The story behind Jatbat — how an idea became Bangladesh's leading betting platform
Those who were around when Jatbat launched in 2020 will know exactly what the online Sports Betting scene in Bangladesh looked like back then. If you wanted to bet, you had to visit foreign sites with English-only interfaces and pay via credit card or bank transfer — options that were out of reach for most people in Bangladesh. There was no bKash or Nagad support, and getting customer support in Bangla was nearly impossible.
Jatbat was built to tackle these problems head-on. Our founding team brings together seasoned professionals from Bangladesh's sports and fintech sectors. They understood that reaching Bangladeshi users meant serving them in their own language, through their preferred payment methods, and around the sporting events they love. That insight is what gave birth to Jatbat.
In its first year alone, Jatbat welcomed over 50,000 members — proof of just how much a platform like this was needed. When live betting on Bangladesh team matches launched in Bangla, the response was unprecedented. Since then, Jatbat has never looked back, bringing new features, new sports categories, and better service every year.
We wanted to build a betting platform where anyone in Bangladesh could bet comfortably — on mobile, in Bangla, with Bangladeshi payment methods. Jatbat is that vision made real.