In 1984, University of Chicago psychologist Benjamin Bloom published what became known as the 2 Sigma Problem. His finding: students who received one-to-one tutoring performed, on average, two standard deviations better than students taught in conventional classrooms. Two sigma. That is the difference between an average student and one performing better than 98% of their […]
In Dhaka's fast-evolving e-commerce landscape, Pickaboo’s recent expansion into electronics can be viewed as an interesting case study in strategic expansion to an adjacent market. Founded in 2016 as a mobile phone and gadgets-focused online retailer, Pickaboo has spent the past two-plus years making significant inroads into consumer electronics, a market valued at approximately $9.7 […]
In a modest office in Vancouver, British Columbia, Abu Bakkar Siddiq pulls up a screen showing a brain-training game his team recently built. The app features smooth animations, word-matching puzzles, and a subscription paywall, the kind of well-made product that typically takes a quarter to develop. His team delivered it in less than two months. […]
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Islami Bank has separated mCash, its MFS business, into a standalone subsidiary and approved, in principle, a deal to bring in a US-based investor, B100 Holdings, which would take up to 48.99% of mCash. The deal still requires regulatory approval from the Bangladesh Bank before it can proceed. If it clears that hurdle and closes, […]
Last week, we published a wide-ranging conversation with Masud Parvez Raju, founder and CEO of Caretutors, where we explored one of the quieter but more instructive startup stories in Dhaka: how to build profitably for thirteen years without significant external capital, how to survive multiple near-death experiences through patience and frugality, and how to create […]
How Bangladesh’s one of the most disciplined startups lost the plot and a decade of operational excellence gave way to strategic overreach — and what it cost In early March 2026, news broke that Chaldal’s employees at its Jashore Hi-Tech Park facility had not been paid for three to four months. Several hundred workers staged […]
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