Former Cricketer and serial venture capitalist Mahela Jayawardene have co-founded ‘Dygisec’, a next-gen technology company focused on cloud security compliance for the South Asian markets including Bangladesh.

Mokam, an initiative of ShopUp, has recently organized an event called 'Mokam Poribarmela, to celebrate the contribution of the retailers, wholesalers, and partners.

Bangladesh-based renewable energy start-up SOLshare has been awarded a $120,000 cash prize along with a $364,000 fund for investment by EIT InnoEnergy, the world’s largest sustainable energy engine, to support expansion of SOLshare’s pioneering peer-to-peer solar trading platform.

Accelerate Bangladesh, an investment readiness programme by BetterStories Limited and Bangladesh Angels Network in collaboration with Bridge for Billions and Biniyog Briddhi, has been launched via a virtual webinar.

A programme focusing on startups is held in Chittagong for young entrepreneurs and students under the banner of Startup Talk Chattogram.

Bicycle-rental service JoBike, which would allow riders to rent a bike from one's smartphone, is set to roll out operations within the next three months at public universities with a view to providing economical and environment-friendly mode of transport for students.

The government yesterday launched a mobile application to ensure quality labour management in the industrial sector.

Praava Health announces a partnership with Narayana Health Hospitals, a leading/award-winning network of hospitals in India, to expand access to consultation and diagnostics. Through this partnership, patients visiting Praava will have the option to consult with over 30 specialists at Narayana, including cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, oncologists, neurologists and neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, nephrologists and urologists, and gastroenterologists.

A book on entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem development, which focuses on the Bangladeshi prospective youth entrepreneurs, is unveiled.

A Software Technology Park is inaugurated that will prioritise start-up businesses in the information technology (IT) sector of Bangladesh.

Dhakafoodies, a popular food review and restaurant search portal based in Dhaka, will launch Dhaka Restaurant Week at the end of this month.

Six new projects by young entrepreneurs were approved at the 71st Social Business Design Lab in the capital yesterday.

United Power Generation and Distribution Company is set to make its share trading debut on the Dhaka and Chittagong stock