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.’

Starting now, users can use bKash on the foodpanda platform. In order to do this, customers have to add their bKash account details to their list of saved payment methods. Once their account details have been added, customers are free to go cashless as they wish.

Due to the second wave of the pandemic, people on the underprivileged end of the society are suffering terribly. Many have lost their sources of livelihood, while others have run out of the meagre savings that they had. An ominous cloud hangs over them, with uncertainty and hopelessness accumulating with every passing day. The ones who seem to suffer the most are the underprivileged children. With schools shut down and parents being thrown into the cusps of poverty, these children barely have any anticipation for Eid-ul-Fitr. Unlike their peers, these underprivileged children cannot afford to buy a new dress, or even have a day of celebration. This is what IPDC Finance and Mission Save Bangladesh (MSB) wanted to alleviate.

We often think the louder person with the more authoritative appearance with a pushy attitude wins in negotiations. Although some do prioritize physical appearance in others; to some extent people judge a book by its cover, but in the long run it’s information that helps us win on the table.

Bangladesh Cancer Aid Trust - BANCAT distributed staples among cancer patients at National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital (NICRH). The staple are sponsored by IPDC Finance Limited and will support 250 underserved cancer patients’ families for a month.