Thursday, 28 Nov, 2024

Tech

Islamophobic tweets ‘peaked in July’

DHAKA: Almost 7,000 ‘Islamophobic’ tweets were sent, in English, every day in July worldwide, data seen by the BBC suggests. This compared to 2,500 in April, with peaks recorded following the Nice lorry attack and the attempted military coup in Turkey. Forty-nine words and

CDB sues Citycell for dues

DHAKA: China Development Bank (CDB) Corporation sued Bangladesh telecom operator Citycell with the High Court (HC) to realize its dues – USD 36.6 million.   The single bench of Judge Syed Rifat Ahmed on Wednesday (August 17) fixed September 4 for next order in this regard.

Citycell users get 7 days to shift operator

DHAKA: Citycell users have got seven more days to shift to other operator as the authorities concerned has decided in principle to cancel their license. State minister Tarana Halim made the announcement at a press briefing after the meeting at secretariat in city Tuesday afternoon

Google launches video calling app ‘Duo’

DHAKA: Google has launched its video chatting app, called ‘Duo’. It represents Google’s response to other popular video calling options, including Apple’s FaceTime, Microsoft’s Skype and Facebook’s Messenger. It’s not that different from the other video chatting

Robi, General Pharma sign corporate agreement

DHAKA: General Pharmaceuticals Limited has recently subscribed to Robi’s corporate solution. In this connection, General Pharma managing director Dr Momenul Haq and Robi managing director and also CEO Supun Weerasinghe signed a corporate agreement on behalf of their respective

Symphony starts “Symphony Lakhpoti” Offer

DHAKA: Symphony, leading mobile brand of Bangladesh, starts a promotional offer titled “Symphony Lakhpoti” from August 10. This offer is being made on three handsets, 1.4 GHz Octacore processor and two GB of RAM and 16GB ROM super- speed supported smartphone H 300, 6.0 Android

Robi buckles up for 4G

DHAKA: Robi with technical support from Huawei Technologies Bangladesh has successfully completed the 4G trial run recently. The 4G test run registered a blistering download speed of 71.26 Mbps. Huawei P9 Plus was used as the test device. The trial run of the super-fast 4G LTE

CCC, Robi sign corporate deal

DHAKA: Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has signed a corporate deal with mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited recently to avail its SME corporate connection. Under the agreement CCC will enjoy Robi’s SME corporate connection as well as its various Value Added (VAS) and data

Xiaomi smartphone launched in Bangladesh with Grameenphone

DHAKA: Xiaomi, a leading global smartphone brand launches three smartphones for the first time in Bangladesh with Grameenphone through its national distributor. The launching event was held on August 10 at Grameenphone Corporate House with the presence of Grameenphone Chief Marketing

Robi brings mobile app iBuddy

DHAKA: Robi has launched the time based internet purchasing mobile application - iBuddy which offers a number of duration options to choose from. It offers data packs for 10 minutes, 30 minutes, one hour, two hours and 10 hours. For the first time in the country, such a time based

RealVU offers Electronic Program Guide services

DHAKA: RealVU, the first “Direct-to-Home” (DTH) service provider in Bangladesh, has launched electronic program guide (EPG) in partnership with Gracenote. RealVU EPG provides a preview of ‘Program Information’ of seven days, so that the subscriber can choose comfortably and

Telenor Group CEO Brekke visits Dhaka

DHAKA: Telenor Group CEO, Sigve Brekke, was in Dhaka on August 8 on a short trip to Grameenphone. The Telenor Group CEO conducted several internal meetings at GPHouse, the Grameenphone headquarters, at Bashundhara. He visited the new innovation centre,  set up at the GP corporate

Facebook takes aim at ad-blocking software

DHAKA: Facebook has fired a warning shot at ad-blocking software by making changes that will force desktop users to see adverts. The rising popularity of ad-blockers poses a threat to online businesses that rely on advertising revenue. The social network told users it understood how

GP launches digital self-care channel MyGP

DHAKA: Grameenphone has launched their digital self-care channel MyGP which lets customers interact with GP through its rich and personalized user experience. The program was held at Hotel Westin in city on Tuesday (August 9). The GP customers can access all its services, offers,

City Bank-Robi offer unlimited data roaming

DHAKA: Robi Axiata Limited and City Bank jointly offers attractive package to use unlimited data roaming service along with credit card facility at a specially discounted annual fee. City Bank’s Managing Director & CEO Sohail R. K. Hussain and Robi’s Managing Director and CEO Supun

Banglalink offers cut-rate resort package

DHAKA: Banglalink, one of the leading digital communications service providers, has signed an agreement with Nokkhotrobari Resort and Conference Center to provide Banglalink Priyojon customers an offer to stay in the resort. The signing ceremony was held at tiger’s den in

Android bug fear in 900 million phones

DHAKA: Serious security flaws that could give attackers complete access to a phone's data have been found in software used on tens of millions of Android devices. The bugs were uncovered by Checkpoint researchers looking at software running on chipsets made by US firm Qualcomm, BBC

SANOFI picks Grameenphone’s Business Solutions

DHAKA: SANOFI Bangladesh Ltd, a leading pharmaceutical company of the country, has recently opted for Grameenphone’s Business Solutions to avail cost effective state of the art telecommunication solutions.   Managing Director & General Manager of SANOFI Bangladesh Ltd Dr. Riad Mamun

‘Robi’ brings Hajj Roaming Offer with unlimited data

DHAKA: A customer centric mobile phone operator, ‘Robi’ has endeavored to be the preferred communication partner of the Bangladeshi hajjis by bringing four different affordable hajj roaming offers. Observing the emergence of internet as the most effective communication tools, Robi

WE, Banglalink bring Friendship Day offer

DHAKA: Smart solution service provider WE and digital communications service provider Banglalink have brought a special offer on the occasion of Friendship Day that allows users to share certain bonus amounts with their friends.   A signing ceremony between WE and Banglalink was