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AIESEC was established in 1948 after World War II, where seven youth across seven countries had a dream of building cross-cultural understanding across nations. They hoped to change the world, one person and one internship at a time. By 1977, AIESEC was present in 50 countries across six continents! To this date, over 40,000 young people around the world had participated in a leadership development experience. In 2010, AIESEC crosses 10,000 experiences delivered in one year alone for the first time. By now, over 230,000 experiences have been provided, all facilitated by youth for youth. In 2015, AIESEC’s youth leaders from 126 countries and territories in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth gathered at the United Nations Headquarters to promote and drive youth participation in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The relevance and contribution of AIESEC is clearer than ever.

With a rich history of over 70 years, AIESEC has grown to be the first choice for personality development, global network development, and positive impact creation amongst the youth. AIESEC in Bangladesh was initiated in 1995 within the North-South University which is one of the prominent universities in the country. AIESEC in Bangladesh grew its visibility by being established in 04 major universities, namely, North South University (NSU), Independent University of Bangladesh (IUB), American International University of Bangladesh (AIUB), and BRAC University focusing on youth capacity building within just a span of 11 years. One of AIESEC in Bangladesh’s pinnacle moments was being selected as the local chapter to host one of the Asia Pacific Leadership Development Conferences in the year 2005, which brought in much-needed recognition for this growing entity. However, due to unfortunate internal matters, AIESEC in Bangladesh was shut down in 2011. In 2016 with the support of the neighboring entity (India) and the strong Alumni base, AIESEC in Bangladesh stood back up with the hope of creating a positive impact in the lives of many youths within the country and has been living up to its vision in different shapes and forms since then with 06 successful Member Committee Teams. AIESEC in Bangladesh has produced many reputed entrepreneurs, corporate heads within the country and a Global AIESEC President constantly proving that the “comeback is stronger than the setback”.

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