Ruhul Kader

I recently restarted going to the gym after a long break. I wasn't completely sedentary before. I do short runs, some push-ups, and small movements here and there. But structured, regular exercise had been out of my life for quite some time. So I have been trying to get back to the gym. When I finally managed to restart after several false attempts, I knew I had to start slow. Build gradually and avoid hurting myself before finding my rhythm.

Welcome to another late edition of Future Startup Letter, our weekly newsletter featuring interesting reads from past weeks and links from our favorite publications and writers online. Today’s edition features six articles from Future Startup. Three articles focus on important policy and structural issues critical for the growth of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Bangladesh.

Almost every conversation about Dhaka’s startup scene these days quickly gravitates toward the familiar repertoire of complaints: founders wasting investor money, a discount frenzy that destroys unit economics, fraud, and a persistent shortage of quality talent. These are from the people who are critical of the current state of startups in the country. Industry insiders, however, view the challenge differently.