‘নিরাপদ কৃষি সম্মাননা ২০২৫’, ফিউচার স্টার্টআপ এবং খাস ফুড লিমিটেডের একটি যৌথ উদ্যোগ, যার মাধ্যমে আমরা বাংলাদেশে নিরাপদ খাদ্য ও কৃষিতে উল্লেখযোগ্য অবদান রাখা ২৫ জন ব্যক্তিকে স্বীকৃতি ও সম্মাননা প্রদান করব। আবেদন ও মনোনয়ন প্রক্রিয়া এখনই শুরু হয়েছে, আবেদন ও মনোনয়নের লিংক এখানে পাওয়া যাবে। এটির ইংরেজি ভার্সন এখানে পাওয়া যাবে। ফিউচার স্টার্টআপ, খাস […]
The Safe Agriculture Award 2025, a joint initiative by Future Startup and Khaas Food Ltd, aims to recognize and celebrate 25 outstanding individuals making significant contributions to food safety and sustainable agriculture in Bangladesh. Applications and nominations are open now.
When Zeeshan Khurshed Mazumder first appeared in our pages in 2019, his company, BeshiDeshi, was a fledgling one-year-old e-commerce platform with 350 artisans and 12,000 products. Five years later, we find an organization transformed. What began as a modest online marketplace has evolved into a comprehensive ecosystem supporting 4,000 craftspeople across Bangladesh and more than […]
Lessons from companies that ignored complexity and focused on fundamentals. Common sense is often the first casualty in the pursuit of business success. Entrepreneurs chase shiny trends, overengineered solutions, or fixate on vanity metrics, only to wonder why their ventures fail. The stories of successful companies often show that the most enduring companies stick to […]
What if the most undervalued asset in your entrepreneurial toolkit isn’t your skillset, network, or even your idea—it’s your life itself and the challenges you and your business encounter? Consider Rayana Hossian, founder of the fast-growing furniture brand ISHO. Her journey—from studying architecture in Toronto to Harvard’s innovation-focused design program—wasn’t a linear path to entrepreneurship. […]
On April 9th, 2024, Bangladesh’s ShopUp and Saudi-based Sary announced a merger to form SILQ Group, a cross-regional B2B commerce titan targeting the Gulf and Asian markets. Backed by $110 million from Sanabil Investments (a Saudi PIF subsidiary) and Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, the deal underscores a growing trend: startups are increasingly turning to mergers […]
When ShopUp launched in 2016, it identified a specific niche: helping small businesses selling through Facebook—known as f-commerce entrepreneurs—overcome fundamental operational challenges. The startup provided tools that automated order management, streamlined promotion, and facilitated delivery for these merchants, all through clever integration with Facebook Messenger. For these early customers, ShopUp's solution was comprehensive. It allowed […]
In a compelling address at the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025, held in Dhaka between April 7 and 10, Ashik Chowdhury, Executive Chairman of BIDA and BEZA, outlined an ambitious vision for the country's economic future. His speech, which has since gone viral, presented a roadmap for transforming Bangladesh into a regional manufacturing powerhouse by 2035. […]
The interim government's ambitious Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 shows promise and a nation eager to redefine itself on the global economic stage but faces significant challenges in transforming pledges into actual capital flows.
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