16/07/2026
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐. ๐ง๐ฉ
In January 2024, Accelerating Bangladesh began delivering the ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฝ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ under the ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐, implemented by the ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐๐ถ-๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ under the ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Our mission was ambitious: to help build a stronger foundation for Bangladeshโs startup ecosystem.
The journey was never easy.
Over two and a half years, we worked through major national transitionsโfrom an unpopular authoritarian government, through a cautious interim administration, to a democratic, post-revolutionary government. Through every change, our mission remained the same: ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ตโ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐.
We connected with ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ญ,๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ from every division of Bangladesh. We trained, mentored, challenged, and supported them, and proudly graduated ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฏ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ๐. We also connected founders with mentors, investors, universities, government agencies, multinational companies, and ecosystem partnersโrelationships that will create opportunities beyond the program.
We are deeply grateful to the ICT Division for organizing the โ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐ต, ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ตโ program on ๐ญ๐ฐ ๐๐๐น๐ at the University of Dhaka, where the programโs achievements were presented to the ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ต๐บ๐ฎ๐ป.
As this phase concludes, so does our formal responsibility under the DEIED Project. But our commitment does not end here.
Accelerating Bangladesh will remain dedicated to serving the country through new initiatives, partnerships, and opportunities for Bangladeshโs entrepreneurs.
To every founder who trusted us with your dreams, every mentor who shared your experience, every partner who believed in collaboration, and every member of the Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem Development (DEIED) Project, Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority, Startup Bangladesh Limited, Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA), the ICT Division, and The World Bank Groupโthank you.
This achievement belongs to all of you.
We may be closing this chapter, but Bangladeshโs next innovation story has only just begun.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป Accelerating Bangladesh.