Valor of Bangladesh, a platform dedicated to bringing together country leaders from all possible sectors, recently started its journey. Its debut endeavor, ‘Strategy Summit 2021’ with the theme ‘In pursuit of A Better Tomorrow’, presented by Mutual Trust Bank, powered by IPDC Finance, supported by Ispahani Group, in association with Zahedee Foundation, featured 12 sessions, each of them featuring a crucial topic relevant to Bangladesh’s future with national icons shedding light upon them. One of them was youth transformation, which had Lighthouse Bangladesh as panel associate.

Football sensation and Bangladesh national team skipper, Jamal Bhuyan continues to be the brand ambassador for Sprint Active for the second consecutive year. In a signing ceremony organized at Intercontinental Hotel, Dhaka on 19th May 2021, he signed the agreement contract in presence of officials from Apex including Ibn Abu Zaed, Head of Brands, Md. Jashim Uddin, Assistant Manager (Brand & Marketing), and Pranta Chandra Shil, Brand Executive.

The celebration will gather together leading marketing experts in a one-day conference to share global insights about the marketing industry, with keynote speeches, real-life case studies, and interactive sessions with Q&As. Mr. Prof. Boojong Kim, President AMF will start the day with his opening remarks. Father of modern marketing Philip Kotler will address the participants of the conference. Harmawan Kartajaya, Founder of AMF will share the keynote on the theme of marketing day. The Conference will also have Prof. Yongjin Kim, President, Asia Council for Small Business (ACSB) for the 2nd keynote session of the day.

Imo has recently introduced a new feature ‘Multiple Account Support,’ where users can seamlessly switch between multiple accounts using one handset and log in to their respective Imo account safely and seamlessly. The new feature, specifically launched for Bangladeshi users, enables individuals and families that share one mobile device to access their Imo accounts with greater ease.

Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network (SBN) Bangladesh co-convened by Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an innovation challenge for rising youth entrepreneurs to bring disruptive innovation in the urban food system titled as ‘Food Frontiers, Urban Food System Innovation Challenge, 2021’. The application submission will end on 3rd June, 2021. The winners of this competition will get pre-seed funding of a maximum of USD 15000 to implement their business ideas through grant and infrastructure support.

The 1st Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Taufika Foods and Agro Industries Ltd. was held on 24th May 2021 through virtual platform.

Bangladeshi medicine delivery startup Arogga has secured $200k seed funding from new angel investors, and follow-on investment from Dubai-based Falcon Network.

Realme has launched the new Realme 8 Pro along with Buds Air 2 & Buds Air 2 Neo – through an online launch event on 24 May 2021.

upay, a leading mobile financial service provider in the country today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Land facilitating the citizens of Bangladesh to pay different land-related fees through upay.

DataBird, Bangladesh's leading Internet group, recently raised $3 million in funding led by Skycatcher, a global Internet and software investor. Previously, the company raised a Seed round of $4m in 2018.

Expressing his feelings as the brand ambassador, Tamim Iqbal said, ‘SMC Plus is the first ever electrolyte drink in Bangladesh. As a sportsman I always try to keep my body rehydrated, it feels good to be associated with a product that is rich in essential electrolytes and works to relieve dehydration and fatigue.'

University of Asia Pacific (UAP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ondokuz Mayis University (OMU), Turkey on 20th May 2021. Prof. Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud, Acting Vice Chancellor, UAP, and Prof. Dr. Yavuz Unal, Rector, OMU, signed the MoU on behalf of their respective institutions through an online MoU signing ceremony.

The Facebook Journalism Project and Reuters have partnered to launch an online training program, Reuters Digital Journalism Course. The program aims to support journalists in nine countries across the Asia Pacific, including Bangladesh, to build a strong foundation in digital reporting and editing.

Walton has launched its new smartphone ‘Primo R8’. The mid range device comes with attractive features like powerful processor, large display, dual camera, powerful battery, RAM-ROM and Type-C charging port.

icddr,b has selected sa.global and Genex Infosys Limited to implement Microsoft Dynamics 365 in order to integrate its business processes and information systems into a single technology platform. Both, sa.global and Genex Infosys are Microsoft Gold Partners and providers of Microsoft Dynamics 365 business applications and cloud services. Starting from May 2021, the companies will jointly implement the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for icddr,b.

Members of Board of Trustees (BoT), North South University (NSU) prayed for Late A. B. M. Kamal Uddin Khan on his 14th Death Anniversary on 20 May 2021. Late A. B. M. Kamal Uddin Khan was a founder life member of the North South University (NSU) Foundation, now changed to North South Foundation, which established and administered NSU, now run by North South University (NSU) Trust.

One of the biggest business case competitions from Chittagong, ACC Presents BIZ STAR: Season III Powered by Chittagong Dine, just concluded with its prize giving ceremony on Saturday, 8th May. The Grand Finale took place virtually on Friday, May 7, 2021 amidst much apprehension and ceremonial, where the seven finalist teams involved in the ultimate challenge for a taste of triumph.

Grameenphone, in association with The Daily Star, is going to jointly organize a webinar titled ‘Accelerating Digital Transformation During Challenging Times’ tomorrow on May 17, 2021, on the occasion of ‘World Telecommunication and Information Society Day’.

Dekko ISHO Group, a diverse business conglomerate and market leader in various industries in Bangladesh, has invested in Markopolo.ai as an institutional investor in their pre-seed round. The signing ceremony was attended by Prottoy Hossain, Director, of Dekko Isho Group along with the founders of Markopolo, Tasfia Tasbin, CEO, Rubaiyat Farhan, COO, and Zaman, CTO. Markopolo.ai, a deep tech startup headquartered in Delaware, USA, provides businesses a cloud-based software which can put their digital advertising on autopilot.

Samsung Bangladesh and The Daily Star have launched a campaign on May 10, 2021, through an interesting short video of a delivery man’s day-to-day life. The campaign name is ‘Shikhore Othar Prottoy – Stories of Life Maximizers.’