Muntahi Safwan
I build software that people run their work on, and I am still a student while I do it. This page answers the questions I am asked most often, in plain terms.
Who is Muntahi Safwan?
Muntahi Safwan is a software developer and founder based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is the founder and CEO of Octarnal, a software agency, and a Computer Science and Engineering student at American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB).
What is Octarnal?
Octarnal is a software agency in Dhaka that Muntahi founded in March 2026. Its team designs and builds web and mobile products, e-commerce platforms, SaaS products and AI systems such as assistants that answer from a company's own documents. It has worked with clients in the USA, Europe and Australia.
What has he built?
His featured work is Elorva, the online store and inventory system for a fragrance retailer in Bangladesh; Myotherapy Directory, a directory SaaS in Australia; Octahive, his own agency software with AI agents; and Cloister, an open source desktop messaging app written in Rust and Tauri.
What is he studying?
He is studying for a BSc in Computer Science and Engineering at AIUB, which he began in 2023. His CGPA is 3.94 and he has been named to the Dean's List five times.
Where has he worked?
He was a software developer at Softeins Lab from September 2024 for about a year. Since December 2025 he has also been an IT Executive on the research and development team at TDS Softlink, alongside running Octarnal.
What does he research?
His research interests are in AI systems. He is a co-author of a paper on lossless audio compression that is in revision at a Springer Nature journal, and he is a co-author of research on compressing knowledge graphs for GraphRAG using reinforcement learning.
How can I contact him?
Email hello@muntahisafwan.com, or find him on LinkedIn, GitHub and X through the links below.
Where to go next
- Elorva: The online store, and the stock room behind it, for a luxury fragrance retailer in Bangladesh.
- Myotherapy Directory: A directory SaaS where people in Australia find a verified myotherapist, with an admin dashboard behind it.
- Octahive: Agency software with AI agents on the same roster as the team.
- Cloister: A quiet, private, lightweight home for your messaging apps.
- Writing: articles on what the work teaches me.