudhury, Vice Chancellor of
WUB, served as the chief guest, while SM Zahid Hasan, Executive Director of
Walton Group, was the guest of honor. Other guests present at the program
included Professor Dr. M. Nurul Islam, Pro-VC of WUB, Dr. Selim Ahmed, Head of
World School of Business (WSB), and Md. Azim, Assistant Professor at WSB.
Additionally, Professor Zaki Imam, Registrar, Md. Kamrul Hossain, Sr. Deputy
Registrar, Ahsan Thouhid Milton, Sr. Deputy Registrar, and heads and faculty
members from various departments of the World University of Bangladesh attended
the program. Mr. SM Zahid Hasan shared that an idea could become a profitable
business if it is successfully implemented through sincere efforts, and he illustrated
this point by sharing the story of Walton Group.
The
prize-giving ceremony had Professor Dr. Mijanur Rahman from the Department of
Marketing at the University of Dhaka as the chief guest. Other guests at the
prize-giving ceremony included Dr. Abdul Mannan Choudhury, Vice Chancellor of
WUB, Prof. Dr. M. Nurul Islam, Pro-VC of WUB, and Morsheda Choudhury, Treasurer
of WUB.
At the
end of the Business Open Day, a cultural program took place, which included a
Welcome Dance, Poem Recitation, Modern Song, Several Dances with Folk Song, and
more.
The
entire program was coordinated by the faculty members of the World School of
Business, with special recognition for the relentless efforts of Dr. Selim
Ahmed, Md. Azim, Abdullah Mohammad Sharif, and Ujjal Yaman Choudhury. The
official programs were anchored by Md. Moniruzzaman, Assistant Professor at
WSB, while the cultural program was coordinated by Priyanka Das Dona, Assistant
Professor at WSB. The program received support from the core members and coordinators
of the WUB Business Club and WUB Entrepreneurship Club and was partially
sponsored by the “Web Kingdom”. The media partner of the program was ATN
Bangla.
