• 15 Nov, 2026

Startups in Bangladesh: Growth, Innovation & Entrepreneur Success

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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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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