{"id":6239,"date":"2026-08-29T11:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T11:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newturn24.com\/?p=6239"},"modified":"2026-08-29T11:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T11:43:27","slug":"brac-bank-daffodil-international-university-partner-to-advance-cmsme-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newturn24.com\/?p=6239","title":{"rendered":"BRAC Bank, Daffodil International University partner to advance CMSME innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dhaka : BRAC Bank has signed a strategic Knowledge Partnership with Daffodil International University (DIU) under FINNOVISION, the bank\u2019s SME Innovation Lab, to advance research-driven solutions for cottage, micro, small and medium enterprise (CMSME) sector in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partnership brings together BRAC Bank\u2019s expertise in SME banking and DIU\u2019s academic and research capabilities to promote evidence-based innovation, impact assessment, knowledge exchange, and the co-creation of scalable solutions for sustainable CMSME development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DIU\u2019s Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Mohammed Masum Iqbal, Dean of Faculty Business &amp; Entrepreneurship Professor Dr Mohammad Rokibul Kabir, BRAC Bank\u2019s Additional Managing Director and Head of SME Banking Syed Abdul Momen, Head of Cottage, Micro &amp; Small Business (Unit-1) Alomgir Hossain, Head of SME Strategy, Innovation &amp; New Business Mohammad Jakirul Islam were present at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FINNOVISION is BRAC Bank\u2019s flagship SME Innovation Lab, focused on advancing the CMSME sector through four strategic pillars: women\u2019s entrepreneurship, smart agriculture, climate resilience, and the formalisation of cottage and microenterprises. 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