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A woman entrepreneur in Rangpur city selling hand-worked clothes through a Facebook page
Retail & wholesaleRangpur
A woman in Rangpur began selling hand-stitched clothes through a Facebook page in 2021. After losing about Tk 45,000 to a fraud, she restarted in 2023 and now sells Tk 3-4 lakh a month, with more than 50 women working with her.
A mushroom grower in Rangpur city, a young polytechnic diploma-holder
Agriculture & farmingRangpur
A young man in Rangpur sold his studio and equipment to pay for his mother's treatment. He began mushroom farming in 2022 from YouTube videos and lost all his first cylinders; after training he restarted and now makes Tk 60-70 thousand profit a month from fresh mushrooms, spawn and food products.
A woman farmer and entrepreneur in Ghonabari village, Patgram, Lalmonirhat
Agriculture & farmingLalmonirhat
A woman farmer in Patgram, Lalmonirhat planted maize in the same 1.5-acre field about a month after planting potatoes. The potato crop cost about Tk 90,000, and she plans three crops a year: potato, maize and aman rice.
A shopkeeper couple in Panjia village, Keshabpur, Jashore
Food processingJashore
A shopkeeper in Keshabpur who could not get company ice cream began making his own. Plain milk-and-sugar ice cream did not sell; after his wife suggested adding cashews, raisins, sandesh and cream, sales shot up.
A fishing-bait maker in the Thakurmara area of Rajshahi, a young man who returned from abroad
Retail & wholesaleRajshahi
A young man from Rajshahi began in 2018 when an amateur angler sent him Tk 2,000 to make baits. His home-premises factory now makes 14 types of bait, sold across Bangladesh and exported to several countries.
A young dairy farmer in Chakaria, Cox's Bazar, with a master's degree
Agriculture & farmingCox's Bazar
A young man from Chakaria, Cox's Bazar, chose a dairy farm over a job after his master's degree. Starting with two animals, his farm now has 20 cattle and leaves about Tk 11 lakh a year after costs.
The owner of a biryani and pulao shop in Naogaon town
Food processingNaogaon
A biryani and pulao shop in Naogaon town began with dal, roti and tea. After a first batch of pulao from 2 kg of rice in 1980 sold out, it grew step by step and now employs 22 people.
A toy-bird maker and seller from Keshabpur, Jashore
Retail & wholesaleJashore
A craftsman from Keshabpur, Jashore, has made foam toy birds for 17 years. Selling them wholesale at Tk 7 each, he keeps Tk 60-65 thousand a month after costs. After failing at other businesses he settled on this one.
A homemaker in Rangunia, Chattogram, selling ground spices online
Food processingChattogram
A homemaker in Rangunia started selling ground spices on Facebook with Tk 8,000 saved during Covid. She now has over 500 regular buyers and has sold at least Tk 40 lakh worth of goods.
A returned-migrant quail farmer and hatchery owner in Sakhipur, Tangail
Agriculture & farmingTangail
A returned migrant in Sakhipur started a quail farm in 2012 with 500 chicks. After Covid losses he opened a hatchery in 2023 and now sells about 2 lakh chicks a month, earning Tk 3-5 lakh.
A lemon farmer in Shalikha upazila, Magura
Agriculture & farmingMagura
A farmer in Shalikha, Magura, planted 250 seedless lemon saplings in early 2019 at a first-year cost of about Tk 1 lakh. Fruiting from the next year, he now sells about Tk 10,000 of lemons a week.
A young farm-product entrepreneur from Baraigram, Natore
Digital & B2B servicesNatore
A young man from Natore started selling mangoes online in 2017 with just Tk 600 and now sells over 300 products through four outlets with 47 staff, about Tk 1 crore a month. One outlet had to close during Covid.
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