#20 Bangladesh After Overthrow

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on August 5, 2024, amid massive protests and violent unrest that had gripped the country for weeks. The unrest began as student-led protests against a controversial government job quota system but quickly escalated into widespread anti-government demonstrations. Protesters accused Hasina’s government of corruption, election rigging, and human rights abuses during her 15 years in power.

Today we hear from Anayet Rashid, the CEO of Truck Lagbe. Truck Lagbe is the country’s largest platform for booking trucks. They have coverage across the country.

We’ll hear what it was like to live through the overthrow, why prices have on everything have come down, what he thinks about the future of the country, and we’ll even hear some surprising info on how early stage investors have been making a lot of money investing in companies like his.

Truck Lagbe: https://trucklagbe.com/shipper
Anayet Rashid: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anayetrashidpappu/

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