Silicon Valley’s GFR Fund explores promising investment landscape

PriyoShop, a leading B2B marketplace and smart distribution platform in Bangladesh, recently hosted a momentous visit from its esteemed investor, GFR Fund. During the visit, Jeremy Lim, GFR's lead for emerging markets, met with the PriyoShop team, toured various PriyoShop sub-hubs, and engaged with customers and suppliers as part of GFR's

Girls just want to have funds!

In the bustling financial hub of Singapore, Rhea See, an early-stage fund manager, leads an accelerator platform dedicated to empowering women in technology. She firmly believes that investing in women transcends the conventional paradigm of merely ‘doing good.’ For Rhea, it represents a strategic move towards smart economics and game-changing innovation. “Many

UCB signs trust deed with Sandhani

UCB Asset Management Limited and Sandhani Life Insurance Company Limited have signed the trust deed of UCB Income Plus Fund, a press release said Thursday. The initial target of the fund is Tk 50 crore. Of this, UCB Asset Management has provided Tk 5 crore (10 percent of the initial

ICB hands over cheques to small investors

The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) handed over cheques worth T 30 crore to the affected small investors in the capital market from the Investment Fund on January 17, 2023, a press release said Wednesday. Managing Director of ICB Md. Abul Hossain, Chief Executive Officer of LankaBangla Securities Ltd. &

Premier Bank donates at PM’s fund

The Premier Bank Limited has donated Tk 4 crore to Prime Ministers Fund for providing housing facilities to the homeless, a press release said Sunday. Freedom Fighter, Dr. H.B.M Iqbal, chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, handed over the cheque to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the

SCC mayor opens Bholanando Uttoron TTC

 Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Ariful Haque Chowdhury inaugurated Bholanando Uttoron Technical training center in Sylhet recently. Uttoron project, funded by Chevron and implemented by Swisscontact, started the modernization of Bholanando Uttoron Technical Training Center through partnership with Sylhet City Corporation. According to Chevron, the training center located in the heart

UN chief appeals for more fund to preserve biodiversity

Developed countries must provide bold financial support for the countries of the Global South as custodians of the world's natural wealth, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said here on Tuesday. Addressing a ceremonial opening of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological

Robi seeks start-up proposals for r-ventures fund

Robi is seeking start-up proposals for the third edition of its flagship digital entrepreneurship platform, r-ventures, a press release said Wednesday. Participants can register their early-stage and growth-stage startups using this link: https://www.robi.com.bd/en/personal/r-ventures till 31st December. Robi has committed up to Tk 25 million as investment in the selected startups in r-ventures

India to contribute $500,000 to UN to counter terrorism

India will contribute half a million dollars to the United Nations' efforts to counter global terrorism as new and emerging technologies used by terror groups pose fresh threats to governments around the world, the foreign minister said on Saturday. The money will go toward the UN Trust Fund for Counter Terrorism