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Sony Announces Electric Car Concept

January 07 2020 | TW News Correspondent

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Electronics giant Sony has surprised attendees of the CES tech show by unveiling an electric car dubbed the Vision S.

The vehicle is a prototype designed to show off the firm's sensors and in-car entertainment technologies.

The dashboard is flanked by an ultra-wide panoramic screen "for driving information and entertainment".

However, So...
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CES 2020: Restaurant Cat Robot Meows at Dining Customers

January 06 2020 | TW News Correspondent

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A robot cat designed to ferry plates of food to restaurant customers has been unveiled at the CES tech expo in Las Vegas.

BellaBot, built by the Chinese firm PuduTech, is one of a number of wacky robotic inventions being sho...
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F-Commerce: Is Facebook The New Shop Of The Future?

January 05 2020 | TW News Correspondent

E-Commerce

I have loved reading since I learned the skill at a place called school. I remember hiding under the blankets with my bedside lamp reading books about tropical island...
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BTRC Responds to Telenor's Legal Notice to President

January 05 2020 | TW News Correspondent

Telco

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has responded to a legal notice, served by Telenor Group to President Abdul Hamid, seeking arbitration of a Tk12,579 crore audit claim with the telecom regulator.BTRC Chairman Md Jahurul Haque confirmed the development to the press.

However, BTRC officials, quoting the answer of the legal notice, said there is no way for a...
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Mobile Networks Reinstated in Bangladesh Border Areas

January 05 2020 | TW News Correspondent

Telco

The government has backtracked from its decision to shut down mobile phone networks along Bangladesh’s border with India, considering the hassle suffered by people living in the border areas.

The Bangladesh Telecommunic...
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BTRC for 65pc Cuts in Int’l Call Rate

January 05 2020 | TW News Correspondent

Telco

The telecom regulator is set to recommend slash in international incoming voice call rate by 65.71 percent to $0.006 a minute in the face of fast s...
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Govt Disable Mobile Networks in Border Areas

January 05 2020 | TW News Correspondent

Telco

Considering the security issue  Bangladesh government, has ordered mobile telecommunication operators to shut down their networks alongside the border with India.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told  that they were unaware of any such decision in a Response to the media when contacted  

Mobile phone operators disabled their networks within...
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BB Sets Single-Digit Lending Rate for Industrial Manufacturers

January 05 2020 | TW News Correspondent

E-Finance

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) board of directors has approved a proposal on a single-digit lending rate for industrial manufacturers to add an impetus to the country's economic growth.

The approval came at a meeting of the board of directors held at the central bank headquarters in Dhaka on Tuesday, with BB Governor Fazle Kabir in the chair.

"Our board has given a decision on 9.0 per cent interest rate on ind...
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SIBL to Raise Tk 5.0b Through Bond Issue

January 05 2020 | TW News Correspondent

E-Finance

The board of directors of Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL) has decided to raise Tk 5.0 billion through issuance of Mudaraba Perpetual Bonds, said an official disclosure on Sunday.

The bank will issue the bond for raising fund as additional Tier-1 (AT -1) capital to support the bank’s Basel III compliance in line with Bangladesh Bank Guidelines on Risk Bases Capital Adequacy dated December 2014, said the disclosure.READ MORE

Walton Mobile Provides Discount, Gifts at DITF

January 05 2020 | TW News Correspondent

Product Updates

Local handset maker Walton has announced special discount or free product on selected models of its smart and feature phones at the ongoing Dhaka Int...
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Best Small Business Web Hosting 2020: There's No Need to Settle for Anything Less

January 05 2020 | TW News Correspondent

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No serious business can expect to meet its objectives or even survive without a good website. But finding a good web hosting provider is easier said than done, and owners and managers are often faced with a tough choice of which one to use. The trouble is all the greater if the business is small and operates under a tight budget.

An ideal small business web host should be affordable, have strong security mechani...
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Tech Tent - Tech Trends for 2020

January 04 2020 | TW News Correspondent

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Will we start the journey to a better, kinder internet? Which countries are best placed to win the AI race? And should Ivanka Trump be speaking at a tech show? Just some of the questions we address in the first edition of Tech Tent this year.

Last month, the creator of the World Wide Web...
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Apple Accused Of Crackdown On Jailbreaking

January 02 2020 | TW News Correspondent

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Apple is pushing ahead with a lawsuit against Corellium, in what is being labelled as a move to end jailbreaking.

The tech giant began its legal battle in August, claiming the firm profits from "perfect replicas" of iOS.

Apple has now amended its lawsuit, alleging copyright infringement.

Corellium's CEO responded in an open letter, insisting developer...
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Sonos in bricked speaker 'recycling' row

January 01 2020 | TW News Correspondent

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Sonos is facing a backlash for encouraging customers to get rid of their old speakers when there may be nothing wrong with them.

The US speaker giant offers customers a 30% discount on new products if they follow steps to recycle their old ones.

Following these puts the device in Recycle Mode, which means it will then be permanently...
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Cabinet gives final approval to Bangladesh's first government venture capital company "Startup Bangladesh".

December 31 2019 | TW News Correspondent

E-Govt.

The final approval of a state-owned venture capital company “Startup Bangladesh Limited” was approved at a regular cabinet meeting on Monday, 30 December 2019....
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