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Six Month Long Workshop on Robotics Kicked-off

July 01 2018 | TW News Correspondent

Happening

A workshop titled ‘Nxt Robotics Frontier’ on robotics and IoT has kicked off. The event was inaugurated at EMK Center, Dhaka on June 30. Innovation Hub...
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Country’s Biggest Gaming Fest to Kick-Off on July 3

June 30 2018 | TW News Correspondent

Happening

GIGABYTE Gaming Fest 2018 will be one of the biggest gaming events held at the heart of the IT industries, BCS Computer City, IDB Bhaban. In a press conference, the event’s schedule was announced on 30th June 2018. Zaf...
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MoU Signed Between JUST and Aamra

June 30 2018 | TW News Correspondent

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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Corporate Academia Partnership has been signed between Jessore University of Science and Technology (JUST) and Aamra Companies.

From JUST, Registrar Eng. Md. Ahsan Habib and Chief Human Resource Executive of Aamra Companies Ajay Rohitassho Al Kazi signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organizations. Apart from them, Vice Chancellor of JUST Professor Anwar Hossain and D...
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Sony Mobile to Quit Business!

June 30 2018 | TW News Correspondent

Telco

Due to the failure in business, Sony Mobile is to quit their business from the Middle East and African market. But the sales of other Sony products will remain same as it was before. The organization failed very badly...
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Smart Technologies Launches Microlab Speaker Designed After Lamp

June 28 2018 | TW News Correspondent

Product Updates

Smart Technologies (BD) Limited has launched Microlab’s Lighthouse Portable Bluetooth Speaker in the local market. The speaker with 4.2 bluetooth technology is featured wit...
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Ayman Sadik Achieved Prestigious ‘Queen’s Award’

June 28 2018 | TW News Correspondent

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Bangladeshi young entrepreneur Ayman Sadik received the prestigious ‘Queen’s Award’ from the Queen Elizabeth II of the Great Britain. Ayman Sadik received the award from the Queen at...
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VAT Rate Reduced on Mobile Phone Assembling

June 28 2018 | TW News Correspondent

E-Finance

National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued a guideline on June 7 regarding imposing 15% VAT on mobile handsets assembling. But, later, there was an amendment introduced in the guideline and the VAT rate on mobile handset assembling was declined to 5%.

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith placed this amended proposal during delivering his closing speech on budget in the National Parliament House on June 27. It is to be approved...
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Mobile Phone Users in Bangladesh above 150 Million

June 27 2018 | TW News Correspondent

Telco

Number of mobile phone users in Bangladesh was 150 million 7 lakh 20 thousand till last May. By the end of last March, the figure was 150 million 3 lakh 30 thousand, as per report of Bangladesh Telecommunicat...
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Mustafa Jabbar Makes 5% VAT Cut on Internet Use

June 27 2018 | TW News Correspondent

E-Finance

Government is to cut 5% VAT more on internet use. Therefore, among the existing 15% VAT, 10% gets exemption.

Earlier on last June 21, a decision was taken to reduce up to 5% VAT on internet use. Later, Mustafa Jabbar requested the honorable Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith for VAT cut a little bit more. Then, as per decision taken on June 25, the document in this regard signed by the Fin...
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Google to Teach Creating AR Content in Online

June 26 2018 | TW News Correspondent

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Google has announced to give classes for online learning platform courses on Augmented Reality and ARCore. Anyone interested can take part in this course even without having any idea about AR content creating format. The course has been organized considering those who have limited knowledge in this regard. Besides, in this course participants can also get ideas about Google’s own technology ‘Poly Project Library’.

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BTRC Working on Fixing Similar Call Rate

June 26 2018 | TW News Correspondent

Telco

Aiming to fixing similar call rate for any operator to save subscribers’ cost, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is working on new ‘Tariff Plan’. Subscribers are to pay additional charge on making calls from one operator to another.

On the other hand, Mobile Number Portability or MNP service is supposed to...
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World Cup Ball Designed After Satellite!

June 26 2018 | TW News Correspondent

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The balls which are being used in Russia world cup football matches are quite similar to the ball designed for 1970 football world cup. The Telstar 18 ball developed by Adidas has been designed afte...
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YouTube Introduces New Features

June 25 2018 | TW News Correspondent

Product Updates

Video platform YouTube has introduced new features. Among the news features, using ‘Premiers’, video makers can play the recorded videos as live telecast videos, as international media shared.  Chief Product Officer of YouTube Mr. Neil Mohan informed this recently, as it was said in the news. This announcement was made in ‘VidCon US 2018’ conference held on 20-23 June in Califo...
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Novak Djokovic Satisfied with Technology Applied in World Cup

June 25 2018 | TW News Correspondent

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Some are getting embarrassed due to applying technology in world cup football in a positive manner. And for this embarrassment, many of the viewers got satisfied among who Serbian professional tennis player Novak Djokovic is a remarkable name. This current top tennis player...
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Students Allowed for Credit Cards on ‘Sixteen’

June 24 2018 | TW News Correspondent

E-Finance

From now on, students are allowed to use credit cards on 16 years of age. But, this credit card will be provided to their guardians. They will get the additional or supplementary card. Credit card user must be student and above 16 years of age. Central...
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