Bangladesh, April 7 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur today said the central bank has taken an initiative to launch a special fund of about Taka 800 crore to Taka 900 crore to support startup.

"This fund will be distributed through commercial banks," he said while speaking at a panel discussion at the inaugural session of the 'Bangladesh Startup Connect 2025' at Hotel Intercontinental here.

This flagship event under the Bangladesh Investment Summit-2025 is taking place under the powerful theme: "Empowering Innovation, Connecting Opportunities"

Organized by Startup Bangladesh Limited, ICT Division, and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), the Startup Connect is spotlighting the nation's rapidly growing start...