Dhaka, April 7 -- To support new entrepreneurs, Bangladesh Bank is planning to create a special fund of around Tk 8.0 to Tk 9.0 billion, which will be used solely to provide capital to startup companies, according to the Bangladesh Bank Governor.

Dr Ahsan H Mansur made these remarks during the "Startup Connect" session of the Bangladesh Investment Summit, kicked off Monday in a city hotel with the Startup Connect session.

The session was attended by young and innovative entrepreneurs from both home and abroad.

Titled "Empowering Innovation, Connecting Opportunity," the session highlighted the potential of Bangladesh's youth in the keynote speech delivered by Tanveer Ali, a Canadian citizen of Bangladeshi origin.

It was stated that in ...