A three-member team from Bangladesh has won the Unilever Future Leaders’ League (UFLL) competition, a global business case competition that connects students from all over the world.
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The three members — Abrar Mahir Ahmed, Afnan Sayed and Rafsaan Muhab Shams — won the award after competing with 23 countries in the final round, a press release said on Thursday.
The internationally renowned competition is centred around creating a better business and a better world through empowering the youth to solve real-life business challenges.
Globally over 54,000 applications were received from 45 universities this year.
All three of them are currently management trainees of Unilever Bangladesh; Abrar and Afnan are alumni of North South University, and Rafsaan, of IBA, University of Dhaka.
The winners will receive a career development opportunity of an all-inclusive trip to the Unilever Headquarters in London, an immersive experience with senior leaders, and a gig working opportunity with a global brand.
“It is a moment of pride for Unilever Bangladesh to witness our talented team's glorious win in the UFLL Competition. The team showcased their skills and talent on an international platform and upheld the Bangladesh flag. The youth of Bangladesh have limitless untapped potential and are our nation's greatest resource,” CEO & Managing Director of Unilever Bangladesh Mohammad Zaved Akhtar said.
In Bangladesh, the opportunity to participate in this global forum is awarded to the champions of BizMaestros – the flagship business competition of Unilever Bangladesh.
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From 340 students in their undergraduate final years, the BizMaestros finalists had to go through multiple rounds with increasing levels of challenges to solve. Through these rounds, the participants were provided with hands-on training from managers, learning sessions with real business cases and mentorship from leaders of Unilever.
“For the past 12 years, we have been investing in the students of Bangladesh by running our flagship programme - BizMaestros. I wish all the very best to the winning team and encourage more youth to take such opportunities and represent Bangladesh in the global arena,” Zaved added.
With this win, Bangladesh proudly holds two championships and three runners-up trophies from Unilever Future Leaders’ League.
