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Future Startup’s Top 20 eCommerce Stories Of 2018

It's always fascinating to take a moment to look back and reflect and see which of our stories have resonated with our readers and made a difference in the world of business and technology in Dhaka.

Here are our top 20 most popular eCommerce Stories of 2018 featuring leading ecommerce players in Bangladesh such as Walton, Chaldal, Meena Bazar, Dorpon, Shwapno, Ajkerdeal, Pickaboo, Backpack, Shadmart:

20. How Cookups Is Slowly Building An Ecosystem Around Safe Food With Namira Hossain and Misha Ali, Founders, Cookups

Cookups team
Cookups team

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19. What’s Next For HungryNaki: An Interview With Ahmad AD, Co-founder and CEO, HungryNaki

Ahmad Ad
Ahmad Ad

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18. From Side Project To A Wildly Successful Travel Business: An Interview With Kashef Rahman, Founder and CEO, TBBD

Kashef Rahman & Sadia Haque
Kashef Rahman & Sadia Haque

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17. How Truck Lagbe Is Taking On An Age-old Transportation Industry: An Interview With Anayet Rashid, Founder and CEO, Truck Lagbe

Anayet Rashid
Anayet Rashid

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16. Khaas Food Co-founder Habibul Mustafa On Khaas Food’s Challenges and Long-Term Strategic Direction, Safe Food Business, And Lessons On Entrepreneurship

A.M.M Habibul Mustafa
A.M.M Habibul Mustafa

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15. Flight Expert’s Growing B2B Business And The Business of Travel in Bangladesh: An Interview With Saeed Ahmed, CCO, Flight Expert

Saeed Ahmed
Saeed Ahmed of Flight Expert

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14. Foodpeon’s Journey From One-man-show To A Sustainable Operation With Mahdy Hasan, Founder and CEO, Food Peon

Future Startup’s Top 20 eCommerce Stories Of 2018
Mahdy Hasan

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13. How Restaurant Discovery Startup Harriken Is Going Beyond Discovery With Adeeb Shams, Founder and CEO, Harriken

Adeeb Shams
Adeeb Shams

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12. How REPTO Has Become A Revenue-first Online Education Company In Bangladesh With Ishtiyak Sheyam, CEO, REPTO

Ishtiyak Sheyam
Ishtiyak Sheyam

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11. Inside Walton’s Renewed eCommerce Growth Plan: An Interview With Md. Tanvir Rahman, ED, Shipping & Logistics, Walton Group

Tanvir Rahman, Walton Group
Tanvir Rahman, Walton Group

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10. How Styline Collection Has Become A Leader In Modest Fashion In Bangladesh: An Interview With Khobaib Chowdhury, Founder, Styline Collection

Khobaib Chowdhury
Khobaib Chowdhury

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9. Engineering Reliable Solutions For Complex Problems Like Grocery, Transportation, and Logistics At Chaldal With Tejas Viswanath, CTO, Chaldal

Tejas Viswanath
Tejas Viswanath

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8. Meena Bazar Brand, and Meena Bazar’s eCommerce Strategy With Ahmed Shoyeb Iqbal, GM, Brand, Communication, and Business Development, Meena Bazar

Ahmed Shoyeb Iqbal
Ahmed Shoyeb Iqbal

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7. How Dorpon Plans To Empower Artisans And Craftsmen And Build A Winning Business In The Process With Firoz A Khan, CEO, Dorpon

Firoz A Khan
Firoz A Khan

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6. Inside Shwapno’s Plan To Build A Hyperlocal eCommerce Business: An Interview With Saiful Alam, Business Director, And Ayaz Aziz, Business Manager, E-commerce, ACI Logistics

Ayaz Aziz and Saiful Alam of ACI Logistics [From Left to right)
Ayaz Aziz and Saiful Alam of ACI Logistics [From Left to right)

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5. Future Of Bdjobs.com, Ajkerdeal’s Mobile-first Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Life: An Interview With Fahim Mashroor, Founder and CEO, Bdjobs and Ajkerdeal

Fahim Mashroor
Fahim Mashroor

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4. Chaldal’s Renewed Growth Push Takes It To New Territories, And Chaldal’s Future: An Interview With Zia Ashraf, COO, Chaldal

Zia Ashraf
Zia Ashraf of Chaldal

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3. Pickaboo Expands, Pickaboo’s Strategy and Ambition

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Pickaboo Logo

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2. How Backpack Is Changing Both Shopping And Travel

Part of Backpack team
Part of Backpack team

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1. Shadmart, Entrepreneurship, And eCommerce: An Interview With Shadman Sakib, Co-Founder and CEO, Shadmart

Shadman Sakib giving a briefing to when Shadmart expanded the team
Shadman Sakib giving a briefing to when Shadmart expanded its team

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Mohammad Ruhul Kader is a Dhaka-based entrepreneur and writer. He founded Future Startup, a digital publication covering the startup and technology scene in Dhaka with an ambition to transform Bangladesh through entrepreneurship and innovation. He writes about internet business, strategy, technology, and society. He is the author of Rethinking Failure. His writings have been published in almost all major national dailies in Bangladesh including DT, FE, etc. Prior to FS, he worked for a local conglomerate where he helped start a social enterprise. Ruhul is a 2022 winner of Emergent Ventures, a fellowship and grant program from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He can be reached at [email protected]

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