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INVL Tech to open businesses in Bangladesh

Companies controlled by INVL Technology, which invests in IT businesses, are expanding international activities. The NRD group of companies, which already last year began implementing projects in Bangladesh, and the cybersecurity firm NRD CS in October of this year started the process of registering the new NRD Bangladesh Ltd, completion of which is planned by year-end. Once this new firm is established, companies controlled by INVL Technology will have representation in nine of the world’s countries. To date they have a corporate presence in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Moldova, Norway, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. ‘We’re continuing the active investment phase, seeking to invest in national-level businesses

Robi, InterCloud to jointly work on OTT solutions

Robi Axiata Limited and InterCloud Limited (a concern of Novo group) have recently signed an agreement to jointly work on various Over-The-Top (OTT) projects with the aim of facilitating smooth transition of its subscribers to digital lifestyle. Robi’s immediate past Managing Director and CEO, Supun Weerasinghe and InterCloud’s pr-pictureManaging Director, Syed Moinul Haq signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations 30th October 2016 at the Robi Corporate Office. Mahtab Uddin Ahmed has succeeded Sup...

‘Smart City Hackathon’ for solving Dhaka city’s problems

Smart City Hackathon will be held for the first time in Bangladesh this November. Preneur Lab, Grameenphone and White-board are the organizers of the initiative which will held in GP House for 36 straight hours from 11 to 12 November. Smart City Hackathon will be a continuous 36 hours program for coders, designers, innovators overall all sorts of tech professionals. Within this 36 hours the contestant will try to implement their innovative ideas to solve the problems of Dhaka City. smart-city-hackathon<...

‘Look at me’ app to help children with autism

Samsung Electronics introduced its latest initiative to help improve the lives of those with autism. Samsung Bangladesh, in partnership with Shuchona Foundation, launched the application “Look at me” at a formal ceremony in the presence of Ms. Saima Wazed Hossain, Chairperson, Shuchona Foundation and Bangladesh National Advisory Committee on Autism & NDDs (NACAND); His Excellency Ahn Seong-doo, Ambassador of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Bangladesh; Seungwon Youn, Managing Director, Samsung Electronics Bangladesh; Wonmo Ku, Managing Director, Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh; among other high officials from Shuchona and Samsung. Samsung is working with Shuchona Foundation to help children with autism with the help of technology. The “Look at me” app aims to help dev...

BAGDOOM.com receives Digital World 2016 award

BAGDOOM.com, the leading lifestyle e-commerce platform of Bangladesh, has received a prestigious award for its contribution in the e-commerce of Bangladesh at the award night session of Closing Ceremony of Digital World 2016 which was organized by the Communications and Information Technology Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications & Information Technology It is the flagship annual event of the ICT sector of Bangladesh, held at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital on 21st October, 2016. Syeda Kamrun Ahmed, the CEO of BAGDOOM.com received the award from Abul Maal Abdul

PM inaugurates ICT project for women development

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the Digital Training Bus project for Sustainable Women Development through ICT. The hon’ble PM inaugurated the project right after inaugurating the three day long ICT event Digital World 2016 at the International Convention City, Basundhara on Thursday. ICT Division of the Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications & Information Technology (MoPT&IT), the country’s second largest telecom operator Robi Axiata Limited and globally leading ICT solution provider Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited are going to jointly execute this project, says a press release. Abul Maal Abdul Muhith MP, Finance Minister; Imran Ahmed MP, Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Techno...