“The ache for home lives in all of us”, writes American poet Maya Angelou in All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes. “The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” Everyone wants a home. Without our abode, we are rootless, always transient, and never belong. A secured house provides us […]
Sheba is a Dhaka-based on-demand service marketplace that connects households and businesses with the service provider companies and individuals under one platform so that users can compare and choose their ideal solution without going through the hassle of searching multiple websites or physical locations. Sheba started its journey in 2015. It is one of the […]
DataBird, a Dhaka-based technology holding company, sees this as its opportunity to build dominant tech enterprises and serve the market. The company currently has bets in four verticals: communication, online travel, online advertisement, and payments and describes itself as “the leading Internet group with products across online travel, news, keyboard, eReader, and lifestyle mobile applications.”
Fahim Siddique and Shourov Barua are co-founders of Ostad, a Dhaka-based education technology company that provides live online courses and skill development solutions. Ed-tech continues to gain popularity across markets. In Bangladesh, there has been a growing conversation around online education over the years and the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the growth. As computer technology […]
Dr. Faruqul Islam is the Founder of Unique Pain and Paralysis Centre, a Dhaka-based pain management and rehabilitation center that has built an excellent reputation in the space of physiotherapy within a short period of time with excellent patient service and quality care. Mr. Islam started his career at CRP where he worked in several […]
In less than two months, 3 new directives from Bangladesh Bank (2) and Finance Ministry (1) have been issued which will significantly change the MFS industry landscape within the next few years: Interoperability between MFSs and Banks Personal Retail Account Flat Cash-out Charge for All Government-to-Person Disbursement Let's take a closer look into each of […]
Recently we have interviewed Ishtiaque Sarwar, the founder and CEO of the online payment gateway aamarPay. In the interview, Ishtiaque Sarwar shared the story of how aamarPay was founded, its evolution, and how aamarPay has grown from a small operation to one of the leading platforms in the payment gateway space. The interview offers an […]
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