Taher Ahmed Chowdhury, the Deputy Managing Director of Islami Bank, is a 30 years experienced personality in field of IT and is therefore also the Head of Information & Communication of this bank. He has also played the role of Executive Vice President & CIO of first security of Islami Bank. Mr.
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Women key to $170 billion market opportunity in mobile phone industry: GSMA
If women can be connected to mobile Internet and mobile financial services that will open up $170 billion market opportunity in the mobile phone industry by 2020, according to GSM Association or GSMA. GSMA recently initiated the ‘Connected Women’ program to bring together women who were lagging behind in Internet and
Acer Swift 5: World’s Lightest Notebook
Acer has introduced its new lineup of laptops, monitors and peripherals at this year’s IFA 2018 conference in Berlin, including a radically improved Acer Swift 5, which the company claims is the world’s lightest 15-inch notebook. Designed for discerning customers who want an envy-inducingPC, the Swift 5 delivers exceptional performance
PROGRESSING IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX, LAGGING IN INNOVATION (PART 1)
This month couple of news came into highlights regarding the position of Bangladesh in certain criterion in global/regional scale. First news was a positive one; Bangladesh has moved up three spots and ranked 139th in Human Development Index (HDI) 2015 due to the remarkable progress it had made in many socio-economic
Speakers stress on awareness to prevent misuse of social media
Awareness among people is utmost necessary to prevent misuse of social media as that may cause harm to the nation as well as other individuals, speakers told a dialogue on September 17. It is important to be vigilant and take proportional legal actions against spreading of fake news and encouraging extremism
Japan keen to invest in Hi-Tech Parks of Bangladesh
Japanese companies have shown interest in investing in the high-tech industry of Bangladesh. “Japan-Bangladesh joint venture company BJIT has already started operations in full flow. The opportunity to work together has broadened due to prevailing investment friendly environment in Bangladesh,” said Daisuke Arai, Country Representative of JETRO Dhaka Office in an
How far is the bridge for Electroneum?
For Electroneum—the world’s first enablement cryptocurrency— the ambition of becoming a mass adopted long-term cryptocurrency seems more and more achievable as it broke the million-download mark just nine months after it was launched and has been downloaded by people in 200 countries across the world. The mobile-based Electroneum miner was launched
APPLE UNVEILS THREE NEW IPHONES AND A LARGER SMARTWATCH
Apple launched three new iPhones in a bid to strengthen its position in the premium smartphone market at its now annual product event at the Steve Jobs Theater at its headquarters in California. A new smartwatch was also launched with an added fall-detection function. The new phones are the XS, with
CISCO COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF DUO SECURITY
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced on October 1 that it completed the acquisition of Duo Security, a privately-held company headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Duo is the leading provider of unified access security and multi-factor authentication delivered through the cloud. Duo's solution verifies the identity of users and the health of
Bangladeshi ride-hailing startup Shohoz raises $15m
Dhaka-based ride-sharing and online ticketing platform Shohoz has raised US$15 million pre-series B investment as it plans to expand its services. Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures led the US$15 million investment, which Shohoz claims is the country’s largest single venture capital deal to date, according to Tech in Asia. China’s Linear VC,
