The US Embassy in Dhaka and the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) at BRAC University have announced the names of four Bangladeshi young entrepreneurs who will be visiting the United States from April 30 to June 3 under the US State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' Professional Fellows Exchange Program 2016.

The names were disclosed at a pre-departure orientation event held at the GDLN Centre, BRAC University in the city on Thursday evening, said a press release on Friday, reports UNB.

An in-depth discussion along with questions and answers sessions were also held during the orientation.

The four participants are freelance journalist and founder & PR Strategist of Newsfeed PR Syed R Shams, Senior Manager, Business Development and Strategy of Dreamcast Marketing and Communications, Mohiuddin Chowdhury Shaon, Director of Mondal Agro Industries Limited Md Rasheduzzaman, and founder and President of Gen Lab Ratul Dev.

Shamim E Haque, Assistant Professor, BRAC Business School and Programme Coordinator, CED announced the names and replied various queries of the fellows regarding the programme.

The fellows were selected following a strict three-fold scrutiny of more than 130 applications from Bangladesh.

Representatives from the American Center in Dhaka Parveen Elias and George Mesthos and former delegates of Professional Exchange Programme also attended the event.

The fellowship is hosted by the University of Oklahoma's Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication and teamed up with the Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth (CCEW).

Elanie Steyn, co-director of the program and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma also joined the session through Skype and said the exchange programme will inject Bangladeshi, Burmese and Indian mid-level emerging leaders into working small businesses in Oklahoma and associate them with one of America's leading universities.

According to Elanie the programme will provide professional experience and training that will nurture participants' talent and prepare them for more responsible leadership positions in their businesses, communities and society in general as they return to their countries.

Besides, the programme will provide US-based small business stakeholders an opportunity to collaborate with their Bangladeshi, Burmese and Indian counterparts as they participate in a two-week outbound exchange to the respective countries in June or July.