Business awardees do us proud

The Business Awards 2005 have been given to Kihak Sung, chairman and CEO of Youngone Corporation, Hasina Newaz, owner of Orchid Printers, Fazlur Rahman, chairman of City Group of Industries and Mozibar Rahman, chairman of BRB Cables Ltd. Introduced jointly by the DHL Worldwide Express and The Daily Star six years ago, the awards for excellence may have played a quiet role in stimulating new ventures without our knowing it.

The story of the four entrepreneurs is one of self-belief, hard work, commitment and undeterred dedication. All of them had a humble beginning but lofty goals that they have relentlessly striven for. Their determination and resilience have enabled them to overcome the impediments and obstacles at various phases of implementing their business plans. They are creating jobs and adding value to the national economy by earning valuable foreign exchange and expanding their businesses.

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Society need more people like them. They are the trail-blazers in their respective fields and role models for new generation entrepreneurs. Their splendid performance should encourage young entrepreneurs to come forward with ambitious and highly challenging projects that would help us move along the path of economic prosperity. We need business leaders with great vision and the readiness to serve the country.

They are the key players in the arena of economic activities whose role must now be assessed in the global context. And it is absolutely essential that they get the support they need to excel in an intensely competitive world.

We congratulate the winners and hope that they will perform in future with the same degree of excellence and commitment to industrial advancement of the country. The whole exercise of award giving and receiving has been an inspiring experience overall for the sake of higher levels of productivity in the industrial sector both in terms of quantity and quality.