Dhaka, July 18 -- Systematic gap in financing and unavailability of a supportive ecosystem remain two major challenges hindering the growth of local start-ups and youth entrepreneurships.

Besides, lack of adequate skills, absence of mentorship, and poor country branding are also responsible for the situation, speakers at a workshop said on Thursday.

Keeping this in view, they underscored the need for binging about major policy reforms, facilitation of financing and disseminating entrepreneurship ideas within education system to unlock the full potentials of Bangladeshi's young entrepreneurs.

They came up with the views at a national workshop on "Youth Entrepreneurship: Investment, Policy and Ecosystem", jointly organised by the Banglad...