Elaxux: The Story of Md Shajib Sikder’s Early App Development Journey and Why the Platform Went Offline
Technology | App Development | Entrepreneurship | August 2026
Before Weekmotion, Jagatbarta, Microloop and Tabvora, there was another name closely associated with Md Shajib Sikder's early journey as a young Bangladeshi developer: Elaxux.
For many people, Elaxux was simply an app or website. But for Sikder's technology journey, it represented something much bigger—the transition from experimenting with Android applications to building a long-term technology business.
Published reports from 2022 and 2025 describe Elaxux as one of the projects that helped shape Sikder's early career in application development. According to these reports, he began experimenting with apps while still a student and gradually built a collection of applications under the Elaxux name.
What Was Elaxux?
Elaxux was a technology initiative associated with Md Shajib Sikder that included Android applications and a web-based platform for distributing his software projects.
The earliest published information about the project points to Elaxux BD, an educational or learning application developed during Sikder's school years. A 2023 article published by St.Motion Bangladesh says that the app was created around 2018 for students and had gained more than 12,000 users, although the article also states that it was not published on Google Play at that stage.
Another published report describes Elaxux E-book, launched in 2020, as an important milestone in Sikder's development journey and reports approximately 78,000 downloads during its first month.
These accounts suggest that Elaxux evolved over several stages rather than being a single application launched at one particular moment.
Elaxux BD: One of the Early Projects
One of the earliest publicly documented Elaxux-related projects was Elaxux BD, described as a learning application.
According to a 2023 report, Sikder developed the app while he was a student and designed it around helping users learn English and improve their language skills. The report says the project attracted more than 12,000 users even though it was not available through Google Play at that time.
Another Weekmotion-published video about Sikder's early development journey describes Elaxux BD as an English-learning application created when he was around 13 years old. It says the app was intended to provide simple ways to learn and practice English.
This early project was important because it demonstrated that Sikder was already thinking about software products and users while still in school.
Elaxux E-book and the 2020 Milestone
The next major milestone associated with the Elaxux name was Elaxux E-book.
According to multiple published profiles, Sikder launched the Elaxux E-book application in 2020, and the app reportedly received around 78,000 downloads in its first month.
That reported growth became one of the turning points in his early technology journey.
For a young developer, reaching tens of thousands of downloads demonstrated that an independently developed application could attract a significant audience.
It also encouraged Sikder to think beyond individual applications and consider building larger digital platforms.
What Did Elaxux Offer?
Elaxux's projects changed over time.
A 2022 article published by St.Motion Bangladesh described an Elaxux application containing features such as:
Live TV
Bangla news
Music
Islamic content
Quran-related content
Hadith
Ghazal
Motivation content
Games for children
The same report describes the application as having gone through multiple development stages, with an earlier release and a later update.
This shows that Elaxux was not limited to a single-purpose e-book application. Over time, the project expanded toward a broader digital-content application.
More Than One App
One of the more interesting claims in the published history of Elaxux is the number of applications created during Sikder's early development period.
A 2023 article states that between 2018 and 2023, Sikder created more than 42 applications, with various projects attracting thousands of users.
A Weekmotion-published video similarly describes more than 42 applications, including projects such as Film Text OCR and Notes App, being made available through the Elaxux business website.
Because these numbers come from published profiles rather than an independently audited application database, they should be treated as reported figures rather than independently verified totals.
Nevertheless, they provide an indication of the scale of experimentation taking place during his early development years.
Why Did Elaxux Go Offline?
This is one of the most frequently interesting parts of the Elaxux story.
According to a 2023 article published by St.Motion Bangladesh, Sikder's Google Play Console account was suspended in 2022, after which his applications were removed from Google Play. The article says that the applications were subsequently uploaded to the Elaxux business website instead.
However, there is an important limitation when discussing the reason for the shutdown.
The Exact Suspension Reason Is Not Publicly Verified
I could not find a reliable public Google statement identifying the exact policy violation or specific reason why the Play Console account was suspended.
Therefore, it would be misleading to claim that Elaxux was removed because of a particular Google Play policy unless the original suspension notice or an official Google statement is available.
The safest description is:
Elaxux's Play Store distribution was affected after the associated Google Play Console account was suspended in 2022, according to a contemporaneous published report. The exact reason for the suspension has not been independently verified from a public Google source.
This distinction is important because a Play Console suspension does not automatically prove that the application itself was malicious, fraudulent or unsafe.
From Google Play to the Elaxux Website
After the reported Play Console suspension, Elaxux took a different approach to distributing its applications.
Instead of depending entirely on Google Play, the applications were reportedly made available through the Elaxux business website.
This was a significant change in distribution strategy.
For an independent developer, losing access to a major app store can be a major setback. However, Sikder continued developing software rather than abandoning the project.
The published 2023 account specifically describes the Play Console suspension as a difficult moment but says that he continued creating new applications afterward.
The Difficult Period Became a Turning Point
The end of Elaxux's Play Store presence did not appear to end Sikder's interest in technology.
Instead, his later work increasingly moved toward web platforms.
This is where the story begins to connect Elaxux with Weekmotion.
Published profiles describe the Elaxux E-book project as one of the experiences that encouraged Sikder to dream about building something larger.
Rather than continuing to focus only on Android applications, he eventually shifted much of his attention toward a larger web-based platform.
That platform became Weekmotion.
From Elaxux to Weekmotion
Weekmotion is now the project most closely associated with Md Shajib Sikder.
Several published profiles describe Elaxux as part of the earlier stage of his journey before the development and expansion of Weekmotion.
The exact founding timeline of Weekmotion varies between published sources, with some sources mentioning 2016 and others 2018. A 2025 profile specifically notes this discrepancy.
What is consistent across the sources is the broader progression:
Early Android Development → Elaxux → Larger Web Projects → Weekmotion
This progression is arguably more important than a single founding date.
Elaxux's Connection With the Developer Behind Weekmotion
Looking at Sikder's technology journey retrospectively, Elaxux can be considered an important early chapter.
The project gave him experience with:
Android application development
User-facing software
Digital content
App distribution
Product experimentation
User growth
Website-based software distribution
Learning from platform restrictions
These experiences later became relevant as his work expanded into larger web applications and digital platforms.
Was Elaxux a Failure?
Calling Elaxux a failure simply because its Google Play distribution ended would overlook the larger story.
The project reportedly experienced significant user adoption, including the reported 78,000 first-month downloads of Elaxux E-book.
At the same time, the project faced a serious distribution setback when the associated Google Play Console account was reportedly suspended in 2022.
From a business perspective, both events matter.
Elaxux demonstrated that Sikder could build applications that attracted users, while the Play Store suspension demonstrated the risks independent developers face when their distribution depends heavily on a third-party platform.
The experience may also help explain why his later projects increasingly emphasized web-based platforms and independently controlled infrastructure.
What Happened to Elaxux?
Elaxux is no longer the primary platform associated with Sikder's current technology work.
The Weekmotion ecosystem, Jagatbarta, Microloop and newer projects such as Tabvora now represent a much larger portion of his public technology portfolio.
However, the Elaxux name has not completely disappeared.
Weekmotion's website has previously published an article titled “Elaxux BD: তরুণ উদ্যোক্তার হাতে গড়া বাংলাদেশের সেরা ই-বুক অ্যাপ”, describing Elaxux as an important part of the journey from Elaxux toward Weekmotion. The article was published on July 26, 2025.
Weekmotion's own content also continues to contain older Elaxux-related material, indicating that the project remains part of the platform's historical story.
The Legacy of Elaxux
The most important legacy of Elaxux may not be the applications themselves.
Instead, it is the experience gained while building and distributing them.
The project represents a period when a young Bangladeshi developer was learning how to turn programming skills into real products.
It included successes such as reported user growth and downloads, but also setbacks such as the reported Google Play Console suspension.
Those experiences were followed by larger ambitions.
Today, Sikder's projects include:
Weekmotion — a broader digital and content platform.
Jagatbarta — a Bengali technology and information publishing platform.
Microloop — a micro-job and freelance marketplace script.
Tabvora — a privacy-focused Chrome productivity extension.
The transition from Elaxux to these newer products shows how an early application-development experiment can evolve into a much broader technology career.
Lessons From the Elaxux Story
There are several lessons young developers can take from the Elaxux journey.
1. Start Small
Elaxux began with relatively small application projects while Sikder was still a student.
2. Build for Real Users
The reported download and user numbers suggest that the projects were being used by real people rather than remaining purely experimental.
3. Platform Dependency Is a Risk
The reported 2022 Play Console suspension demonstrates how dependence on a third-party distribution platform can affect an independent software business.
4. A Setback Does Not Have to End Development
According to the published account, Sikder continued creating applications after the Play Store setback.
5. Skills Can Transfer to Larger Products
The skills learned through mobile applications later became part of a broader technology-development journey involving web platforms and software products.
Elaxux in 2026: Why the Story Still Matters
Although Elaxux is no longer the main focus of Sikder's current development work, its history remains relevant in 2026 because it explains where much of the journey began.
Before the modern projects, there was a young developer experimenting with Android applications, learning programming, building products and trying to reach users.
The project faced both growth and setbacks.
But the end of one distribution channel did not mean the end of the developer's journey.
Instead, the story moved from Elaxux to Weekmotion, and later toward a wider portfolio of technology products.
Conclusion
Elaxux was an important early chapter in Md Shajib Sikder's technology journey.
From early learning applications to the reported success of Elaxux E-book, the project gave the young developer practical experience in application development and digital distribution.
The reported 2022 Google Play Console suspension became a major setback, forcing the applications away from Google Play and toward website-based distribution. However, the exact reason for that suspension has not been independently verified from an official Google public source, so claims about a specific violation should be avoided.
Rather than ending his development career, the setback was followed by continued experimentation and larger projects.
Today, Elaxux can be viewed as the early foundation of a much larger technology journey—one that eventually led to Weekmotion and later projects such as Jagatbarta, Microloop and Tabvora.
The story of Elaxux is therefore not simply a story about an app that went offline.
It is a story about early success, platform dependency, failure, adaptation and the decision to keep building.