Dhaka, May 8 -- Bangladeshi education technology (edtech) start-up Shikho, on Wednesday made an announcement of receiving a fresh round of strategic investment from the state-sponsored venture capital company Startup Bangladesh Limited (SBL).

The funding round also included participation from individual local investors.

Taking the latest investment into consideration, Shikho -- founded in 2019 -- has raised total funding of around US$ 8.0 million so far.

The announcement was made at a signing ceremony held in Dhaka, attended by Shish Haider Chowdhury, NDC, chairman of the board of directors at Startup Bangladesh, and secretary of the ICT Division, and Shahir Chowdhury, founder and CEO of Shikho, alongside other distinguished guests and...