Each one started because I saw a problem I couldn't ignore and didn't find anyone else fixing it well enough.
Good Bangladeshi SMEs are often stuck between two bad options: interest-based loans that don't fit their principles, or informal money with no structure, no mentorship, and no real accountability on either side. Between 2023 and 2025, I made 12 informal halal investments across 6 businesses myself and saw exactly where that informality breaks down.
Faris Venture is a Shariah-compliant investment firm that deploys capital into Bangladeshi SMEs through Murabaha, Mudaraba, and Musharaka structures. It formalizes the work I was already doing: fixed-term financing between BDT 3–7 lakh, and equity partnerships up to BDT 10 lakh, with ongoing monthly mentorship for the businesses we back. Every deal goes through business verification and Shariah compliance review before capital moves. Those 12 earlier investments averaged about 13.5% returns. This is that approach, done properly.
I wanted to prove that disciplined, Shariah-first capital can move faster and fairer than conventional interest-based financing — without hiding the risk.
Bangladesh produces tens of thousands of madrasa graduates every year. Some of the most disciplined and community-trusted people in the country. They're almost entirely absent from the entrepreneurial world. Not from lack of ability, but because nobody built the bridge for them.
Qaumi Uddokta started in July 2020 as a training and community program for Alim graduates who wanted to build businesses. In five years, it has reached 30,000+ entrepreneurs across Bangladesh. We run training programs, built a nationwide network, and organized Qaumi Uddokta Sammelon 2025, the biggest summit of its kind in Bangladesh. We've also signed an MOU with biniyog.io, a halal investment platform, to give our community access to Shariah-compliant funding.
I started from the same place these graduates did. This is the work that feels most necessary.
Whether you need a marketing partner, a content team, or want to support the Alim entrepreneur movement, let's connect.
Social Geek
Visit socialgeekbd.com →The Problem I Saw
In 2021, most digital marketing agencies in Bangladesh were doing the same thing: run the ads, charge the retainer, send the report. Very few were asking why campaigns weren't working or what was broken in the business underneath the marketing. SME owners were spending money without understanding what they were getting.
What We Built
Social Geek is a 15-person digital marketing agency in Bangladesh, built for Bangladeshi SME and e-commerce businesses. We run Meta Ads campaigns, handle performance marketing, and work with clients on their overall growth, not just their advertising. We've been doing this since June 2021. Hundreds of clients. We know what the common mistakes look like because we've made most of them ourselves first.