Microfinance is one of Bangladesh’s most recognisable contributions to global development thinking. At its simplest, microfinance means providing small-scale financial services — chiefly small loans, savings, and related support — to people who fall outside the reach of conventional banking. Instead of demanding collateral, land documents, or a salary certificate, microfinance institutions (MFIs) lend on…
Freight forwarding is the engine behind international trade, even though most people never see it. A freight forwarder is a specialist that arranges the movement of goods across borders on behalf of importers and exporters — coordinating transport by air, sea, road, or rail, handling documentation, arranging customs clearance, and managing the many moving parts…
Electric bikes have moved from a niche curiosity to a visible part of Bangladesh’s roads in a short span of time. Rising fuel prices, worsening traffic, growing environmental awareness, and government interest in greener transport have all pushed more riders — students, office-goers, delivery workers, and small business owners — toward battery-powered two-wheelers. What was…
Not long ago, paying for anything in Bangladesh meant one thing: cash. Salaries arrived in envelopes, rickshaw fares in coins, and sending money to family in the village meant trusting a bus driver or waiting for a relative to travel. Today, a huge share of those same payments happens through a phone — money sent…
Investing in the share market begins with a broker. A stock brokerage firm is a licensed intermediary that lets investors buy and sell shares on a stock exchange — you cannot trade directly on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) or Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) as an individual, so a broker acts on your behalf. The…
Fintech — short for financial technology — refers to companies that use technology to deliver financial services more efficiently than traditional methods allow. In practice, it covers everything from sending money on a mobile phone and paying a utility bill through an app, to the payment gateway quietly processing an online purchase and the digital…
Filing an income tax return is one of those responsibilities that many people put off, often because it seems complicated. In reality, it is a basic civic and legal duty for those required to file, and it matters for practical reasons too. A filed return produces official proof of your tax compliance — commonly needed…
Manufacturing companies build real things — garments, steel, furniture, food products, machinery. Yet many excellent manufacturers remain nearly invisible in the place where modern buyers actually look for suppliers: online. A procurement manager searching for a packaging supplier, an international buyer researching factories, a distributor comparing brands — all of them start with a search…
An easy bike is a battery-powered, three-wheeled vehicle that has become one of the most common sights on Bangladeshi roads. Built around an electric motor and a rechargeable battery pack, it carries passengers or light cargo over short distances without burning any fuel. Many people also know it by other local names, including electric auto-rickshaw,…
The phrase “BUET Auto Rickshaw” has become increasingly common in Bangladesh’s transport conversations, but it is often misunderstood. In simple terms, it usually refers to a battery-powered three-wheeler built using — or inspired by — a safer, standardised auto-rickshaw design developed by a research team at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). The…