Elius, Mishu named on Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list

Two Bangladeshis have been named on the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list.

Hussain Elius, co-founder of Pathao, was named in the Consumer Technology category while cartoonist Morshed Abdulla Al, known as Morshed Mishu, was named in ‘Media, Marketing & Advertising’ sector, according to the Forbes.

The influential publication said, “Hussain Elius cofounded the leading ride-sharing, on-demand logistics, and food delivery platform in Bangladesh. Today, its motorbike and car hailing vertical alone serves five million riders across five cities in Bangladesh and Kathmandu in Nepal.”

“Elius envisions Pathao as the country’s “super app” and is inspired by one of his key investors, Indonesia’s Go-Jek. Pathao has raised over $12.8 million from four rounds of funding and is valued at over $100 million,” it added.

About Morshed Mishu, Forbes said, “At the beginning of 2018 a Bangladeshi cartoonist under the pen name Morshed Mishu began transforming tragic and shocking images from wars into joyful art, hoping to show how beautiful the world would be without violence or war.”

“Currently, he is the assistant editor at Unmad, a Dhaka-based satire magazine and the founder of Morshed Mishu’s Illustration,” it added.