10 innovators win Grameenphone Digital Ninja CodeMasters Hackathon

by Fintech Desk - January 27, 2021January 27, 2021

As a connectivity partner to Digital Bangladesh, Grameenphone has been continuously collaborating to upskill and build capabilities to meet digitalization and new-normal customers' needs. In December 2020, the organization arranged a series of Hackathons "Codemasters" as a flagship event under this platform. The platform has helped Grameenphone to identify competent coders and IT professionals to achieve

Bangladeshi team attending to play PUBG in Dubai

by Fintech Desk - January 18, 2021January 18, 2021

Banglalink becomes promotional partner of A1 Esports at PUBG Mobile Global Championship Banglalink has become the official promotional partner of A1 Esports, the first Bangladeshi competitive E-Sports team to qualify for the finals of the PUBG Mobile Global Championship which is scheduled to be held in Dubai from 21 to 24

itel rolls out the new stylish icon Vision 2 with exiting features

by Fintech Desk - January 12, 2021January 11, 2021

itel Bangladesh has official launch its brand new 4G smartphone itel Vision 2 with a range of exciting features and specs, such as 6.6” HD+ Dot-notch Display, 13MP AI Triple Clear Rear Camera, and stylish and fashionable design. As a new level stylish icon, they announced the launching of the

4th BASIS National ICT Awards to be kicked off

by Anonno Razzak - January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

The fourth edition of BASIS (Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services) National ICT Awards 2020 is going to be kicked off . In this regard, BASIS organized a virtual press meet on January 11 this year. Moderating the even in his welcome speech, Rashed Kamal, co-convener, BASIS National

Brac Bank defeats City Bank by 4 runs in CACT T-40

by Fintech Desk - January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

An amateur cricket tournament happened between Brac Bank Limited and City Bank Limited and the final match took place at the BKSP Cricket Field on January 8 this year. BRAC Bank Cricket Team has won the Corporate Amateur Cricket Tournament T40- 2020-21 (CACT) by defeating The City Bank

Welcome to the Everyday Epic – Samsung Unpacked Event

by Fintech Desk - January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

Samsung has announced a Galaxy Unpacked event that will take place on January 14, 2021. Over the past few weeks, a rumor has been going through the internet that Samsung will be launching its new lineup for S-series. It seems that the launching of the new device will be a

DCCI, Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul jointly conduct entrepreneurship training

by Fintech Desk - January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

BSS Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and Bangladesh Embassy in South Korea yesterday jointly organized a training for the non-resident Bangladeshis staying in South Korea to skill them up to become entrepreneurs if they return to Bangladesh. The 2-day online training course inaugurated on 10 January 2021, said a press

BRAC Bank to provide multiple digital banking services to ChaldalPay

by Fintech Desk - January 10, 2021January 9, 2021

BRAC Bank and ChaldalPay have recently signed a partnership agreement on digital payment and settlement services. ChaldalPay is an e-wallet based online payment platform of Chaldal Payments Limited, a sister concern of Chaldal Limited. The concept of ChaldalPay evolved to support the ecosystem of Chaldal. ChaldalPay will facilitate easy payment and

PRAN aims to collect 30,000 tonnes of cassava this season

by Fintech Desk - January 7, 2021January 6, 2021

BSS Representative Image/Photo: Collected The country’s farmers are showing interest to harvest cassava and local business conglomerate PRAN aims to collect 30,000 tonnes of cassava from farmers in this season. At this moment, about 2,000 farmers are now harvesting cassava under the PRAN’s contract farming. Cassava is a root crop which is planted

E-commerce platform Salextra begins its journey in Bangladesh

by Fintech Desk - January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

The exclusionary brand-new online shopping platform for the mobile and Consumer Electronics in Bangladesh, Salextra Shop (https://www.salextra.com.bd/) has started their operation on January this year. An online launch event has been telecasted from Salextra Shop facebook page at 4.30 PM which is powered by Tecno. Chowdhury Fahriyar, Co-Founder & CEO;