Muhammed Mohiuddin Sourav from the Institute of Business Administration at the University of Dhaka and Soumik Hasan Shranto of BRAC University have qualified for the grand finale of the "9th Global Student Entrepreneurs Awards (GSEA) Bangladesh chapter.

Powered by the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), the world's largest annual award programme of student entrepreneurs, the finale of the competition is scheduled to take place on January 19.

This year, EO Bangladesh, in collaboration with United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC, hosted the competition nationwide and held the semi-final round at Six Seasons Hotel in the capital recently, said a press release.

A total of nine student entrepreneurs competed and presented their businesses in the GSEA Bangladesh chapter. They are Shawkat Osman Shishir from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Fahim Shahariar from Pundra University of Science and Technology, Zinan Ishmam and Md Shadid Al Hadi from North South University, Soumik Hasan Shranto and Shanen Anne Gomes from BRAC University, Al Amin Mia from Green University of Bangladesh, Muhaiminul Haque Shoaib of IU International University of Applied Science and Muhammed Mohiuddin Sourav from the Institute of Business Administration, the University of Dhaka,

In the competition, Shranto and Gomes presented their businesses "Dubotech and Rindco Leathers", Al Amin offered his business "Defensive Women", Shoaib presented his business "Watt Motors", and Sourav offered his business "Wastech", while Shishir presented his business "Cardicare", Shahariar offered his business "Romatoo", and Ishmam and Hadi presented their businesses "Oitijjho Express" and "Lumocity".

Amer Salim, director of Knit Asia Ltd and chair of GSEA Bangladesh and Hasnat Mosharraf, director of Standard Group and his co-chair, inaugurated the programme, where Leandro Gabardi, honorary consul of Bangladesh in Argentina, Shaon Tanvir, managing director and CEO of Satori Ltd, and Nawshaba Khan, managing director of Panama Sonamasjid Port Link Ltd, were present as the judges.

Faatin Haque, president of EO Bangladesh, and Safat Newaz, vice-president of the bank, among others, were also present.