BD Exports FY2026-27 YTD (July-August) $9.16B +5.4% YoY BD Exports FY2025-26 (Full Year) $48.00B -0.6% YoY RMG Export (HS 61+62) $38.70B 80.6% of exports Top Destination United States $9.05B (+4.1%) Jute (HS 53) $751M Footwear (HS 64) $1.22B Leather Goods (HS 42) $400M Pharma (HS 30) $238M BGMEA Members 4,275 Japan EPA Active Feb 2026 EU EBA Duty-Free HS Codes 7,498 BD Exports FY2026-27 YTD (July-August) $9.16B +5.4% YoY BD Exports FY2025-26 (Full Year) $48.00B -0.6% YoY RMG Export (HS 61+62) $38.70B 80.6% of exports Top Destination United States $9.05B (+4.1%) Jute (HS 53) $751M Footwear (HS 64) $1.22B Leather Goods (HS 42) $400M Pharma (HS 30) $238M BGMEA Members 4,275 Japan EPA Active Feb 2026 EU EBA Duty-Free HS Codes 7,498
Kamal Quadir
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Kamal Quadir

Founder & CEO, bKash Limited
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📋 Biography

Kamal Quadir(生于 1971 年)是孟加拉裔美国企业家和艺术家,最为人熟知的身份是 bKash Limited 的创始人兼首席执行官——该公司是孟加拉国最大的移动金融服务平台。他于 2011 年联合创立 bKash;2021 年,bKash 成为孟加拉国第一家独角兽初创企业,估值超过 20 亿美元。

此前,Quadir 创立了 CellBazaar(后更名为 CellBazar),这是一个电子交易市场,在 2010 年被挪威电信运营商 Telenor 收购之前已拥有 400 万用户。CellBazaar 让用户能够通过手机买卖商品,由此将电子商务引入孟加拉国。

Quadir 拥有欧柏林学院(Oberlin College)文学学士学位和麻省理工学院斯隆管理学院(MIT Sloan School of Management)工商管理硕士学位(2005 届)。从 MIT Sloan 毕业后,他游历非洲和南亚,在那里顿悟到可以利用移动技术实现普惠金融——这一感悟最终促成了 bKash 的诞生。

在 Quadir 的领导下,bKash 已发展到每天处理超过 1,300 万笔数字交易,服务于孟加拉国数百万没有银行账户及银行服务不足的人群。公司建立了由 33 万名代理人组成的网络,他们充当“人工 ATM”,在实体现金与数字货币之间进行双向兑换。bKash 吸引了来自国际金融公司(IFC,世界银行集团)、比尔及梅琳达·盖茨基金会(Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)、蚂蚁金服(Alipay)以及软银愿景基金二期(SoftBank Vision Fund II)的投资。

Quadir 是 Iqbal Quadir 的弟弟——后者是 Grameenphone 的创始人,也是麻省理工学院(MIT)Legatum 发展与创业中心的名誉主任。Quadir 在 2023 年 C-Suite Awards 上被评为“年度企业家”。

📅 Career Timeline

2005
MBA Graduate MIT Sloan School of Management
Graduated with MBA from MIT Sloan (Class of 2005), specializing in Finance.
2006
Founder CellBazaar
Founded CellBazaar, an electronic marketplace that introduced e-commerce to Bangladesh via mobile phones. Grew to 4 million users.
2010
Exit (Acquisition) Telenor (acquired CellBazaar)
CellBazaar acquired by Telenor after reaching 4 million users, providing capital and experience for next venture.
2011
Founder & CEO bKash Limited
Co-founded bKash with Iqbal Quadir and BRAC Bank. Launched mobile financial services platform that brought digital money to tens of millions of previously unbanked people in Bangladesh.
2021
Unicorn CEO bKash Limited
bKash became Bangladesh's first unicorn startup after SoftBank Vision Fund II $250M investment, valuation exceeding $2 billion.
2023
Entrepreneur of the Year C-Suite Awards 2023
Recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year at the C-Suite Awards 2023.

📚 Sources & References

1
MIT Sloan Alumni — bKash Founder and CEO on Transformative Impact of Financial Inclusion
2
Entrepreneurs BD — Kamal Quadir Profile
3
Wikipedia — Kamal Quadir

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