Elate Friend Association and Nescafe jointly organized a talent hunt competition under the banner 'EFA Nescafe Jump Starters 2005', which started on February 08, 2005. The campaign had its final day at Hotel Sonargaon, attended by Deputy Speaker Akhtar Hamid Siddqui as Chief Guest and BRTA Chairman Mr. Syed Marghub Murshed and FBCCI President Mr. Abdul Awal Mintoo as Special Guests. The EFA-Nescafe Jump Starter is a career contest, first of its kind in Bangladesh that has brought together 110 BBA students from 11 public and private universities. After a three day preliminary session, 42 students were selected for the final day and 10 'Jump Starters' were finally selected on the basis of their performance and potential. Twenty local and multinational companies took part in this contest. Samir Rahman of BBA, a participant from BU, was among the 'Top 10' students.