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A fish farmer in Chandanaish, Chattogram, as reported by Desh Rupantor
Agriculture & farmingChattogram
A Chandanaish, Chattogram fish farmer stocked six ponds with loans from banks, NGOs and relatives. Days before sale, the 2026 flood washed most fish away, leaving him unable to repay.
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A returnee migrant pangas farmer in Sakhipur, Tangail, as reported by Prothom Alo
Agriculture & farmingTangail
A Sakhipur, Tangail farmer who returned after 13 years in Singapore started pangas in five leased ponds and now farms 12 ponds on 40 acres. In 2021 he sold about Tk 5 crore of fish and earned about Tk 1 crore after costs.
Three partners behind a Mohakhali burger brand, as reported by The Financial Express
Food processingDhaka
Three young men's roadside burger cart closed after 2016 over its location, but a proper outlet in 2017 grew to 14 outlets in six years; they credit steady quality and value pricing.
A shutki venture run by a group of friends in Cox's Bazar, as reported by The Business Standard
Food processingCox's Bazar
In 2019 a group of friends in Cox's Bazar began making hygienic shutki in an electric dryer; energy costs kept them from matching open-air producers on price, and they stopped in 2023.
A shutki entrepreneur in Maheshkhali, Cox's Bazar, as reported by The Business Standard
Food processingCox's Bazar
A Maheshkhali entrepreneur dries fish in the sun on racks covered with mosquito nets and plastic, then vacuum-packs it; such 'organic' churi shutki sells for nearly twice the regular price.
The co-founder of a Dhaka burger chain, as reported by The Business Standard
Food processingDhaka
A chain that sparked Dhaka's burger craze a decade ago opened 14 branches and one in Sri Lanka, but lost ground in Dhaka to copycats, lost student locations and shifting tastes; Chattogram still does well.
Two IBA-graduate founders of a Dhaka catering firm, as reported by The Business Standard
Food processingDhaka
A Dhaka caterer started in 2016 by two IBA graduates grew quickly by leaning on corporate events, publishing its prices on social media and bringing new dishes to off-site catering.
The manager of a Dhaka catering firm, as reported by The Business Standard
Food processingDhaka
An established Dhaka caterer handles 150 large projects a year and pays 15% tax on each, but its manager says banks still refuse it credit.
The owner of a dental care in Hajiganj bazar, in a Chandpur Times report
Home & local servicesChandpur
A dental care in Hajiganj bazar, Chandpur, kept running in the name of its dead dentist, with his widow and college-going son seeing patients. It was sealed and fined Tk 20,000.
An e-commerce courier firm and online mango sellers in Chapainawabganj, in a Business Standard report
Digital & B2B servicesChapai Nawabganj
An e-commerce courier carried about 4,100 tonnes of mangoes in 40 days, but late, spoiled parcels after Eid led online sellers in Chapainawabganj to besiege its office.
Ten deed writers at the Chakaria sub-registry office, Cox's Bazar, in a Dainik Azadi report
Digital & B2B servicesCox's Bazar
In 2024 the Chakaria sub-registry office in Cox's Bazar cancelled the licences of 10 deed writers, barred them from the premises and told the public not to use them.
An e-commerce delivery company founded by four entrepreneurs in 2016, in a Business Standard report
Digital & B2B servicesDhaka
A delivery firm founded in 2016 expanded to 200 hubs counting on promised funding, cut outside-Dhaka rates to Tk 75–85 and relied on one big marketplace; when the money did not come it halted in 2023.