Commerce ministry is set to establish four specialised technology centres (TCs) in economic zones (EZs) with an eye to boosting export earnings through adopting new technologies. Under a project, it will establish three state-of-the-art TCs at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar in Chattogram and a specialised design...
The government has taken an initiative to set up three state-of-the-art technology centres (TCs) and one specialised design and technology centre (DTC) with a view to boosting industrial productivity, said an official of the commerce ministry. The ministry will establish the centres under its ongoing flagship project...
Bangladesh Venture Capital has invested an undisclosed amount of money in the seed round of AALO, a digital mediatech startup. A deal was signed on Monday at the Dhanmondi office of the local alternative investment firm, says a press release. The investor firm's Acting Managing Director Md...
The world is facing a staggering jobs challenge with a quarter of a billion people set to lose their job this year, the president of Microsoft has said. Brad Smith says millions will need to learn new skills to get jobs, or even to hang on to...
It was right around
March of this year that most online meeting vendors saw a dramatic uptick
in customer usage from around the globe. The coronavirus had
spread across much of the world, so most workers were sent home until further
notice to carry out their responsibilities. It was in this short span of just...
Speakers at a webinar on Tuesday urged businesspersons involved in e-commerce to maintain the highest quality of products and uphold honesty as a prerequisite to create a good image of the industry, since it occupies a billion-dollar market. Businessmen and experts in the field made the call...
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...
E-commerce transactions through the banking channel increased by 13.57 per cent or Tk 30.4 crore in April, the first month of the government announced shutdown to contain the coronavirus, as a significant number of people preferred to purchase essential goods from home. On the contrary, transaction through...
Startups, in the last few months, have seen a visible dip in their businesses. Across the board, companies have struggled to stay afloat. However, there are a few startups who have managed to cope and overcome these unprecedented times. Utilizing unique leadership practices, adapting their business models,...