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
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CAN BANGLADESH BUILD ITS OWN GLOBAL BRANDS?
I would like to start with two seemingly unrelated questions: what is Bangladesh’s budget for FY 2017-18? And what is the net operating revenue of Coca Cola and Google in 2017? The answers are in public record. Bangladesh’s budget for fiscal year 2017-18 is Tk400,266 crores, whereas the net operating revenue
BB ISSUES GUIDELINE FOR ILLITERATE CUSTOMERS
Banks, with their spic and span appearances sometimes daunt customers, especially the illiterate ones. In a bid to make things easier for them, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) in last month has issued a guideline for illiterate customers so that they can easily withdraw cash from banks through cheque. The central bank
HOW TO ORGANIZE OUR COMPUTER DEPARTMENT IN A COST EFFECTIVE WAY?
We may start the discussion from the Data Center and Disaster Recovery Site (DRS) of an organization like a bank. Building this computing house is costly. Moreover its operation and maintenance are also troublesome. In order to reduce the cost and its troublesome operation and maintenance, we may hire some
GOVERNMENT PLANS A POLL-BOUND BUDGET, KEEPING AN EYE ON THE NATIONAL ELECTION AT YEAREND
With the national election scheduled to be held at the yearend, it would be surprising if the government does not pursue a budget that is aimed at the bottom and mid-bottom of the economic pyramid—representing the largest vote bank. Pre-budget numbers and measures on the government chalkboard hint no surprise there. An
DO ADULT SITES INVITE VIRUS ?
From fake buttons to dodgy torrent sites and malvertising in Facebook and other popular sites, the risks of getting virus-ed are everywhere in the words of ones and zeros. However, with little basic “education,” you can reduce the problem of viruses and malware, and finally enjoy the internet on your
DOES INDIA’S LOC OF $8 BN TO BANGLADESH INDICATE A FIRMING ECONOMIC TIE?
During her two-day visit to Bangladesh in last November, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had made one important comment and stated one vital fact both of which indicated an increased trade cooperation between the two neighboring countries. Swaraj, while inaugurating the new Chancery Complex of the Indian High Commission in
CHINA CLOSING GAP WITH SILICON VALLEY
China’s war for technology talent is intensifying. Tens of thousands of people are being hired to shore up cybersecurity, help censor online content, and try to make China No.1 in the application of artificial intelligence (AI), as capital pours into both start-ups and more mature businesses at a time
WHY SOUTH ASIA WILL BE THE NEXT TECH DESTINATION?
There is often a tremendous focus on the latest and largest investments in tech firms in the Silicon Valley. Recent reports however indicate that this trend is now shifting, in favor of increased focus on investing in tech companies and digital marketing in South Asia. Bangladesh, a small country with large
