Chairperson, Betopia Group
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PodcastMuhammad Monir Hossain, founder and CEO of Bitopia Group, is the guest of this episode of the podcast show jointly organized by Prime Bank and Prothom Alo.com. He tells the story of his experience of leading an ecosystem of thousands of people at Bitopia Group, relying on his own skills.
Magazine Engineer Muhammad Monir Hossain is a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, technologist, and global business leader. He is the Founder and Group CEO of Betopia Group, a diversified international business ecosystem spanning technology, fintech, energy, infrastructure, supply chain, education, and institutional services.
NewsIn 2017, BDCalling IT began its journey in the technology sector with an investment of just 500,000 taka and a team of seven employees. Over the past eight years, the company has grown remarkably. From that small startup, the Bitopia Group was born — now comprising 22 companies. The workforce has grown to nearly 4,000 employees, and the company that once started with 500,000 taka now pays 80 million taka in monthly salaries alone.Engineer Muhammad Monir Hossain is the Founder and CEO of Bitopia Group. Starting from scratch, he has built Bitopia Group into one of Bangladesh's fastest-growing technology companies.Monir Hossain's entrepreneurial journey actually began in 2013, when he started working independently on international freelance platforms such as oDesk and Elance. As his workload grew, he eventually founded BDCalling IT.
NewsBitopia Group, a leading name in Bangladesh's IT sector, has officially entered the Southeast Asian technology market with the launch of its operations from Manila, Philippines. The company has established a local subsidiary in Manila through a strategic partnership agreement with Beyond Borders Outsourcing Services Incorporated, a Philippine-based technology services company. The signing ceremony, held recently in Manila, was attended by Muhammad Monir Hossain, Founder and Group CEO of Bitopia Group; Rakibul Islam, Chief Technology Officer of Bitopia Limited; and Ron Vergara, CTO/CMO of Beyond Borders. Through this new office, Bitopia Group will deliver a range of technology services to the Philippine market including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud Computing, and Cybersecurity solutions while the technical backend and operational support will continue to be managed from Bangladesh.
Television Sabina Akter is the Co-Founder and Chairman of BDCalling IT Limited and BDCalling Academy. Since its launch in 2017, BDCalling has become one of Bangladesh's leading IT firms, offering services in web design, development, digital marketing, mobile apps, software development, and AI-based work. It has recently expanded into affiliate marketing and Amazon e-commerce. BDCalling Academy provides free IT training and job placement support. The company currently operates across six offices with over 700 employees. After starting as a freelancer, Sabina Akter has built one of the country's top IT companies and received the BASIS National ICT Award in 2020.
Television After leaving a corporate role at a multinational company, Muhammad Monir Hossain faced a grueling six-month period of unemployment. Driven by the need to support himself and the sting of social embarrassment, he took the humble step of selling pineapples from a van in the busy streets of Motijheel, Dhaka.
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Television Monir Hossain is the Founder and CEO of BDCalling Limited. Since its official launch in 2017, BDCalling has grown into one of the country's leading IT firms. The company currently provides services in five categories - web design, web development, data entry, digital marketing, and mobile app development along with nine active training programs. It has recently expanded into affiliate marketing and Amazon e-commerce. BdCalling also offers free training to build skilled IT professionals and arranges job placements based on their expertise. Currently, over 400 employees work across four offices. Earlier in his career, Monir Hossain worked at NEC Corporation, a Japanese multinational technology company.
Print After leaving his job at a multinational company, entrepreneur Muhammad Monir Hossain remained unemployed for nearly six months. To cope with the embarrassment of unemployment, he even attempted to sell pineapples from a van in Motijheel, Dhaka — but that did not work out either. He then turned to freelancing and eventually founded an IT company called BDCalling IT Limited.
PodcastAfter leaving a corporate role and facing six months of unemployment, Muhammad Monir Hossain began freelancing from his drawing room with just a laptop. Despite multiple failed business attempts and initial struggles, his persistence helped him become a top-rated international freelancer.
Print Md. Monir Hossain began his freelancing career with a single computer in his drawing room. Today, over 400 employees work under him, and he has built an IT company called BDCalling. After losing his job, Monir turned entrepreneur and now dreams of creating 5,000 jobs within two years while spreading freelancing across the country. BdCalling's CEO Monir Hossain spoke with Amader Shomoy about his journey from starting out in freelancing to building a company and taking it to the top level in Bangladesh.
Print Daily Kalbela, one of the country's most popular newspapers, has published a wonderful feature story on Sabina Akter, Chairman of BDCalling IT Limited. The report highlights the journey of BDCalling from its early days to its current success. It also covers her various dreams and plans for empowering women in freelancing.
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Television Sabina Akter: The Woman Who Dreams of Creating 5,000 Jobs for Youth in the IT Sector
Television Freelancing Earns 100 Billion Taka! Over 650,000 freelancers in Bangladesh are earning more than 100 billion taka. However, turning freelancing from an individual activity into an institutional one remains a challenge. Although the government offers incentives to bring in freelancing earnings, the process is not easy. Technology experts say that a clear policy for receiving freelancing payments digitally is now the need of the hour.
Online Started freelancing with a single computer in her drawing room. Today, over 300 employees work under her, and she pays half a crore taka in monthly salaries through her company BdCalling IT Limited. She dreams of creating 5,000 jobs for young people in the IT sector and spreading freelancing across the country. She is none other than Sabina Akter , a young and successful entrepreneur in this field.
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TelevisionA company that started with a single computer in a drawing room and has now grown into a 200-employee organization.