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Roots Edu: Online Test Prep Market, Unbundling Edtech as Strategy, and RootFlix
Online education in Bangladesh is in the early days of a boom with the addressable market pegged at ~42 million students across primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. With some 90 million people below the age of 30, lifelong learning offers equally lucrative...
Bangladesh’s rocket boy: Cornered by early fame, powered by determination
In 2020, Homer Hickam, the original rocket boy - prominent for his book Rocket Boys- told me during an interview that "Bangladeshi folks interested in the space business" should follow young people in Coalwood and the surrounding area where he was raised. "Their only...
GoZayaan raises undisclosed seed extension round, acquires Pakistan’s travel-tech startup FindMyAdventure
Dhaka-based travel-tech platform GoZayaan announced that it has acquired Pakistani travel-tech company FindMyAdventure. GoZayaan has been looking to expand regionally after its stellar year in the local market. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. However,...
Star Tech: From a small store in Multiplan to a tech-retail giant
A customer service-driven approach has allowed Star Tech and Engineering Ltd. to become a tech-retail giant that employs 700 people, operates 15 branches and an e-commerce site; and also be the authorised dealer of 24 international brands. Not everyone is gifted with...
Shajgoj: The story of an ‘engineer-turned-lipstick-seller’
Co-founders of Shajgoj, one of the most successful e-commerce platforms in the country, explain how to tap into an uncharted market and build an empire out of belief, merit and hard work. When Nazmul Sheikh graduated from Bangladesh University of Engineering and...
Swapna: Helping underprivileged students chase their higher education dreams
Swapna is a non-profit organisation that focuses on providing free admission coaching and guidance to aspiring university students in need. How much money and time did you invest trying to get into your dream university? Probably a lot. We live in a society that...
BD Venture Invests in AmarSource
BD Venture Limited, country’s first venture capital firm, has recently invested in AmarSource Limited, a research-driven tech company. The agreement signing ceremony took place at BD Venture’ office in Dhaka. Mr. Shafique-ul-Azam, Managing Director of BD venture Ltd.,...
eCourier and Aramex Join Hands to Enable door-to-door Cross-Border Delivery from Bangladesh
eCourier Limited, a subsidiary of Dotlines Group, and Bangladesh’s largest 360 courier and logistics company, and Aramex, a leading multinational logistics, courier, and package delivery company, announced today that eCourier and Aramex have entered into a commercial...
Nuport: The start-up that promises to cut down distribution planning time by 85%
Loop co-founders Chris Li and Fahim exited the truckload logistics start-up and ventured out to build Nuport - a company focused on automating distribution, planning, and route planning for manufacturers and distributors Catering to one of the most densely populated...