Massive irregularities were found at a post office building construction project, insiders said. They said many new office buildings under the project had construction faults and mismatches in the procurement system. The project implementation authority - Directorate of Post - had purchased 17 vehicles instead of three...
Daraz Bangladesh (daraz.com.bd) has launched dExports in order to support small-and-medium enterprises (SME) that have suffered significant losses due to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a product of the collaborative relationship between Alibaba Group and Daraz Bangladesh Limited, dExports presents an opportunity for local sellers...
The government has launched a digital haat, believed to be the biggest platform of such, for selling and buying sacrificial animals ahead of the coming Eid-ul Azha by maintaining social distancing.“We have taken the initiative to save cattle farmers, traders, and marginal farmers from financial loss in...
The Covid-19 pandemic created a crisis but also brought opportunities for e-commerce entrepreneurs, leading to a massive spike in demand for contactless payments in the country, said Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister for ICT division, yesterday. There is no doubt that people in the past four months...
With each passing quarter, Amazon, Microsoft and Google have been setting new records, while cloud computing has become the invisible backbone supporting much of our daily lives. Its potential to become an even bigger part of people's daily existence is sky-high. The rising popularity of the cloud...
Prime Bank Limited and Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) have joined hands to facilitate micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) financing for ICT companies without collateral. The partnership titled ‘Prime Bank-BCS Alliance to Facilitate MSME Financing to ICT Industry’ will enable easy access to finance to the ICT...
Bangladesh is third among the most agriculturally digitalised countries in South Asia but this feat has been achieved with the help of non-digital enabling environments such as swift access to markets and adequate electricity coverage.
Government initiatives for utilising information and communication technology (ICT)...
There is a growing concern that Covid-19 will stay for quite a while, and therefore, we need to explore innovative ways to cope with the 'new normal' realities. More and efficient utilisation of information and communication technology (ICT) could be a critical tool to handle various challenges...
ফেসবুক, গুগল, ইউটিউব, ভাইবার, মেসেঞ্জার, হোয়াটসঅ্যাপসহ সামাজিক যোগাযোগ মাধ্যমের সেবার ওপর করারোপ করেছে জাতীয় রাজস্ব বোর্ড (এনবিআর)। এসব মাধ্যমে বিজ্ঞাপন প্রচার করতে হলে ১৫ শতাংশ মূল্য সংযোজন কর (ভ্যাট) দিতে হবে। আগামী ১ জুলাই থেকে এটি কার্যকর হবে। বুধবার এ বিষয়ে এনবিআর থেকে একটি পরিপত্র জারি করা...
The government has launched a two-month long lab programme to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) based 10 products including tools to monitor mask wearing and maintain social distance during Covid-19 pandemic. State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak today launched the Lab programme under Bangladesh Computer Council’s (BCC)...