Ripa Akhter
COVID-19 national lockdowns and restrictions on social interactions increased the demand for e-commerce globally – including in Bangladesh, where most small businesses so far have relied on face-to-face interactions to sell their products. One of these businesses is owned by 34-year-old Ripa Akhter. Mother-of-two Ripa started her business eight years ago with no support from her family. She creates and sells handmade garments and handicraft items and is also a mushroom […]
Esrat Jahan Chowdhury
“This is not just a business; this is a social responsibility.”