People
Gems who are taking the country forward
An insight into success story of the dynamic Bangladeshi businessman Salman F Rahman
Salman F Rahman (সালমান এফ রহমান) the vice-chairman of Beximco, one of the top Bangladeshi companies, has gained an additional set of responsibilities after the Bangladesh Election 2019 results. While the dynamic Bangladeshi businessman won from the Dhaka-1...
From zero to hero…Bangladeshi farmer in Botswana bags 11 awards
Mostofa Giasuddin Elias had no prior knowledge of agriculture and had never worked in a farm. Mostofa Giasuddin Elias put it all on the line in 1996 when he decided to move to Botswana to work at his brother-in-law's farm in the small town of Lobatse. Mostofa...
This Bangladeshi Startupreneur Thinks VCs are Only Scratching the Surface in a Country Full of Opportunities
Maliha Quadir, a perfectionist who saw women of her household work, worked at Morgan Stanley in the United States before she decided to come to her motherland Bangladesh to start an ‘uber’ easy app – Shohoz. Her dream to make the Alibaba of Bangladesh saw wings with...
An amazing story from a doyen of Bangladeshi economists
I had finished reading Professor Nurul Islam’s An Odyssey: The Journey of My Life quite some time back. But I always hesitated to write a review of this autobiography of the brightest economist of the country who was a lifelong teacher of many generations of...
2 young Bangladeshi entrepreneurs on Forbes’ list
Two Bangladeshis have been put on the 2018 version of Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 Asia list for their contributions towards solving problems through their business initiatives, reports UNB. The two young men are Ayman Sadiq, 26, chief executive officer of 10 Minute...
Life’s Work: An Interview With Mridul Chowdhury, Founder and CEO, mPower Social Enterprises
Mridul Chowdhury is the founder and CEO of mPower Social Enterprises. Prior to starting mPower, he worked in a host of sectors starting from academia to government to NGO. After his post graduation from Harvard University, he made a conscious decision not to pursue a...
Meet Imran Khan, the Bangladesh-Born Strategist Who Will Make $145 Million With Snap Inc. IPO
Snap Inc., the parent company of the popular app Snapchat, is set to go public and make many of its executives millionaires and billionaires. One of these is Imran Khan, a research analyst turned investment banker turned chief strategist who is known for his...
Mahbub Hossain’s Journey From A Door-To-Door Salesman To Building His Own Furniture Company
Mahbub Hossain, the founder and CEO of Vip Door and Furniture, has built a successful company from scratch. He started his career at the bottom as a door-to-door marketer for Brother’s Furniture at a basic salary of TK 2,500 but Mahbub has managed to push himself up....
Shiful Islam Started His Career At Tk 700 Monthly Salary, Today His Company Rimy Plastic Industries Brings In TK 10 Million A Year. This Is His Story.
Shiful Islam, the proprietor of Rimy Plastic Industries, was born and brought up in Shatkira. He came to Dhaka in the year 1992 even before completing his intermediate education in search of a better life. That year he started working for a plastic products...