Grameenphone wins the “Bangladesh Sustainability Excellence Awards 2023” in Financial Inclusion
It was an evening to rejoice and remember for Grameenphone at
the Bangladesh Sustainability Excellence Awards 2023, as the organization sincere efforts with
flagship initiatives GP Accelerator and GP Academy received due recognition. Renowned media
house The Daily Star, along with CSR Window, honored the winners at the Bangladesh
Sustainability Excellence Awards 2023 through a grand ceremony at a hotel in Dhaka on
December 2, 2023.
Grameenphone received the award in the category of Sustainability
Excellence Initiative in Financial Inclusion.
Yasir Azman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Grameenphone and Farhana Islam, Head of Social
Impact of Grameenphone received this prestigious award on behalf of the organization. Other
officials from Grameenphone were also present in the event, including Mohammad Sajjad
Hasib, Chief Marketing Officer, Hossain Sadat, Head of Public and Regulatory Affairs, and
Sharfuddin Ahmed Chowdhury, Head of Communications.
Grameenphone is focused on harnessing the power of millions of youths by enabling them with
future industry skills and entrepreneurship support through the learning platform GP Academy
and GP Accelerator. GP Academy is an industry led upskilling platform that allows youth
nationwide to enroll and prepare aptly for the future in a rapidly transforming world. Similarly,
GP Accelerator has been supporting promising entrepreneurs to nurture their golden business
ideas with necessary training, market exposure and corporate alliance, so that the best of the
nation ideas can yield maximum productivity and contribute to the economy.