Bangladeshi-born founder’s startup raises $51 million in series B

Fasset, a Los Angeles-headquartered banking and investment platform focused on emerging markets, has closed a $51 million Series B funding round, in what has been reported as the largest payments Series B globally in 2026.
19 May 2026, 15:14 PM

Nectar Social raises $30 million Series A to build AI operating system for marketing teams

Nectar Social, an AI-powered platform that automates marketing workflows across social media, creator management, and commerce, has raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, which was established in partnership with Anthropic.
19 May 2026, 15:08 PM

Strong IXPs, local content and digital trust will shape Bangladesh’s internet future: Warren Finch

Warren Finch, an internet infrastructure specialist and trainer with more than three decades of experience in information technology, says Bangladesh’s digital future will depend on stronger internet exchange points, local content hosting, resilient networks and public trust.
19 May 2026, 15:02 PM

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18 May 2026, 15:47 PM

Treading the tightrope of AI usage in research

By 2026, AI has become one of the most pervasive acronyms in everyday speech, worked into nearly every piece of software and industry. What began with trivial uses such as writing essays or counting letters has now expanded into research, the very engine of human intellectual progress.
11 May 2026, 18:57 PM

Parker, fintech startup backed by Y Combinator, files for bankruptcy after raising over $200 million

Parker, a US-based fintech startup offering corporate credit cards and banking services for e-commerce businesses, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and is widely reported to have shut down, in one of the more notable collapses in the sector in recent years.
11 May 2026, 18:47 PM

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10 May 2026, 14:23 PM

This website lets you compare salaries in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh’s job market, salary information rarely circulates in the open. Candidates are often expected to negotiate, justify expectations and make career decisions with limited visibility into what roles actually pay.
5 May 2026, 23:27 PM

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3 May 2026, 20:44 PM

Breaking into investment banking in the US

For Bangladeshi professionals hoping to make a similar move, his experience offers a practical look at what investment banking involves, how MBA recruitment works, and what it takes to build a sustainable career in a demanding industry.
28 April 2026, 13:30 PM

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26 April 2026, 14:02 PM

Women entrepreneurs could power Bangladesh’s renewable energy transition

A mix of financial innovation, targeted outreach, community engagement, and risk-sharing will be essential if more women are to participate in renewable energy enterprises.
21 April 2026, 13:46 PM

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19 April 2026, 15:01 PM

Breaking into tech in the US

For mid-career professionals from non-STEM backgrounds, breaking into that ecosystem is often less about learning to code and more about understanding how to position existing experience, build the right skills, and navigate a highly competitive hiring market.
14 April 2026, 10:45 AM

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12 April 2026, 12:59 PM

How we learn from work and what we often miss

The idea of “learning from execution” challenges the tendency to treat results as self-explanatory and argues that without deliberate analysis, both success and failure can mislead.
8 April 2026, 13:22 PM

The rise of D2C in Bangladesh

Walk through any university campus, scroll through Instagram shops, or browse local marketplaces, and one pattern becomes clear: Bangladesh is not just seeing more startups, it is seeing the birth of its first generation of direct-to-consumer brands.
8 April 2026, 10:36 AM

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29 March 2026, 13:18 PM

The startup world says it wants women founders. So why doesn’t it trust them?

Bangladesh is very fond of the idea of the woman founder. She appears everywhere the ecosystem likes to flatter itself: on panels, in annual reports, in donor presentations, in the language of “inclusion” and “progress”.
10 March 2026, 10:54 AM

Human advantage in workplace remains critical, study finds

As artificial intelligence transforms how work gets done, organisations that prioritise human-centric approaches are significantly more likely to see returns on their investments, according to financial consulting firm Deloitte's 2026 Global Human Capital Trends report.
8 March 2026, 15:41 PM