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diversified cultural mixes in the   other business possibilities to                                                              I would say one of the biggest   intrapreneurs and
                                                        modern world but it's always   keep our presence in the                                                                          strengths of Amzotech is that   entrepreneurs in light of
                                                        their people over any other    business sector in Bangladesh,                                                                    all of its shareholders/stake-  the 4th Industrial
                                                        nationalities. That is why, the   long term and sustainable.                                                                     holders are successful       Revolutions.
                                                        love, care and respect the public                                                                                                businessmen in their respec-  I believe in one of the most
                                                        has for their nation is astonish-  What your motivations for                                                                     tive fields. We are running   simple theories of evolution
                                                        ing. Then there is their discipline,   diversifying into                                                                         garment industries, IB       when it comes to the corporate
                                                        their punctuality, their work   conglomerate business                                                                            schools, textile chemical    culture. It's usually the
                                                        ethic, their respect for law and   sectors?                                                                                      companies, human resource    survival of the fittest. I admit
                                                        order, their high regard for                                                                                                     firms, full-scale fitness    that it's not always the case
                                                        people’s privacy, their willingness   If I had to answer this question                                                           centers, automobile imports,   but it has a higher probability.
                                                        to change for the better, etc are   in one word it would be                                                                      lubricant imports, etc. So I   So in a world that is getting
                                                        some of their other admirable   “Sustainability”.                                                                                think the experience we have   more and more competitive
                                                        traits. So after coming back to   I think it is crucial for business-                                                            gathered all these years     every day, it's essential to try
                                                        Bangladesh, I tried to hold onto   es to try to branch out into other                                                            through establishing the     to stay ahead of the game.
                                                        these good characteristics and   sectors to thrive in the long run.                                                              business in several sectors is a   And for that, I think the thirst
                        household of 2 other siblings and   pass it on whenever possible. I   It's also important to be practical                                                        key point in gaining the     for gathering knowledge is
                                                                                       about the idea of the business. It
                        my wife is also an entrepreneur   understand it's a small scene in   gets a further boost if the                                                                 confidence to branch out into   imperative and I don't mean
                        who runs a successful e-com-    the big picture but in the words of   business idea aligns with the                                                              ICT and hopefully, be able to   that just in terms of academic
                        merce food business in the name   the great Chinese philosopher Lao   country’s future plans and                                                                 execute it through hard work,   qualifications. There have
                        of Baking Stories when she is not   Tze - “ A journey of a thousand   directions.                                                                                integrity, honesty, discipline,   been, there are and there may
                        taking care of our three year old   miles begins with a single step”.                                                                                            technical knowledge and with   always be anomalies but
                        son. Business and commerce run                                                                                                                                   the right planning.          exceptions aren't always the
                        in for the last two generations of   Why did you not directly   Why is your vision behind                                                                                                     best examples.
 Could you tell us a   schooled in Residential   our extended family and all of our   join the family business?  starting Amzotech                                                       What is your corporate       We must also be willing to
 little bit about your   Model, then spent his   cousins and parents coming   I had learned about the best   Solutions Limited and                                                       ethos when it comes to       learn, unlearn and relearn
 background (family,   college life at Notre Dame   together to form our diversified   practices of the UK market but I   how do you plan to                                             hiring new employees?        because what it is accepted
 education and life   and then completed his   conglomerate seemed like the   did not know about the Bangla-  sustainably execute it?                                                    Most of the candidates who   and applicable today may not
 experiences)  B.com and M.com from   only logical choice. Nevertheless,   deshi RMG industry. After coming   Amzotech Solutions Limited is                                              apply and are called for     be useful tomorrow. That is
 I am extremely blessed and   Dhaka University. He spent   we have been raised to be   back from abroad, I joined   basically a 4IR technology                                           interviews are more or less of   why it is critical to developing
 also humbled to come from   32 years as a decorated and   family-oriented so to us family   Viyellatex group as a manage-  company. We are currently        We want to be one of the    similar educational          a certain frame of mind that is
 an eminent and reputable   top rank officer in a private   always comes first and every-  ment trainee mainly because it   partners of Dell EMC, Arista     leading augmenters of       backgrounds. Very little, in   willing to accept change and
 family. Being privileged to   bank in Bangladesh.   thing else comes later.   was led by an extraordinary and   Networks and a few other                    technologies in the nation and   terms of academic qualifica-  adapt to it. It's a fast-moving
 be born into a  Zamindari   Coming from this lineage it   an extremely visionary man, the   Fortune 500 companies. Basical-                                 then abroad in the foreseeable   tions differ. In terms of   world and we must be willing
 family around the early   was a lot to live up to. So   You were educated in   group Chairman Mr. David   ly, we want to create an environ-                 future. Our vision aligns with   experience, I am very open to   to welcome the inevitable
 18th century, one of my   my father gave me the   England. What your main   Hasanat, in a short space of time   ment where disruptive technolo-             that of Bangladesh which is   hiring employees with little or   changes. If capable then it is
 great-great-grandfathers   chance to get one of the   takeaways from years in   was promoted to the position of   gy and trends such as RPA, AI,            going into digitization or   no experience unless of course   also advisable to travel
 was Syed Sarwarjan of   best English medium   the UK and how did it   Business Assistant to the   VR, IoT, etc will significantly                           virtualization, so it's almost   there is a need for it which is   whenever and wherever
 Madhukhali and Baliakandi   education possible in Maple   change your look when you   Chairman of the Group. I am   alter the way businesses,               inevitable that ICT businesses   applicable to certain depart-  possible because it helps to
 of Greater Faridpur and   Leaf International School. I   eventually returned to   happy that I did as I learned so   industries and consumers will          will thrive provided that it   ments and positions.      expand the knowledge base.
 then Cuttack, in the eastern   then went to do get my B.Sc   Bangladesh?  much from working directly   operate, simply because it has                       ticks all the right boxes. This   The things I look for the most,   Being able to identify the right
 Indian state of Odisha and   (Marketing) degree and   The British Empire at its peak   under the great man himself! I   attributes that are recognizably    ICT industry will also be able   in potential candidates are not   business at the right time is
 then Bamna of Barguna   MBA  from the United   was the largest in human history   also wanted to observe the   superior to the current and                  to provide hundreds of      just Amzotech but all my other   paramount. Once you do, work
 district. His son Syed Abi   Kingdom. Looking back to   having covered around 35 million   corporate life in Bangladesh from   conventional systems, proce-  thousands of jobs for the   businesses are their desire or   very hard, work smart but
 Mohammad Ahsan inherit-  those memories of almost   sq km, which is almost   the other side of the table to be   dures and habits.                          people of this nation. So it's a   drive or hunger to shine. I   always remember your roots,
 ed his estates and then   half a decade ago, my   one-fourth of the total land area   able to get some perspective into   We are proud to offer the SIEM    win-win for the country, it’s   want people with not just   your family, your friends, your
 passed it on to my grandfa-  father had urged me to gain   on Earth. So naturally, there is a   the mindset of employees, who I   (Security Information and Event   people and the organization.    potential but the willingness   colleagues and people who
 ther Syed Ziaul Ahsan who   practical work experience   lot to learn from that culture and   believe are the biggest assets of   Management) solution of Dell   As far as the matter of a   to work hard to back it up, to   have helped you in your time
 went on to become one of   and I learned front end   having lived in the UK for a   any organization. I wanted to be   RSA and also promoting Arista        successful execution is     be honest, to have integrity, to   of need. Be kind to people and
 the youngest independent   sales by working in Nike,   considerable amount of time, its   able to empathize with them   networking switches and             concerned, there are no     be disciplined and to be loyal.   most of all, always remember
 Members of the Provincial   Zara, Sports Direct, and   difficult to mention only a few   before they may be trying to lead   routers. We are also focusing on   guarantees of success in any                         to be a good human being
 Assembly (MPA) of East   then later in a British real   takeaways but one of the most   them. I was there for two years   intensively assisting banks on    business but there are certain   What suggestion(s)      before everything else
 Pakistan in 1954 and then   estate firm.   amazing things would be the   and then eventually joined the   better KYC and RPA technologies                   attributes, features that   would you provide to         because, in the end, it's crucial
 the speaker of the House in   My mother has always been   respect they have for their   family business. Then I decided   to align with the regulatory      increase the chances of being   the next generation of   to leave a legacy for the next
 1958. My father was   the solid rock to keep our   citizens. It's got one of the most   that we had to diversify into   guidelines of the central bank.     prosperous. With that in mind,   aspiring young          generation to look up to.

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