• 15 Nov, 2026

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Nagad: A Game Changer in Bangladeshi Digital Financial Services

Nagad, the Bangladesh Post Office's digital financial service, became the country's second-largest mobile money platform after its 2019 launch — yet it never won a full Bangladesh Bank licence, and since August 2024 it has been run by a central bank administrator amid fraud allegations its founder is contesting in court.

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bKash: Revolutionizing Mobile Financial Services in Bangladesh

bKash, launched on 21 July 2011 as a BRAC Bank subsidiary, is Bangladesh's largest mobile financial service — 82 million verified customers at the end of 2025, over 350,000 agents, investment from the IFC, Gates Foundation, Ant Group and SoftBank, and a record net profit of Tk 661 crore in 2025.

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Bengal Group of Industries: A Premier Conglomerate of Bangladesh

Bengal Group of Industries, founded in 1969 by Morshed Alam, is a Bangladeshi conglomerate built on plastics, with interests spanning food, cement, media and banking. This profile covers its history, businesses, finances and its post-2024 crisis, including the chairman's imprisonment and the Swiss Tower sale.

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Globe Janakantha Shilpa Paribar: A Conglomerate Leading the Way

Globe Janakantha Shilpa Paribar, founded in 1969 by Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud, is the Bangladeshi group behind the Daily Janakantha newspaper and Globe Insecticides. This profile covers its history, businesses, loan record and the contested control of its newspaper — and is not about the unrelated Globe Pharmaceuticals group.

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