How Bangladesh's youths are rediscovering social connection

Every Eid afternoon tells the same story in households across Dhaka. Several cousins gather in the drawing room, phones in hand, scrolling through feeds whilst sitting shoulder to shoulder. Someone suggests Uno, a card game. A few agree half-heartedly, but within twenty minutes, everyone's back on their screens. The carrom...

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PulseTech secures US$ 3.0m to transform Bangladesh's pharmaceutical supply chain

PulseTech, a B2B healthtech platform operating in Bangladesh, has successfully closed a US$ 3.0 million Pre-Series A funding round. The investment was co-led by Iterative and AVV, marking AVV's inaugural investment in the country. The capital will support PulseTech's ambitious plans to reshape pharmaceutical distribution across South and Southeast Asia.The...

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Bangladesh's bold undergrad founders

For university students with a business idea scribbled in a notebook or a prototype built in their hostel room, the wait is over. The Undergrad Startup Challenge 2025, Bangladesh's largest startup competition exclusively for undergraduate students, has officially opened registration.Organised by BRAC University's Entrepreneurship Development Forum (BUEDF), this year's competition...

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