The Bangladesh round of Telenor Youth Forum (TYF) selected Myat Moe Khaing and Rakib Rahman Shawon, students of Dhaka University at the TYF Grand Finale held at GP House. The winners will join the TYF global event in Oslo, Norway in December.
The Telenor Youth Forum, in partnership with the Nobel Peace Center, offers an opportunity for young people, aged from 18 to 28, from 13 countries where Telenor has operations, to step up and present impactful ideas that can alter lives. The theme for the event is ‘Digitalization for Peace’. The Bangladesh selection round was organised by Grameenphone. The Grand Finale was held on September 24, 2017. This year over 1400 candidates applied to participate in the programme, said a statement.
Each year two individuals are selected to represent Bangladesh at the TYF global event. This year’s winning ideas are ‘Mukti’ and ‘Make Them Strong’.
The top participants, who were selected through a stringent selection process, presented their final ideas to a jury of experts from Grameenphone and outside. The two winners were selected from 7 individuals who presented their best ideas to a judge’s panel. The winners will attend the TYF conference in Oslo, scheduled from December 8 to 11, 2017, during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. The TYF Grand Finale event was attended by university faculty members, local entrepreneurs from established startups, journalists, government officials, digital and social media experts, and students from different universities.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, MP was the Chief Guest. As a special guest, Sidsel Bleken, Ambassador, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka was also present in the Grand Finale. Michael Foley, CEO of Grameenphone, was also present on the occasion along with other officials of the company.
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