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The National Leadership Development Seminar (NLDS), the biggest and most important conference in the AIESEC Bangladesh calendar, begins tomorrow.

It was told at a press conference yesterday. ACME Group of Industries is sponsoring the seminar.

The NLDS is a 4-day seminar aimed at developing leadership skills and competencies of all AIESEC members in Bangladesh. The number of delegates present at the conference would be approximately 200-250 expected.

These delegates are university students studying in programs such as Business Administration, Economics, Computer Science and Engineering, law, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Media and Communications etc. The theme of National Leadership Development Seminar (NLDS) 2009 is 'Youth Towards Sustainability' and is the very first event open to international delegates from over 30 different countries.

The conference is scheduled to be held from January 7, 2009 to January 10, 2009. The venue of the conference is Zastat Holiday Resort, Sylhet, Bangladesh. The agenda of the conference consists of various kinds of sessions such as AIESEC training, leadership development and management, Sustainability, CSR and many others. There will be focus on issue based projects that will be able to solve various problems facing the society such as, Poverty, Illiteracy, and HIV AIDS etc. One of the key aims of this conference is to enhance the skills and competencies of AIESECers such that they become 'change agents' for the society. A team of international speakers will also be present to facilitate the conference.

The event sponsor of National leadership Development Seminar (NlDS) 2009 is ACME Group of Industries. ACME Group is one of the leading and diversified global conglomerates in Bangladesh. It has diversified interests in pharmaceuticals, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), Information technology services, aviation services, printing and packaging services, Trading Services, C & F Services, Apparels and more.

Mohammed Rafiqul Islam, Director, Marketing and Sales, ACME Laboratories Ltd will be facilitating a session and Asif Ainul Hoque, Head of HR, ACME laboratories ltd. will be present on the 9th of January 2009 respectively during the seminar.

The event partners are Star Campus, Radio Foorti, Olympic Group, Nestle Bangladesh and Zastat Holiday Resort.