Shajgoj, Dhaka-based beauty and personal care startup, announced on December 25th that it has raised $2 million in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge and participated by Dhaka-based tech-focused venture capital fund SBK Tech Venture. Shajgoj is one of...
Around four years ago, Hasan Rahman, a retired NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) engineer, came to Bangladesh on vacation when his friend took him to the local schools of Bashbari in Gazipur for a short visit. His presence brought life to the school...
Led by a Bangladeshi scientist, a group of researchers at Rice University in Texas developed a way to enhance the shelf life of fruits and vegetables using an entirely edible and washable protein-based coating. The coating, prepared mixing egg white, yolk, cellulose...
Dhaka-based ed-tech startup 10 Minute School announced that it has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by Sequoia Capital’s Surge. This is Sequoia India’s second investment in Bangladesh and first investment in a Bangladeshi ed-tech startup. Previously, the...
Creating an exciting design for my clients makes me so happy, says Taslima Miji, CEO of Leatherina, the company she founded in 2016. Her signature brand, Gootipa, is now famous for its customised leather products, both in Bangladesh and international markets like...
SOLbazaar, Bangladesh, the world’s first peer-to-peer energy exchange network, has been named as one of the 15 finalists for the Earthshot Prize 2021. The Earthshot Prize has announced its first ever shortlist of 15 finalists, each with a chance of winning £1.0...
