Stamford Business Forum "SBF"

22/08/2026

Thanks Excellence Bangladesh

Congratulations to Team ACHAR — Champions of the Prof. Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed Memorial Case Study Competition 2026!

Strategy. Teamwork. Determination. Team ACHAR turned challenges into impactful solutions and earned the Champion title in the competition presented by Stamford Business Forum "SBF" and Stamford University Economics Forum - SUEF.

A well deserved victory that proves great ideas become greater with great teamwork.

Congratulations, Team ACHAR! Keep thinking. Keep creating. Keep excelling.

20/08/2026

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴

The 1st-ever Professor Dr. Jamal U. Ahmed Memorial Case Study Competition 2026, jointly organized by the Stamford Business Forum "SBF" and Stamford University Economics Forum - SUEF of Stamford University Bangladesh, concluded with an exceptionally competitive Grand Finale.

🏆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥
Farden Khan, Mehnaz Milad & Hafsa Akhter Sumaiya
Case: 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵’𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲

🥈 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝘂𝗽: 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿
Md. Eachin Arafat, Sohana Islam Samia & Rukaiya Abtahi
Case: 𝗔𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗖: 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱

🥉 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝘂𝗽: 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁
Sakib Ahmed, Proma Ghosh & Nafim Islam Srabon
Case: 𝗕𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗰𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽’𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴

The competition was exceptionally intense, with the 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝘂𝗽 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸, highlighting the quality of analysis, strategic thinking, and presentation demonstrated by the finalists. We believe initiatives like this provide students with a valuable opportunity to 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 by applying their academic knowledge to practical cases.

Congratulations to all participants, finalists, judges, organizers, volunteers, and everyone who contributed to making this inaugural case competition a success.
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Mohammad Ahsan Kabir Rubel
Convener, Stamford Business Forum

20/08/2026

🔥 The Case Study Round is LIVE!

The future leaders are now in action at the Prof. Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed Memorial Case Competition-2026.

With limited time and real-world challenges, the finalist teams are busy analyzing, strategizing, and developing impactful solutions—putting their critical thinking, teamwork, and decision-making skills to the ultimate test.

⏳ The clock is ticking…
📌 Case Round concludes at 1:10 PM.

Think. Analyze. Strategize. Lead.

18/08/2026

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 — 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱. 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘇𝗲. 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲. 🔍

The road to the Grand Finale just got more strategic!

As part of the Prof. Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed Memorial Case Competition-2026, our five finalist teams — Team Achar, Team Trine, Team Catalyst, Team Ignite & Team Top Tier — participated in an intensive Academic Case Study Workshop designed to sharpen their case-solving skills and prepare them for the final challenge.

The workshop, “How to Solve It? — From Problem Identification to Strategic Solution,” focused on identifying the core problem, analyzing evidence, evaluating alternatives, and developing clear, actionable recommendations within a limited time.

The session was conducted by Dr. Ishrat Jahan Tania, Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, and Dr. Omar Faruq, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics.

Five teams. One final challenge.
Who will turn analysis into the winning strategy? 👀🏆

The Grand Finale awaits.

Stamford Business Forum "SBF"
Stamford University Economics Forum - SUEF.

18/08/2026

Looking back, we realize that the 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮-𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 was never intended to be just another academic competition. From the very beginning, our vision at the Stamford Business Forum "SBF" was to create a platform where students could experience the realities of business beyond the traditional classroom.

This journey became even more meaningful when the Stamford University Economics Forum - SUEF joined us as a collaborative partner. Together, we developed an initiative that encourages students to think critically, challenge conventional ideas, and transform theory into practical solutions.

The cases selected for the competition exposed students to some of the most significant business challenges of our time, including the 𝗕𝗼𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟳𝟯𝟳 𝗠𝗔𝗫 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘆, 𝗯𝗞𝗮𝘀𝗵, 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗸'𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Through these cases, participants explored issues related to governance, innovation, crisis management, financial inclusion, competition, and technological change.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 will be more than a competition. Alongside the finalists' presentations, all 15 participating teams will showcase their ideas through a 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, creating an interactive environment for learning, discussion, and knowledge sharing.

We are honored to have our external judges, 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗱𝗶𝗸 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗯, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗼 𝗟𝘁𝗱, and 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗹, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗯𝘂𝗹 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽, and our internal judges, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗜𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗮𝘁 𝗝𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮, 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿, 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and 𝗗𝗿. 𝗢𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗾, 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿, 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀.

We also extend our sincere gratitude to our valued partners: Hamdard Laboratories WAQF Bangladesh (Associate Partner), Excellence Bangladesh (Strategic Partner), InfoGram (Official Media Partner), and University Photographic Society (SUPS) (Photography Partner).

We are pleased to share that all invitation cards have already been delivered to our respected guests, and we eagerly look forward to welcoming everyone to what promises to be an inspiring and memorable occasion.

As we approach the Grand Finale, we would like to thank every student, faculty member, organizer, volunteer, and collaborator who has helped make this initiative possible.

We wish all participating teams the very best and look forward to a successful and impactful Grand Finale ahead.

​🇹​​🇭​​🇮​​🇳​​🇰​. ​🇦​​🇳​​🇦​​🇱​​🇾​​🇿​​🇪​. ​🇸​​🇹​​🇷​​🇦​​🇹​​🇪​​🇬​​🇮​​🇿​​🇪​. ​🇱​​🇪​​🇦​​🇩​.
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Mohammad Ahsan Kabir Rubel (AKR)
Assistant Professor (Marketing)
Convener, Stamford Business Forum "SBF"

17/08/2026

🏆 Meet Team Ignite — Grand Finale Bound!

📌 Case Focus:
Kodak and the Digital Photography Disruption
International | Consumer Technology | Disruptive Innovation

We are pleased to congratulate Somoy Sarkar, Nowshin Sharif & Sourov Ghosh on securing their place in the Grand Finale of the Prof. Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed Memorial Case Competition-2026.🎉

Three minds. One team. One goal — to think, analyze, strategize & lead. 🔥

Having successfully advanced through the Preliminary Round, Team Ignite is now ready for the ultimate challenge on 20th August 2026.

Will Team Ignite rise to the occasion and turn their strategic thinking into a Championship victory? 👀🏆

Stay tuned. The final battle begins soon!

17/08/2026

🏆 Meet Team Catalyst — Grand Finale Bound!

📌 Case Focus:
Starbucks in China vs. Luckin Coffee's Local Challenge
International | Retail & F&B | Market Entry and Competitive Response

We are pleased to congratulate Sakib Ahmed, Proma Ghosh & Nafim Islam Srabon on securing their place in the Grand Finale of the Prof. Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed Memorial Case Competition-2026.🎉

Three minds. One team. One goal — to think, analyze, strategize & lead. 🔥

Having successfully advanced through the Preliminary Round, Team Catalyst is now ready for the ultimate challenge on 20th August 2026.

Will Team Catalyst rise to the occasion and turn their strategic thinking into a Championship victory? 👀🏆

Stay tuned. The final battle begins soon!

17/08/2026

🏆 Meet Team Trine — Grand Finale Bound!

📌 Case Focus:
bKash and the Rise of Mobile Financial Services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh | Fintech | Financial Inclusion & Disruption

We are pleased to congratulate Fahima Binte Younus, Salviya & Ahmod Hasan on securing their place in the Grand Finale of the Prof. Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed Memorial Case Competition-2026.🎉

Three minds. One team. One goal — to think, analyze, strategize & lead. 🔥

Having successfully advanced through the Preliminary Round, Team Trine is now ready for the ultimate challenge on 20th August 2026.

Will Team Trine turn their strategic insights into a Championship victory? 👀🏆

The final battle awaits. Stay tuned!

17/08/2026

🏆 Meet Team Achar — Grand Finale Bound!

📌 Case Focus:
Evaly and the Collapse of Ponzi-Style E-Commerce in Bangladesh
Bangladesh | E-Commerce & Fintech | Governance Failure & Consumer Trust

We are pleased to congratulate Ferdeen Khan, Mehnaz Milad & Hafsa Akhter Sumaiya on securing their place in the Grand Finale of the Prof. Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed Memorial Case Competition-2026. 🎉

Three minds. One team. One goal — to think, analyze, strategize & lead.

Having successfully advanced through the Preliminary Round, Team Achar is now set to face the ultimate challenge on 20th August 2026.

Can Team Achar transform their strategic insights into a Championship victory? 👀🏆

The final challenge awaits. Stay tuned.

17/08/2026

🏆 Meet Team Top Tire — Grand Finale Bound!

📌 Case Focus:
Boeing and the 737 MAX Crisis
International | Aerospace & Manufacturing | Crisis & Quality Management

We are pleased to congratulate MD Eachin Arafat, Sohana Afrin Samia & Rukaiya Abtahi Nushra on securing their place in the Grand Finale of the Prof. Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed Memorial Case Competition-2026. 🎉

Three minds. One team. One goal - to think, analyze, strategize & lead.

Having successfully advanced through the Preliminary Round, Team Top Tire is now set to face the ultimate challenge on 20th August 2026.

Can Team Top Tire transform their strategic insights into a Championship victory? 👀🏆

The final challenge awaits. Stay tuned.