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With a hope of connecting a massive number of innovative startups in the country, the 3rd edition of Bangabandhu Innovation Grant (BIG) 2023 has started.
Budding entrepreneurs started registering through the website www.big.gov.bd from March 28 and the process will remain continued till April 22, 2023.
The grand opening ceremony of the BIG program has recently organised at the Bangladesh Computer Council Auditorium, Agargaon in the capital.
The ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak was present as the Chief Guest during the inauguration ceremony along with other respective guests.
This year, the BIG authority plans to select 300 innovative startups during the initial stage.
Later, a 3-day boot camp will be organised with the selected startups, said a press release.
This boot camp will include day-long workshops, mentoring, and pitching sessions for the selected startups.
The top 51 startups will then be selected from the boot camp, and the final round will be organised with the top 5 startups.
The best startup will be awarded a grant worth BDT 1 Crore, while the rest of the top 50 startups will also be awarded grants worth BDT 10 Lakh each.
The BIG initiative has been organised by the Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) Project of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division since 2019.
