“Facade of workers’ safety beginning to show cracks during the pandemic” – How true is the claim? Fahim S. Chowdhury An article titled “Facade of workers’ safety beginning to show cracks during the pandemic” published in The Daily Star on October 14, 2020, raised questions on Bangladesh garment workers “safety” in terms of global supply […]
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On October 03, 2020 Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) of Brac University (BracU), organized a webinar titled as “Bouncing Back in the Time of COVID 19: The Startup Stories”. The Founders and CEOs of three promising and established startups joined this seminar to share their experience during this pandemic. Mr. Rafee Mizan Khan, CEO of […]
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CED-BRAC University has organize a Webinar titled “Covid-19 Experience: Workers’ Perspective” as a part of its ongoing Rapid Survey on the RMG industry in Bangladesh under the RMG factory mapping Mapped in Bangladesh (MiB). BRAC University’s Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) and James P. Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH), in association with the Subir […]
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To address the operational status of the export-oriented Ready-Made Garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Mapped in Bangladesh (MiB) project of Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) of Brac University (BracU) has been undertaking a series of Rapid Survey(s). The Phase 1 was conducted during the 1st week of May 2020 […]
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Mapped in Bangladesh (MiB): Rapid Survey by CED-BracU Research Brief here: https://bit.ly/MiBRapidSurvey As the Bangladeshi RMG factories have reopened from 26 April 2020 amid the Covid-10 pandemic and to envisage their experience; CED of Brac University has conducted a “Rapid Survey” through its “Mapped in Bangladesh” (MiB) project in the first week of May 2020. […]
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CED has recently published an audio-visual for the startups of Business Incubation Centre (BIC) of Brac University as well as the budding entrepreneurs to make appropriate decisions for their ventures as per the ongoing crises, similar to Covid-19 pandemic and others. Please take a look at the video here: https://bit.ly/Decision-makingCED
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Early Impacts of Coronavirus on Bangladesh Apparel Supply Chains RISC Briefing – April 2020 Perspectives from a Danida funded research project The Regulation of International Supply Chains (RISC): Lessons from the Governance of Occupational Health and Safety in the Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment Industry Publication date: 30 April 2020 Seven years ago this month, more than […]
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Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), Brac University; has been working for the development of young entrepreneurs, and the formation and running of student-led enterprises since 2011. CED, not only motivates the youth towards entrepreneurship, but also makes efforts to provide them with necessary incubation assistance. CED has been organizing Business Plan Competition (BPC) since 2015, […]
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CED and BGMEA Jointly Organized Regional Convening of Mapped in Bangladesh Project for the Garments Entrepreneurs in Chattogram. On 26 October 2019, a regional convening of the project ‘Mapped in Bangladesh’ was held at the BGMEA Building in South Khulshi of Chattogram. The event was jointly organized by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) […]
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Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), Brac University is delighted to be a part of the “Climathon: Climathon: Cities. Hacking. Solutions.” on the Global Climathon Day (25 October 2019). Climathon, a solutions-hackathon aimed to tackle global climate challenges, is a year-round programme, with?a powerful solutions-hackathon?at?its?core, translating climate action solutions into tangible projects, supporting climate positive businesses […]
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