The State University of Bangladesh (SUB), in collaboration with Excellence Bangladesh, successfully hosted the “SUB National Career Fair 2024” on December 7, 2024. The event was held at the university’s permanent campus in Purbachal and witnessed overwhelming participation from job seekers and leading organisations across the country.

More than 50 prominent national and multinational companies, including RFL, Partex Group, Ifad Group, Kazi Food, Chaldal, Zenex Info, Ha-Meem Group, Star Cineplex, 10 Minute School, Dabur, Rupayan Housing, Labaid, Akij Bashir Group, Grameen Danone, Steadfast Courier, IDC BD PLC, Confix, Futurenation, Panjeri Publications, IELTS Excellence, Global Study Limited, Pharmasia, and Acme Group, set up booths to collect resumes and engage with potential candidates. The fair received over 5,000 resumes both in person and through online submissions.

The event began with career-focused sessions and a CV writing workshop for job seekers. The keynote speaker for the career session was renowned corporate and cultural personality Asif Iqbal, the founder of Ganchil Music. The CV writing workshop was conducted by Niaz Ahmed, CEO of Corporate Ask.

A panel discussion titled “Recruiters’ Expectations and Bangladesh 2.0 in the Evolving Job Market” was held as part of the career session. Esteemed panelists included Shakil Ahmed Siddique, COO of Kaler Replica Limited; Umme Afia Akter, HR Manager of Ha-Meem Group; Md Kamruzzaman Shobuj, CEO of My Jobs; Humayun Rashid, HR Lead of Confidence Group; Laila Nazneen, Head of HR and Admin at Star Cineplex; and Saiduzzaman Shamim, Senior Consultant at ADB and founder of Sanod.

The inauguration ceremony of the fair was graced by SUB Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Nawzia Yasmin as the Chief Guest. She said, “We are proud to see the participation of top-tier companies in this initiative by the State University of Bangladesh. This is our first career fair, and we look forward to hosting large-scale events in the future to support job seekers.”

Professor Dr Hasan Kawsar, Treasurer of SUB and Special Guest at the event said, “The primary goal of this career fair was to establish a robust network between job seekers and employers, which will significantly contribute to creating future employment opportunities.”

The event’s “Title Sponsor” was Labaid Cancer Hospital & Super Specialty Center, and the “Powered By Sponsor” was “The News”.