Bangladesh’s transition as a lower middle income country has been a cause of jubilation for many. Although a number of factors can be attributed to sustained economic growth, some key sectors had a major role…
Posts Published by Zahedul Amin
An entrepreneur, researcher, and consultant with 15 years of experience working for donors, development agencies, private enterprises, and government entities. He co-founded LightCastle Partners: a consulting firm looking to foster inclusive economic growth for Bangladesh and beyond. He has extensive research and project implementation experience across multiple sectors and loves to solve development problems, adopting a systemic approach.
Shifting Sand of Global Apparel Market and Bangladesh’s Game Plan
Bangladesh Apparel sector has presented itself as a matured contributor to country’s export and growth, contributing to 81% of country’s export (USD25.4 Billion FY14-15) and employing 4.2 million workforce. The sector’s meteoric rise in global…
Why ‘Going Mobile’ is the mantra for the Digital Economy
Bangladesh’s growth story can be explained in a number of ways. With steady and consistent growth (+5% GDP Growth) over last one decade, the economy has slowly graduated to the lower-middle income level rung crossing…
Why Mobile Financial Services (MFS) Sector is Growing in Bangladesh?
Since 2011, mobile financial services (MFS) had proved to be the finest integration of finance and technology in Bangladesh, where only 29.1% of adult population had access to financial services, whereas 78% of the total…
What ‘Shark Tank’ taught me about Pitching
Shark Tank is a wildly popular reality show, where entrepreneurs looking to raise funds pitch their ideas and businesses in front of a group of accomplished investors and venture capitalists. A convincing pitch can ideally result…