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Cover Story / Unravelling the challenges behind bridging the digital healthcare gap
Despite being a relatively nascent concept in the country, digital health bears the potential to fundamentally redefine healthcare access for Bangladesh's 160 million residents, making healthcare available within the palm of their hands.
Two local startups win BDT 1 Crore of Govt's startup grant
The top 52 startups received BDT 7 crore in the 3rd iteration of the Bangabandhu Innovation Grant (BIG) 2023, organised by the Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) Project of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division.
Spotlight / Relaxy - the mental health platform that's here to help
Relaxy, a locally-based mental health app, aims to provide instant, affordable, and personalised mental health care all over Bangladesh.
Uber working to resume card payment services in Bangladesh
Ride-sharing platform Uber is planning on resuming its card payment services for their customers in Bangladesh.
KhelaHobe: Bringing the sports community of Bangladesh under one roof
KhelaHobe is a sports-community platform that enables you to engage in sports activities throughout your daily life.
Agri-tech startup Fashol secures Tk 10 Crore pre-seed investment
Fashol is a tech-enabled agri-startup that empowers farmers with direct access to markets and provides small holder retailers with last-mile delivery service.
3rd edition of Bangabandhu Innovation Grant 2023 gets underway
The opening ceremony of the Bangabandhu Innovation Grant (BIG) 2023 was recently held at the BCC Auditorium, Agargaon, Dhaka.
Nagad now a billion dollar venture: ICT State Minister Palak
The ICT State Minister mentioned this during the official inauguration of the ‘Meghna Pay’ banking service at The Westin Dhaka recently.
3 Bangladeshi startups receive funding from Accelerating Asia
3 Bangladeshi startups - Shuttle, Markopolo and MedEasy, recently received funding from Accelerating Asia, a Singapore-based early-stage venture capitalist firm and startup accelerator.
Zilingo debacle: Bangladeshi woman executive facing suspension, says she was discredited
Zilingo, the unicorn B2B apparel-tech startup, has shocked the startup and venture capital community in the past few weeks.
Inside ShopUp's brand new 60,000 sq ft headquarters
ShopUp, the full-stack B2B commerce platform, recently soft-launched its brand new headquarters at the capital's SKS Tower in Mohakhali. ShopUp's new headquarters has a massive capacity of 60,000 square feet.
Mahela Jayawardene co-founds ‘Dygisec’ with tech industry veterans
Former Cricketer and serial venture capitalist Mahela Jayawardene have co-founded ‘Dygisec’, a next-gen technology company focused on cloud security compliance for the South Asian markets including Bangladesh.
Local ed-tech platform Edutechs raise $100K in pre-seed funding
Edutechs, an edtech startup based in Bangladesh has raised USD 100K in its pre-seed round, led by serial investor Mohammad Maaz and industrialist F. K. Md. Emdad Khan.
Wavemaker makes second round of investment in Bangladesh with BDT 35 crores
Wavemaker Partners, a leading venture capitalist firm in Southeast Asia, recently invested 35 crore taka in the second round of Bangladeshi edTech Shikho’s seed round.
Bangladesh Angels Network introduces Bangladesh Women Investors Network (BWIN) to encourage women entrepreneurs
Bangladesh Angels Network (BAN), the nation’s first angel investment network, recently launched Bangladesh Women Investors Network (BWIN) to support women entrepreneurs and investors.
Local ed-tech platform Edutechs raise $100K in pre-seed funding
According to a press release, Edutechs aims to bring futuristic advanced learning technology to every classroom in Bangladesh. Moving forward, they want to automate education-related administrative tasks in the country.
Transcending boundaries
Mahbubul Matin is a seasoned Bangladeshi tech entrepreneur and the founder of Dotlines, a technology-powered service and business solution group, working across 12 countries with its headquarters in Singapore.
LIFE Bangladesh begins its journey with Project Mo
LIFE Bangladesh is an up-and-rising humanitarian organisation that began its operations back in January 2021, intending to create long-term sustainable development projects.