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Gems who are taking the country forward
The man who turns waste into wealth
Every month, around 1,000 tonnes of PET waste flakes and 600 tonnes of PET straps are produced in Habibur Rahman Jewel’s factories, where 200 workers are employed From 2011, Habibur Rahman Jewel successfully ran his export business of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)...
Dr. Muhammad Yunus: Father of Microcredit and Social Business
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the first and foremost Nobel prize winner, social entrepreneur, banker, and economist of Bangladesh. According to the world economic forum’s survey, Dr. Yunus is the 9th most admired personality globally. He has changed the destiny of the ignorant...
The Naxalite who founded Lazz Pharma
Mohammad Lutfor Rahman left the Naxalites after they asked him to kill his father. He arrived in Dhaka penniless, worked at a pharmacy, founded Lazz Pharma in 1974 and moved to Canada in 1992. Today, Lutfor owns four branches of Lazz Pharma and sold the brand name to...
A Bangladeshi tech entrepreneur taking his country’s flag to the world
A Bangladeshi, inspired by his homeland, has taken it as an entrepreneurial mission to send waves across continents and carry his country's flagKaushik Basu, in his op-ed “Bangladesh at 50” puts a glowing remark – “Today, as Bangladesh celebrates a half-century of...
A Young Entrepreneur Who Has Indomitable Faith In Himself And Keeps Doing Amazing Work
I was a student when I became an entrepreneur. Back then I had no one to guide me. But I had a lot of enthusiasm within me to become a financially independent individual. So, I never backed down from entering the unknown territories. I made a lot of mistakes along the...
Go to Bengal Calisthenics for physical and mental fitness
Bengal Calisthenics is a fitness platform which provides proper assessment, training, and lifestyle coaching so that a person can find the right ways to build healthy habits and live a fulfilling life. How healthy we are as a person depends not only on our physical...
From actor to entrepreneur: Alisha Pradhan’s journey to make the most of herself
Once a model and actor, Alisha runs four companies including HerNetTv, HerNet Foundation, Ashben Tech LTD and Ashben Travels.In 2008, Alisha Pradhan shot to fame through a television commercial. The advertisement for Euro Cola was shot at Ramuji Film City in Mumbai...
Risalat Khan: When saving the climate is your career
Risalat Khan is an activist from Bangladesh who is passionate about addressing climate change, biodiversity loss and other existential challenges. He currently holds the position of Senior Campaigner in AvaazOne can find roots deeply grounded in Risalat Khan's odyssey...
Bangladeshi Wahid Ibn Reza working on ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
Wahid who is currently staying in Canada, and working as a digital production manager at Digital Domain Holdings, is excited to work on the upcoming movie. Wahid Ibn Reza, who worked in several superhero films in Hollywood as a production manager, is now working on...