Sajeeb A. Wazed Joy on ITC Programme 2012; The Asian Century : Securing the Global Promise.
by Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 10:40am ·
"Bangladesh is a classic text book case study of how dynasties can be a curse or a boon. We have two political dynasties in our country, one was started by my family, and the other was founded by our first military dictator who took power by force. A bad leader confers the same bad traits to his dynasty."
Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, special speaker in the session of "SOUTH ASIA BRAINSTORM: Is Dynasty a Burden or Boon?" [March 17, 2012].
India Today Conclave, a concern of India Today group has been organizing programmes since 2002 focusing on different issues of Asia, especially South Asia. Among other noted speakers Mr. Sajeeb Wazed represented Bangladesh as speaker of Programme 2012. India Today Conclave' has become one of the most prestigious congregation of the high profile personalities all over the world. People like Al Gore, Sara Palin, Dalai Lama, Dr. Mammohon Sing participated in 'India Today Conclave'.
Sajeeb Wazed
Source : India Today Conclave
Making a rare public appearance, Bangladesh's Sajeeb Wazed, Special Adviser to Awami League traced his entry into politics by citing the absolute chaos in his country post the 2001 elections which compelled him to return from the United States to draw attention to the wave of atrocities being perpetuated by the opposition party, the Bangladesh National Party.
Sajeeb Wazed is an information technology expert based in Washington, DC. He has worked in the industry for over a decade. This includes a start-up company in Silicon Valley that he co-founded that raised over $8 million in venture capital. Presently, he has his own consulting practice in the Washington area with clients that have included the World Bank. He is the architect of the 'Digital Bangladesh' plan that is one of the key manifestos of the present government of Bangladesh.
Outside of his professional life, he has also played a supporting role in Bangladeshi politics. Son of Sheikh Hasina Wazed, the current prime minister of Bangladesh, and grandson of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh, Mr Wazed has been responsible for managing the country's relations with the US and lobbying there. He was actively involved in the campaign to stop the then government of Bangladesh from holding a rigged election in 2007. After the subsequent military takeover, he was a key player in restoring democracy to Bangladesh.
He has a bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics and computer science from Bangalore University, a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of Texas and a master's in public administration degree from the Harvard Kennedy School. He has been named as one of 250 Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum.
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