It was the year 1990 when Nowshad Amin left his birthplace Chittagong, for higher studies in Japan. Always a stellar performer, he was one of the three students at that time to secure the prestigious and highly competitive Monbusho Scholarship. His family must have...
70% of the people who live in the char areas, both coastal and river chars, across Bangladesh rely on agriculture for livelihood. Despite higher reliance on agriculture, farmers in these areas rarely get the facilities mainland farmers enjoy with relative ease. Md....
Samson H Chowdhury (1926-2012), who himself became an institution, was a legendary entrepreneur in Bangladesh. He was more of an entrepreneur than a capitalist, as he shared the slice of the cake with all others. With his innovation, leadership and perseverance, he...
Equipment is needed to make wooden furniture. Does all the equipment come from abroad? Wood furniture factories have been set up in all the districts and upazilas of Bangladesh. The good news is that all the required equipment is being made in Bangladesh. At one time...
Syed Manzur Elahi, the founding chairman of Apex Footwear Ltd and Apex Tannery Ltd was interviewed by Dr Melita Mehjabeen who is an associate Professor of the Institute of Business Administration at University of Dhaka. Below are excerpts from the interview where the...
