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BGMEA, Mitro Fintech signs deal to improve RMG workers financial inclusion
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has partnered with Mitro Fintech Ltd to improve the financial inclusion of Ready-Made Garments (RMG) workers. The partnership aims to offer digital financial solutions to workers, read a press...
Flipper: Building a vertically integrated re-commerce company in Bangladesh
Our world today is going through major generational changes, one of which is the rise of conscious consumerism in the wake of an unfolding environmental crisis. One example of this is the rapid rise of the recycling and reuse movement. This movement has already gained...
Dr Chashi: How using AI can strengthen our agro sector
Medina Ali met pre-existing obstacles when she started to work on software-related aspects in the agro-sector. So she founded a start-up based on using AI to bridge knowledge gaps, help farmers – and do much, much more. Chowdhury Rashid Hasan works in the private...
When passion pays off – Story of Nahar Agro
Rakibur Rahman Tutul was only 13 when he started his company in the front yard of his Chattogram Pahartali home with a meagre Tk900 and a heart full of passion for chicken and dairy farming. In a span of 37 years, his teenage venture has grown into one of the...
‘Smart Bangladesh’ to make the country the next tech hub in Asia
Bangladesh has a massive pool of millions of skilled youths, the necessary infrastructure and an extremely conducive environment for young entrepreneurs and large-scale investment. The initiatives taken by the present government are in line with the “Smart Bangladesh”...
IMF: Bangladesh’s economy growth rate to overtake China, India
The country may overtake Asia's two giant economies -- India and China -- in the next FY24 in economic growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted in its latest evaluation report. Bangladesh will outgrow China in the current FY23 with its projected higher...
Bangladeshi startups raise $35.58m in Q1’23
Startups in Bangladesh raised around $35.58 million from January to March of this calendar year, according to Dhaka-based research and business consulting firm LightCastle Partners. Covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war have exposed the fragility of economic...
Edtech startup Interactive Cares raises $220K in Pre-seed A round
Interactive Cares, an ed-tech platform based in Bangladesh, announced that it has raised $220K in a pre-seed A round from Flagship Ventures, Mohammad Maaz, US Based Blue Aura Ventures, and other strategic investors. About the investors: Flagship Ventures is a...
Startup Bangladesh invests in Markopolo Ai
Startup Bangladesh Limited, the flagship venture capital company of the ICT Division, invested in Markopolo Ai, an advertisement automation tool powered by AI. An agreement was signed recently between the organizations in Dhaka to invest 1 crore BDT in the Pre-Series...