[🇧🇩] Bangladeshi Chill Thread

[Saif]

Australian company founded by Bangladeshi exceeds $1B valuation

Deputy, an Australian software company specialising in workforce management co-founded by Ashik Ahmed, a Bangladeshi immigrant, has recently reached a valuation of over US$1 billion, making it the first Australian tech ‘unicorn’ in two years.

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Australian company founded by Bangladeshi exceeds $1B valuation​

Deputy, co-founded by Bangladeshi immigrant Ashik Ahmed, becomes Australian tech 'unicorn'

Ashik Ahmed's inspiration for Deputy stemmed from his experiences as a 16-year-old working at Hungry Jack's, where he recognised the dire need for better organisation of shift workers. Image: Collected

Deputy, an Australian software company specialising in workforce management, has recently reached a valuation of over US$1 billion, making it the first Australian tech 'unicorn' in two years. Co-founded by Ashik Ahmed, a Bangladeshi immigrant, Deputy was able to reach this milestone thanks to a US$37 million investment from Express Employment Professionals, a US-based staffing company.

The investment from Express Employment Professionals marks Deputy's first external funding in six years, making the company the first private tech 'unicorn' to emerge in Australia since 2022, says a report by Australian Financial Review (AFR), an Australia-based business news platform.

The report by AFR adds that Express Employment Professionals, initially considered a potential customer by Deputy, was so impressed at Deputy's service that it opted to buy a stake instead, putting the Australian company at over US$1.1 billion valuation in total.

Ashik Ahmed's inspiration for Deputy stemmed from his experiences as a 16-year-old working at Hungry Jack's, where he recognised the dire need for better organisation of shift workers. Teaming up with entrepreneur Steve Shelley, Deputy was founded in 2008 to address this gap in the market, offering modern tech-based solutions for managing and communicating shift schedules, states the AFR report.

In 2023, Deputy welcomed Silvija Martincevic, a former chief commercial officer of US-based Affirm, as its new CEO. With Ahmed transitioning to the board alongside Shelley, Deputy has since then shown positive financial performance, reporting its first profit in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, with annual revenue exceeding US$100 million.​

 

[Saif]

Zainul Abedin’s painting fetches record Tk 41.7m at auction

Two paintings by renowned Bangladeshi artist Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin were recently sold at a record price at an auction in New York, BBC Bangla reports. Last week, the prestigious auction house Sotheby's hosted an auction named "Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art" in New York, where Zainul

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Zainul Abedin’s painting fetches record Tk 41.7m at auction​

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Two paintings by renowned Bangladeshi artist Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin were recently sold at a record price at an auction in New York, BBC Bangla reports.

Last week, the prestigious auction house Sotheby's hosted an auction named "Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art" in New York, where Zainul's two masterpieces were sold on March 18, BBC Bangla further reports.

Of the paintings, one titled "Santal Couple" brought in $381,000 USD, equivalent to over Tk 41.7 million (Tk 417 lakh 6 thousand 500), according to the report.

Art connoisseurs were quoted as saying that this is the highest price achieved by a Bangladeshi artist's work.

Citing information on Sotheby's website, BBC Bangla further reports that Zainul’s "Santal Couple" was initially estimated to be valued between 100,000 and 150,000 US dollars.

Another piece sold at the auction is an oil painting depicting a seated woman, according to the report.

Zainul's oil painting was sold for 279,400 US dollars, which is equivalent to Tk 30.5 million (3 crore 5 lakh 84 thousand 767), and it was initially estimated to be valued between 80,000 and 120,000 US dollars, according to information on Sotheby's website.

Art connoisseurs were also quoted as saying these two paintings are among the most expensive of Zainul's artworks ever sold.​

 

[ghazi]

The Naga Morich is a chili pepper originally grown in Bangladesh. There is no consensus on whether this is synonymous with the Bhut Jolokia, or a different variety.

It is also one of the hottest known chilli peppers and the only naturally occurring chili pepper that measures 1 million SHU on Scoville scale.
Morich is the word for chilli pepper in Bengali..

Plant characteristics

Like many varieties of the Chinense species, the Naga Morich is a small-medium shrub with large leaves, small, five-petaled flowers, and blisteringly hot fruit. It differs to the Bhut Jolokia and Bih Jolokia in that it is slightly smaller with a pimply ribbed texture as opposed to the smoother flesh of the other two varieties.

The Naga is a naturally occurring species in Bangladesh

 

[ghazi]

Morich is the word for chilli pepper in Bengali (মরিচ), with similar words in Assamese: (মৰিচ) (moris), Nepali, Hindi (मिर्च) and the languages of Nagaland and Manipur.

Naga Morich is registered under the Geographical Indications (GI) of Nagaland by Government of India.

Distribution
The Naga is a naturally occurring species in Bangladesh and North East India, more specifically in Nagaland, Manipur and Assam.

They are also grown in the United States, United Kingdom (as subspecies Dorset Naga) and Australia for the production of hot sauces, and in Finland, where it is mainly sold fresh in supermarkets.

Culinary usage
The Naga Morich chili is extremely hot, but has a flavor that is quite unique.[clarification needed] Like the Bhut Jolokia (ghost pepper), it has a sweet and slightly tart flavor, followed by slight undertones of woody, smoky flavors.

The chili is well suited for BBQ and grilling due to its unique flavor profile.

 

[ghazi]

Morich is the word for chilli pepper in Bengali (মরিচ), with similar words in Assamese: (মৰিচ) (moris), Nepali, Hindi (मिर्च) and the languages of Nagaland and Manipur.

Naga Morich is registered under the Geographical Indications (GI) of Nagaland by Government of India.

Distribution
The Naga is a naturally occurring species in Bangladesh and North East India, more specifically in Nagaland, Manipur and Assam.

They are also grown in the United States, United Kingdom (as subspecies Dorset Naga) and Australia for the production of hot sauces, and in Finland, where it is mainly sold fresh in supermarkets.

Culinary usage

The Naga Morich chili is extremely hot, but has a flavor that is quite unique.[clarification needed] Like the Bhut Jolokia (ghost pepper), it has a sweet and slightly tart flavor, followed by slight undertones of woody, smoky flavors.

The chili is well suited for BBQ and grilling due to its unique flavor profile.

 

[Saif]

Morich is the word for chilli pepper in Bengali (মরিচ), with similar words in Assamese: (মৰিচ) (moris), Nepali, Hindi (मिर्च) and the languages of Nagaland and Manipur.

Naga Morich is registered under the Geographical Indications (GI) of Nagaland by Government of India.

Distribution
The Naga is a naturally occurring species in Bangladesh and North East India, more specifically in Nagaland, Manipur and Assam.

They are also grown in the United States, United Kingdom (as subspecies Dorset Naga) and Australia for the production of hot sauces, and in Finland, where it is mainly sold fresh in supermarkets.

Culinary usage

The Naga Morich chili is extremely hot, but has a flavor that is quite unique.[clarification needed] Like the Bhut Jolokia (ghost pepper), it has a sweet and slightly tart flavor, followed by slight undertones of woody, smoky flavors.

The chili is well suited for BBQ and grilling due to its unique flavor profile.

I cannot eat hot curry so don't like chili pepper.

 

[Bilal9]

I cannot eat hot curry so don't like chili pepper.

This Naga variety and all other Million plus Scoville-rated Capsaicin bombs (such as the Carolina Reaper varieties, which were derived from Bhoot Jalokia AKA Ghost Peppers and Naga varieties - link below) are not for regular consumption as food, though I guess one can. They are used as ingredients for pepper spray, bear spray and other law enforcement/animal control equipment/ingredients. One light rub on a plate from a Bhoot Jalokia Morich is sufficient to keep whatever you are eating off the plate spicy enough. We are talking serious weapon here....

Some Bengalis in the US West Coast I hear are trying to grow these things but weather is not humid enough, it needs a greenhouse with added humidity.

Carolina Reaper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Pairings, And More

The Carolina Reaper is a super-hot chili pepper cultivated by Ed Currie, who runs PuckerButt Pepper Company in Fort Mill, South Carolina. It was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the hottest

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[Bilal9]

An oldie but a goodie from the Dhaka Alternative Rock scene...lyrics in English