Bangladesh

The world has generated more data in this decade than at any other point in time, and it is estimated that by 2025 the world will have generated 463 Exabytes (4,004,689 Gigabytes) of data per day. The current number of internet subscribers in Bangladesh are 115 Mn...

The tea industry of India has urged the Centre to work out a preferential trade agreement with neighbouring Bangladesh in order to boost the dwindling tea exports from the country. The development comes as India’s tea exports may not reach 200 million kg this year amid steep competition...

Trade deficit of Bangladesh widened by nearly 28 per cent in the just-concluded fiscal year for higher import-payment pressure on the economy amid lower receipts from external trade, officials said. The trade deficit with the rest of the world crossed US$22.50-billion level to $22.80...

A number of seasonal cattle farms have sprung up at villages found in Sylhet's haor areas thanks to the availability of naturally-grown grass in the region, providing a much-needed alternative to paddy cultivation. "Since the land in haor areas is only suitable for growing paddy,...

SHAREit Group, the global internet technology company, mainly dedicated to mobile internet application development and digital services, is set to strengthen business in the Bangladesh market to fulfill the diverse demands of the people of the country, says a।press release. The number of internet...

Nusrat Jahan employed 19 people in her cottage industry "Jahan's" that used to tailor Panjabi, frock, tops. Because shops are closed everywhere due to the lockdown and there is no demand for attires, Nusrat has had to shut her small workshop. This means 19...

করোনা সংক্রমণ রোধে চলমান কঠোর বিধিনিষেধ শেষ হবে ৫ আগস্ট। এরপর বিধিনিষেধ তুলে দিয়ে সব দোকান, ব্যবসাপ্রতিষ্ঠান ও বিপণিবিতান খুলে দেওয়ার দাবি করেছে বাংলাদেশ দোকান মালিক সমিতি। আজ রোববার রাজধানীর নিউমার্কেটে দোকান মালিক সমিতির কার্যালয়ে এ দাবি করে দোকান মালিক সমিতি। দোকান মালিক সমিতির...

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s adviser for power, energy and mineral resources Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury has encouraged the US companies, including ExxonMobil, to invest in oil and gas explorations in Bangladesh, particularly the offshore ones. He held a meeting with the senior officials of ExxonMobil, one...

The government, as well as the private sector, should take time-befitting measures to align artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing and service delivery to cope with the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). Simultaneously, future workforce should be skilled and educated with digital competencies because the 4IR-led...

Bangladesh has recognised the light engineering (LE) as a key critical for achieving its development targets, but the country is yet to explore most of its potential. We are way behind the rest of the world in excelling in the LE sector. However, the...