Participated for the first time in the ‘International Blockchain Olympiad Award (IBCOL) 2020’ competition, two Bangladeshi teams won two out of six main awards. President of Hong Kong Blockchain Society Dr Lawrence Ma and other dignitaries declared the names of the winning teams – Team Digital Innovation for IBCOL 2020 Silver Medal
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Healthcare during pandemic outbreak challenges and how to address them
Embracing fintech by banks in Bangladesh
Suborna Barua Banks are at the heart of the development of Financial Technology (FinTech) environment. The rise of FinTech firms or start-ups has given a big shift to the financial services industry globally, in particular, in developed countries like the US, Australia, and the greater Europe. For example, Australia is
Amazon to pay more than $1.2 billion for Zoox
Amazon will pay more than $1.2 billion to acquire Zoox, the Foster City, California, self-driving technology company, reports the Financial Times (FT). While the purchase could fuel Amazon’s delivery fleet, a source familiar with the deal told the newspaper it could signal the eCommerce giant’s entry into ride-hailing. The source said Amazon
Singapore’s first carpooling app lets customers pay with bitcoin
Sandali Handagama Singapore’s first carpooling app Ryde will now let customers pay for rides with bitcoin. Starting next week, its users will be able to store and convert bitcoin to the company’s RydeCoin with zero transaction costs, the company announced Wednesday. Customers can top up a maximum of S$999 (just over US$700) in
IEEE Asia Pacific Region, TENSYMP 2020 held virtual conference in Bangladesh
The first full virtual conference in Bangladesh as well as IEEE Asia Pacific Region, TENSYMP 2020 have been organized recently in Bangladesh. This was a three daylong virtual program. After being held in various countries over the years, the 8th edition of this annual conference was awarded to Bangladesh. With the use
Meena Bazar partners with Kormo, offers remote job opportunities
Country's leading supermarket chain Meena Bazar is offering remote job opportunities to entry-level job seekers using Google’s job-matching app "Kormo." As part of the effort, the retailer is working with Google’s job-matching app, Kormo , which just launched its new features, remote jobs listing and remote interviews, that allows those looking
Pegasus Development AG: Green light for multiple production sites worldwide
Announcement: Expansion of the Pegastril-Nuevo production facility CHUR, Switzerland ( EQS Newswire): Under the leadership of board member Roberto Spano, the management of Pegasus Development AG has decided to further expand Pegastril-Nuevo production facilities. New production facilities will be set up at several locations across the world and the site in Turkey is being expanded. These
PwC completes five successful years in Bangladesh
Serving 600+ clients, bringing the best of their global offerings, the leadership is committed to partner businesses in the country to emerge stronger and become fit for future PwC today completed five successful years in Bangladesh. Since its incorporation in 2015, PwC Bangladesh has played an important role in enabling the economic prowess of the country and
