An initiative of Aspire to Innovate (a2i) called ‘ekShop’ has recently won the United Nations ‘SDG Digital GameChangers Award’. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) jointly awarded...
Zatiq’s founders built a calculator-like device where small businesses could record their transactions, maintain their accounts and manage their inventory. The product, on trial, came across unforeseen challenges. Zatiq Payment started its journey in 2022, with an...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited investors from the Commonwealth countries to come to Bangladesh in a bigger way. “Geographically, Bangladesh is at the centre of a market of three billion people. We have 170 million people of our own. By 2030, the...
Bangladesh received Tk 40.38 billion (US$368.87 million) in remittances during the first week of the current month, according to a recent Bangladesh Bank (BB) report. Of the $368.87 million, $32.08 million came through state-owned banks, $329.12 million via private...
Two Bangladeshis have been listed in the Vogue Business 100 Innovators for the year 2023. Mostafiz Uddin, the founder and CEO of Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE), has been listed in the Vogue Business 100 Innovators for the year 2023. He earned this recognition under...
