Start Fund Bangladesh (SFB) is a £10m rapid emergency response fund that was created in 2017 with support from UK Aid. Modelled on the Start Network’s successful Start Fund, which activates funding within 72 hours of a crisis alert, it fills a crucial gap in humanitarian funding. It is accessible to local, national, and international member non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in Bangladesh to respond early to under the radar emergencies.

Walton has launched its new smartphone ‘Primo NF5’, featuring a large screen with triple rear cameras.

Realme has officially launched the Realme Narzo 30A through an online launching event held on Sunday, March 21, 2021. The price of this phone has been fixed at BDT 12,990.

A meeting between Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Bangladesh and the Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE) Center of the University of Dhaka was held at Vice Chancellor’s office on 21st March 2021. The objective of the meeting was to discuss the initiation of a government level bilateral project titled “Capacity Building of Universities in Bangladesh to Promote Youth Entrepreneurship”. This project, under the ministry of education will be implemented by the University of Dhaka in collaboration with the KOICA Bangladesh and a consortium comprising of Korea Productivity Center (KPC) and Korea Polytechnic University.

The first private university and the number one ranked private university of Bangladesh, North South University (NSU) organized “Inauguration Ceremony of the Bangabandhu and Liberation War Corner at NSU Central Library and Launching of NSU Research Excellent Award 2021” in part of the birth centenary celebration of greatest Bengali of all time, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 18 March (Thursday) 2021.

Alesha Mart Ltd., a leading E-commerce company in Bangladesh, announced on March 19 that it has signed up as the title sponsor for Bangladesh’s upcoming tour of New Zealand. Starting 20th March, the “Alesha Mart Cup Bangladesh tour of New Zealand ODI/T20I Series”, will see the Blackcaps host Bangladesh for 3 one day internationals and 3 T20 internationals. The deal with the NZC will grant Alesha Mart (which is part of the Alesha Group) a strong on-ground presence across venues throughout the tour as well as exposure during the live broadcast.

Xiaomi today announced the launch of the tenth generation of their Redmi Note series in Bangladesh. The brand introduced two smartphones under the series—Redmi Note 10 Pro and Redmi Note 10.

The curtains go down for the biggest online techfest of the year, "JoyJatra’50 Techfest powered by ACME, co-powered by Optimax Communications Ltd." hosted by the Robotics Club of BRAC University (ROBU). This event is organized celebrating the technological advancement that the whole country has achieved in its 50 years. The main goal of this event is to provide a platform to the young minds of the country to showcase their technological prowess and creative thinking.

Samsung Bangladesh has introduced the Galaxy A12 in the Bangladesh market. The presale has started in Pickaboo, and it will continue until March 19, 2021.

The Hult Prize Foundation announced that SOYNIC, a soya protein food brand planned by the team Gambit has been shortlisted for the 2021 Hult Prize US1M Challenge regional final round. Md. Sabit Shahriar Haque, Snehashis Roy, Tahsin Rahman and Tofiquel Haque Toha are the members of Team Gambit of Ahsanullah University. In partnership with the United Nations Office of Partnerships, the Hult Prize Foundation organizes the world’s largest startup program aimed at social impact. It offers a grand startup prize of US$1,000,000 awarded by President Bill Clinton at the United Nations Headquarters on an annual basis. Their Team Gambit has beaten the odds, outperforming a record number of 350,000 program participants who began the journey this past fall. “It’s an amazing experience being selected for the next round, and we truly believe our idea can and will change the world”, said SOYNIC team member Snehashis.

As part of its celebrations for Bangladesh’s 50th anniversary of independence, Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) inaugurated the virtual Global Youth Climate Summit, in partnership with the California-based Foundation for Climate Restoration, Resilient Markets, and the Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge, on March 11.

IDLC Finance Limited and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed a memorandum of understanding on March 10th, 2021 to improve maternal, neonatal health rights and nutrition in the tea gardens of Sylhet. Under this partnership, IDLC will support renovation of the tea gardens’ health facility with water and sanitation and hygiene (WASH) block and provide necessary medical equipment’s and logistics in seven tea gardens. UNICEF will ensure capacity building of the tea garden health service providers with necessary training in order to connect the tea gardens’ health facilities with the government system for better services and sustainability.

Popular musician turned actor Tahsan Khan has been appointed as the ‘Face of Evaly’. Tahsan will remain as the ‘Face’ for the country's top ecommerce marketplace evaly.com.bd for the next two years.

Stillfront Group, a Swedish publicly listed game company acquired 100% shares of Moonfrog Labs and its subsidiary Dhaka based - Ulka Games Limited. 91% shares had been transferred for USD 90 Million. Rest will be transferred over the next three years and payouts will be according to the performance of the studios.

On the occasion of World Kidney Day on 11th March, the United Hospital Renal Care Center organized a patient forum with kidney patients entitled 'Staying Well with Kidney Disease'.

Government, private, and development sector come together for the first time under the "FutureNation" coalition to accelerate the economic growth of Bangladesh after the COVID pandemic by enabling youth for a demographic dividend.

Doreen Hotels & Resorts has organized nine days of festivities full of happiness, fun and delicious delicacies. From Friday March 12 until Saturday March 20 between 6.30 pm and 10.30 pm indulge in live cooking stations and food featuring Chef Kaique’s signature dishes that include grilled beef tenderloin on fresh herbs and wild mushroom sauce, Chef Kaique signature cheese french fries, Phuket black pepper fish, cream chicken pot pie, garlic king shrimp on lemon sauce, vegetable jhal freigi, chicken rashmi kabab, Afghanistan beef kabab, Arabic lamb kofta kebab, crème brûlée, homemade fruits tart, classic tiramisu , orange panna cotta, pavlova, chocolate éclairs and many more.

To commemorate International Women’s Day 2021, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are organising a number of events, including dialogue, and TV talk show on, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”.

TrailBlazer, the signature event of Bangladesh Agricultural University Career Club takes place with the participation of the students of Bangladesh Agricultural University funded by the Dutch project “Development of an Entrepreneurial Eco-System at BAU”. This is one of the most celebrated programs in BAU which is nurturing potential entrepreneurs within the campus since its introduction by BAUCC in 2018. Following the tradition of previous years, TrailBlazer 3.0 was presented by BAUCC this year. The business case battle started on 5th January, 2020 and continued till 27th of February, 2020 concluded with the finals and ending ceremony on the same day. The event mostly took place online unlike the finals which took place offline in BAU campus on the 27th.

NUBDians is a platform working to facilitate the skill building of National University students. Initiated by Md. Palash Sakal, the platform hosts workshops, skill-development sessions, and other interactive activities.