Healthcare startup Dhaka Cast won the prestigious Digital Bangladesh Award 2021. Dhaka Cast won the "Best Team" Award in Private Organizations (General) category. Fahreen Hannan, founder of Dhaka Cast, accepted the award from Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina. Other members of the team are- Prof. Dr. Md. Montasir Islam, member co- founder, and Md. Al Ferdous, member.
The award ceremony is part of the day-long event celebrating Digital Bangladesh Day 2021 on Sunday (December 12, 2021). Since 2008, the Government of Bangladesh has been celebrating this day. The Digital Bangladesh Award is given to various public and private organizations, teams and individuals in recognition of their contribution to the ICT sector. This year, the cabinet division recognized “Digital Bangladesh Award” as National Award.
Other organizations who won the award are- Grameenphone Ltd, e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB), Dhaka City Corporation (North), Digital Haat, and Water Resources Ministry.
The event started at 10 a.m. in the morning at Hall of Fame of Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC). State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) division Zunaid Ahmed Palak chaired the event.
Fahreen Hannan thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak. She said, "Becoming an entrepreneur is very challenging and for a Bangladeshi woman it is even more challenging. Bangladeshi women who are working in different sectors or doing businesses face numerous hurdles every day and I am no exception. Still, I decided to go ahead and started Dhaka Cast with a goal to make an impact in the society by bringing positive changes in people's lives. We have just started and have a long way to go. The road ahead of us is filled with uncertainty but this award made us very happy and gave us the strength to move ahead."
Dhaka Cast is the first-ever health care startup in Bangladesh focused to support diabetic patients.
