Global Tech Investment Trends in 2026 Where Capital Is Moving and Why

The global tech investment landscape has reached its third-highest levels on record, with total venture capital deployment ranging from $425-512 billion in 2025—a 30-47% surge from 2024. Artificial intelligence has…

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BRAC Bank launches Google Pay for Visa Credit Cardholders

BRAC Bank has introduced Google Pay for its Visa credit cardholders, enabling fast, secure, and contactless payments through Android smartphones in Bangladesh and abroad. With this launch, BRAC Bank Visa…

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Bangladesh’s Remittance Lifeline: How $30 Billion Averted Economic Crisis in 2025

Record remittance inflows of $30.32 billion in fiscal year 2024-25 transformed Bangladesh's economic trajectory, enabling the country to achieve its first current account surplus in eight years and rebuild foreign…

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Vodcast vs Short Ads: Which One Delivers Better ROI for Brands in 2026?

The marketing world has split into two camps, each armed with compelling data. On one side stand the advocates of vodcasts—video podcasts that combine the intimacy of audio storytelling with…

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Bangladesh’s Gig Economy: The Promise and Precarity of a Million-Worker Revolution

In a country where only one in three university graduates secures a formal job and unemployment benefits remain absent, more than one million Bangladeshis have turned to a new economic…

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PalmPay Secures Landmark Regulatory Approval in Bangladesh to Pilot Inclusive Smartphone Financing

PalmPay, one of the fastest-growing fintech platforms across emerging markets, has received official approval from Bangladesh Bank to run a one-year pilot program to finance the purchase of 10,000 smartphones.…

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BRAC Bank touches 1,72,502 lives in 2025 through CSR initiatives

BRAC Bank has positively impacted 1,72,502 lives across Bangladesh in 2025 through its impactful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. From women’s education and disability inclusion to climate adaptation and humanitarian…

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Sheikh Rakibul Karim Promoted to Managing Director and CEO of Guardian Life Insurance Limited

Sheikh Rakibul Karim, FCA, has been promoted to the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guardian Life Insurance Limited, following approval from the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA).…

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Osman Ershad Faiz has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dhaka Bank PLC

Dhaka Bank PLC welcomesthe Banking veteran Osman Ershad Faiz as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) on 11 January 2026. Faiz brings more than 30 years…

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What the 2025 Global Carbon Budget Reveals About Our Climate Future

Global carbon emission reduction has been a matter of concern for decades. Although many countries are already working on it, it still seems like a matter of a far-fetched dream…

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