9 Bangladeshis in 'Forbes 30 under 30 Asia' list
Nine Bangladeshis have already been named in the 'Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list for the very first time. The famous US business magazine Forbes announced its sixth twelve-monthly "30 Under 30 Asia" list on Monday.
From 2016 till 2020, a complete of nine Bangladeshis got themselves listed because of their outstanding work. This year alone nine Bangladeshis under the age of thirty got listed for his or her work in three sectors: enterprise technology, social impact & retail & e-commerce.
Mir Sakib (28), founder of Cramstack
Mir made the list on enterprise technology category for his startup Cramstack. Cramstack helps industries using its natural language-driven search interface to analyse and visualise data.
Shomy Chowdhury (26) & Rijve Arefin (26) & cofounders of AWARENESS 360
Shomy & Arefin cofounded Awareness 360, a Kuala Lumpur-based NGO, which now has 1,500 volunteers in 23 countries and campaigned for 150,000 on personal hygiene basics such as for example handwashing, water-filtration, sanitation etc.
Shehzad Noor Taus Priyo (24) & Motasim Bir Rahman (26), cofounders, Gaze
Taus and Mostasim's startup Gaze has been making waves in the last year or two. Gaze builds API for visual recognition with AI supporting features like spoof-proof face recognition, OCR, object recognition etc.
Ahmed Imtiaz Jami (27), Founder, OBHIZATRIK Foundation
To utilize underprivileged children, Jami founded OBHIZATRIK Foundation. So far his foundation, by making use of 3500 volunteers, has supported 1 million persons on poverty elimination, education, health and nutrition, human rights issues etc.
Rizvana Hredita (28) & Md Zahin Rohan Razeen (22), Cofounders, Hydroquo+
Hredita & Razeen's startup Hydroquo+ provides AI-powered water management solutions that report on the grade of the water; identify leakage and provide forecasting of demand based on usage.
Morin Talukder (27) Cofounder, Pickaboo
Morin's cofounded e-commerce venture 'Pickaboo' is renowned in Bangladesh for listing quality products and fast delivery. It had been among the first few startups to offer EMI and same-day delivery.
