The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will appoint a consultant as part of the government’s plan to rollout the 5th generation (5G) service, which is yet to be launched anywhere in the world, by 2020 in the country. The government also plans to go for a trial run of the 5G
News & Events
Sajeeb Wazed inaugurates startup accelerator and specialized labs
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adviser to the Prime Minister Sajeeb Wazed, inaugurated a startup accelerator and two specialized laboratories of Bangladesh Computer Council at ICT Tower in the city on July 26, 2018. Aiming to create 1000 services and inventory products by 2021 and computer incident response team laboratory, Wazed inaugurated
Bangladesh climbs from 150 to 115 in UN e-government ranking
Bangladesh has been promoted to the 115th rank in the latest E-Government Development Survey thanks to its satisfactory progress in the Information and Communication Technology sector over the last six years. According to the UN E-Government Development Index (EGDI), conducted by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
BANGLA PERFUMES TO REPRESENT MERCEDES-BENZ PERFUMES IN BANGLADESH
Bangla Perfumes Distributor Ltd is going to represent Mercedes-Benz Parfums in Bangladesh. The company is the first to bring this world renowned brand of perfume in the country, a press release said. Mercedes-Benz and its iconic three-pointed star logo have come to be known as an emblem of excellence and exception
BIDA TO LAUNCH ONE-STOP SERVICE FOR FACILITATING INVESTMENT
Ask an investor, or an aspiring entrepreneurs; s/he would tell you that making investment or starting a new business is no cakework in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has emerged in 2016 after the Board of Investment (BoI) and the Privatization Commission were merged together to form this new
a2i PROGRAMME WINS ITEX AWARD 2018 IN MALAYSIA
Access to Information (a2i) Programme of Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has won “International Invention Innovation & Technology Exhibition” (ITEX) Award 2018 in three different innovation categories. For the very first time, a2i participated in the exhibition (ITEX 2018) and won two Gold and one Silver Award. a2i received Gold Award for
THE ROLE OF IEEE BDS FOR PROMOTING TECHNOLOGY IN BANGLADESH
IEEE Bangladesh Section along with IEEE BUET Student Branch and Department of EEE, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) arranged an event titled “Fostering R&D Investment in Budgetary Policies through IEEE Engagement” on June 11 at the BUET campus. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Md. Shafiqul Islam, Professor of EEE
PwC praises FY18-19 budget for focus on compliance and recommends easing taxes for investors
PwC (Pricewaterhouse Coopers Pvt Ltd) Bangladesh, in a post-budget analysis session, held at the company’s office in Gulshan briefed the media on its observations on the national budget for the fiscal year 2018-19. The pre-election budget, ambitiously titled “Bangladesh on a Pathway to Prosperity” was presented by Finance Minister Abul
BANGLADESH MBA ASSOCIATION (BMBAA) ORGANIZES SEMINAR FOLLOWED BY ANNUAL IFTAR 2018
A Seminar on ‘BANGLADESH RISING: Power for Human Development’ organized by Bangladesh MBA Association (BMBAA) held at City’s Khazana Restaurant on May 30 this year. The Keynote Speaker of the Seminar was Mr Nasrul Hamid, State Minister of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources. Panel Discussants were Mr Mohammad Hossain, DG of
ACCOUNTING BPO: THE NEW FRONTIER
In the last few years, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) has become sort of a buzzword among the Bangladeshi IT entrepreneurs. Envision of grabbing a large chunk of global BPO pie has prompted a good number of IT houses to jump onto this latest entrepreneurship bandwagon. Many new entrants however get daunted
