He said these things while speaking as the chief guest at an event organized at the EATL Innovation Hub auditorium in Kaliakair Hi-Tech City on Saturday afternoon.
The minister said, ‘We have a huge young population, talented students, skilled technologists and creative people. Young people have the interest and ability to do something new. But to transform this talent into economic strength, the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship must be strengthened further.’
Special guest at the event was Md. Anwar Hossain, Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Besides, Team Leader of the World Bank's PRIDE project and Senior Private Sector Specialist Hosna Ferdous Sumi, Vice-Chancellor of University of Frontier Technology, Bangladesh Professor Dr. Md. Mokhtar Ali, and Managing Director of Startup Bangladesh Limited Nurul Hai, among others, were present and spoke.
The goal of the EATL Innovation Hub Startup Pitch Contest 2026 is to bring young innovators and startup entrepreneurs' new ideas and technology-driven business possibilities to an effective platform. Speakers at the event emphasized transforming innovative ideas into real business ventures, creating technology-driven entrepreneurs, and increasing collaboration among public-private and international stakeholders.
