Back2Village
Back2Village
About

Back to roots. Forward with impact.

Village is not backward. Village is where our food, family memory, culture, hospitality, rivers, and real identity still live.

Back2Village was created to reconnect Bangladesh with its roots. We bring the living Bangladesh into a structured digital platform where visitors discover authentic rural experiences and local communities earn with dignity.

We work with rural families, women entrepreneurs, farmers, artisans, cooks, guides, and transport providers across districts — building a national rural experience network that is verified, safe, and economically meaningful.

Mission

To make authentic village Bangladesh discoverable, bookable, and economically valuable for rural communities.

Vision

To become Bangladesh's leading rural experience and digital village economy platform.

Values

Trust, dignity, authenticity, local income, culture, safety, sustainability, national pride.

Shohel Rahman, Founder and CEO of Back2Village
Shohel Rahman
Founder & CEO, Back2Village
  • • International business professional with 20+ years of experience
  • • Travelled to 30+ countries
  • • Author, speaker and rural economy enthusiast
  • • Passionate about connecting village strength with modern opportunity
Founder & CEO

A Note from the Founder

Back2Village was born from a simple but powerful observation. Whenever I visit villages in Bangladesh, I see authentic rural hospitality, organic food, family warmth, culture, farming knowledge and community life that deserve to be connected with the world.

At the same time, many city children are growing up far from the real Bangladesh — the fields, rivers, food, people and village stories that shaped us.

Back2Village is my attempt to reconnect these two worlds safely, respectfully and meaningfully.

Founder Vision

A national platform, built from the village outward.

We believe the village holds the answer to many of Bangladesh's most urgent questions — youth employment, women-led income, cultural preservation, sustainable tourism, and SME growth. Back2Village is a long-term commitment to give that answer a platform, a market, and a voice.

For Institutions

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For universities, schools, research centers, development organizations, and student groups planning learning trips, field studies, or rural immersion programs.

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