The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will soon finalize Equipment Identity Register (EIR) directives for mobile network operators (MNOs) in the country. After ending the second phase of public consultations, the commission is now working to finalise the EIR directives. “It will not take much time to finalise them. We hope to
Author: Faisal Mahmud
‘SMART FINTECH IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT SMART CITIZENS’
Moshtaq Ahmed is the co-founder and CEO of the NybSys, Racson, and other companies which operate in 6 countries on 3 continents. Moshtaq developed and implemented Customs and Border Control Systems, Health Systems, Payment Processing Systems, Enterprise Resource Planning Systems and systems based on Internet of Things. Moshtaq has over
‘GOOGLE HAS BEEN INVESTING AGGRESSIVELY IN MAPS CAPABILITIES IN BANGLADESH’
‘FROM DAY ONE, WE ARE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT SETTLING CLAIMS’
A K M Monirul Hoque is passionate about developing the insurance industry in Bangladesh. He attended many seminars and symposiums all over the world and likes to study global models and approaches in order to implement new and innovative ideas in Bangladesh. Mr. Hoque loves travelling because he believes that
SOHOZ: OUR HOMEGROWN SUPER APP
Back in late 90s, people used to have device for everything. Mobile for calling, navigation system for maps, pager for messages, PDA for managing contacts, notes taking etc. Slowly it was getting difficult to manage all these gadgets at once (if a person can afford them all. Technology evolved and converged
‘ACQUIRING FUNDS STILL REMAIN A BIG STRUGGLE FOR BANGLADESHI COMPANIES’
Maliha Quadir, a Bangladeshi -American, is a technology entrepreneur. Her start up Shohoz.com has done breakthrough work in digitizing the disorganized and male-dominated transportation industry in Bangladesh. Before Shohoz.com, she was based in Singapore as Director of Vistaprint’s digital business in global emerging markets. Prior to this, she worked for
BPO PROMISES OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED
BPO or business process outsourcing is a part of the umbrella term outsourcing, which simply stands for a system where the responsibilities of a particular business process can be contracted to a third party service provider. This system was originally associated with manufacturing firms, but over the years that scenario
BTRC PLANS TO CURB USE OF ILLEGAL HANDSETS THROUGH THIRD PARTIES
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to formulate a policy to curb the use of illegal handsets through third parties. According to the minutes of the 221st meeting of the commission, the commission has finalised a set of draft guidelines and sought the opinion of telecom operators and other
LEGAL BATTLES OVER BB HEIST STARTS
IT TRAINING FOR HIJRAS: HOW EFFECTIVE WILL IT BE?
On Dhaka’s roads, hijras, including transgender and intersex people, are hard to miss. Dressed in glittering saris, their faces heavily coated with cheap makeup, they sashay through crowded intersections, knocking on car windows with the edge of a coin and offering their blessings. They crash fancy weddings and birth ceremonies, singing
