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GoZayaan has appointed former foreign secretary Farooq Sobhan as the first chairman of its Bangladesh operations, bringing a veteran diplomat and policymaker into the leadership of one of Bangladesh's better-known travel-tech companies, first reported by TBS. The appointment comes as GoZayaan expands beyond its original online travel business. The company is building Hometown, a platform […]

On September 10, 2026, Bangladesh's marketing and branding community gathered on a Facebook Live event for the AI for Marketers Summit, organized by iDEAN Consulting. The Facebook Live event featured Professor Philip Kotler in a conversation moderated by Mark Anupom Mollick, Founder and Executive Consultant of iDEAN Consulting, alongside Professor Dr. Waldemar Pfoertsch, co-author of […]

Hi there, I’m Ruhul, and this is Future Startup Letter, a weekly selection of stories, ideas, and conversations about business, entrepreneurship, technology, and the people building in Bangladesh and beyond. Here are this week’s reads. 1. ViewSense Wants to Rethink Bangladesh’s Ad-Tech Market Bangladesh’s digital advertising market has grown rapidly, but the infrastructure underneath remains […]

ViewSense is building an ad-tech and communications platform combining media, PR, data, and AI to help brands reach the right audiences and make better advertising decisions.

SupportKori started as a local tipping platform. Founder Montakim Al Moeid explains how he is building creator monetization infrastructure around Bangladesh’s payment rails.