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Bangladesh’s SOLbazaar among 15 finalists for Earthshot Prize
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...
Story of how going green proves a winner
It is early winter. It’s a pleasant day with the mild midday sun overhead. Schools of fishes, including tilapias, swim in the artificial pond in front of the Vintage Denim Studio. The water looks green. Recycled water from the factory’s washing plant comes to the...
Silent heroes of ‘Surokkha’: Five local engineers took up the challenge to develop Covid vaccine management app
User-friendly and functioning without any major hiccup, vaccine registration app “Surokkha” is a small statement of capabilities of homegrown information technologists. Created by five local engineers, the app with an access capacity of five crore people at a time,...
Bazar365, an environment conscious e-commerce, launches operation
Bazar365.store, an environment friendly e-commerce, went live recently to cater the customers of Dhaka. The venture uses sustainable packaging and doesn’t use any sort of plastic in any of their processes. Groceries, Meat & Fish, Dairy Products, Fruits &...
Country on a Mission: The Remarkable Story of Bangladesh’s Development Journey
Bangladesh is a relatively young country, having gained independence a little over 50 years ago. Despite its youth, however, the country has made exceptional strides in reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity over the last five decades. Sadia Afrin has her...
Dotlines: A positive force impacting the forward strides in Bangladesh
The company’s founder, Mahbubul Matin, expanded his entrepreneurial mission, made of telecom services and platform, to beyond borders. With Bangladesh’s unprecedented growth in telecom, Matin’s business goals materialised too. Let’s, first, name a few successful tech...
ARTcon: Country’s first art agency that introduced 3D VR exhibitions
Amid the lockdown, ARK Reepon – founder of ARTcon – came up with the idea of virtual reality (VR) tours of exhibitions and events, which gives visitors the chance to virtually tour art exhibitions and help the agency document the works of artists. Last year, when...
First-ever online notarization, affidavit services to start in Bangladesh
After eight years of efforts, Notarybd.com – an online electronic notarization (e-notarization) platform and system provider in Bangladesh – is to introduce a commercial e-notarization service for the first time in Bangladesh, which is expected to ease notarisation...
Reimagining luxury outdoor lounging chairs with rickshaw art
24-year-old Tahira Resalat is a British Bangladeshi, living in London. She is pursuing an MA/MSc in Innovation Design Engineering at Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art. She completed her undergraduate degree in Materials Science and Engineering from...