Imo launches ‘Multiple Account Support’ for Bangladeshi users

Imo has recently introduced a new feature ‘Multiple Account Support,’ where users can seamlessly switch between multiple accounts using one handset and log in to their respective Imo account safely and seamlessly. The new feature, specifically launched for Bangladeshi users, enables individuals and families that share one mobile device to access their Imo accounts with greater ease.
25 May 2021

Bangladeshi startup Arogga raises USD 200K

Bangladeshi medicine delivery startup Arogga has secured $200k seed funding from new angel investors, and follow-on investment from Dubai-based Falcon Network.
25 May 2021

Realme unveils Realme 8 Pro along with Buds Air 2 & Buds Air 2 Neo

Realme has launched the new Realme 8 Pro along with Buds Air 2 & Buds Air 2 Neo – through an online launch event on 24 May 2021.
24 May 2021

Take up fish farming

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the young people to take up fish farming as profession.
22 May 2021

Huawei supports South Asia to cultivate 100,000 digital talents over five years

Huawei has announced to partner with the governments, universities, and industrial partners in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal to cultivate 100,000 digital talents over the next five years,. The announcement was made last Thursday at the Digital Talent Regional Summit online.
22 May 2021

WhatsApp relaxes deadline for accepting the new privacy policies

Initially set on February 8, the deadline to update the new privacy policies has been extended by WhatsApp in the face of backlash from the users on sharing user data with Facebook. However, it’ll still be effective from May 15 for new users and for people who’ve already accepted the policy. The difference is that anyone who doesn’t accept the policy now won’t lose full functionality immediately. Instead, they’ll be shown a reminder to accept the new policy. After May 15, if the users don’t agree to the updated policies, the app will start reducing functionality and gradually become unusable to the said users.
21 May 2021

Microsoft to unplug Internet Explorer as it seeks edge in browser war

Microsoft Corp is pulling the plug on its once omnipresent browser, Internet Explorer, next year as it prepares to battle market leader Chrome with its slicker Edge browser.
20 May 2021

Best phones under BDT 25,000/-

The Y51 is a phone for styling enthusiasts that offers a minimal and attractive design and a big display. The full HD+ LCD has a waterdrop notch.
20 May 2021

Facebook Journalism Project and Reuters launch digital journalism course in Bangladesh

The Facebook Journalism Project and Reuters have partnered to launch an online training program, Reuters Digital Journalism Course. The program aims to support journalists in nine countries across the Asia Pacific, including Bangladesh, to build a strong foundation in digital reporting and editing.
20 May 2021

Walton launches new gaming smartphone

Walton has launched its new smartphone ‘Primo R8’. The mid range device comes with attractive features like powerful processor, large display, dual camera, powerful battery, RAM-ROM and Type-C charging port.
20 May 2021

Google teams with Samsung for wearables platform

Google and Samsung said they were teaming up on a joint software platform for smartwatches and other wearables in a move ramping up competition with market leader Apple.The move, announced at the Google developer conference in California, means Samsung will use Google's Wear OS for its upcoming Galaxy smartwatches instead of its own Tizen platform.
19 May 2021

Google rolls out the latest Android 12; teases futuristic video-conferencing booths

Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday unveiled updates across many services, including Maps, Photos and operating systems, as the company showcases its role in a world that has become more digitally connected during the pandemic.
19 May 2021

Court allows Irish regulator to proceed with inquiry into Facebook data flows

Ireland's High Court on Friday rejected a Facebook bid to block an inquiry by the Irish data regulator that could halt Facebook's data flows from the European Union to the United States.
14 May 2021

German regulator bans Facebook from processing WhatsApp user data

Germany's lead data protection regulator for Facebook (FB.O) is banning the social network from processing personal data from WhatsApp users because it views the messaging app's new terms of use as illegal, it said yesterday.
11 May 2021

Covid-19 2nd wave not caused by 5G mobile tower testing: Indian govt

The Indian government has rejected circulated information on various social media platforms which claim that the second Covid-19 wave was caused by "the testing of 5G mobile towers".
11 May 2021

iPhone production in India drops by 50% amid Covid-19 surge

Production of the Apple iPhone 12 (AAPL.O) at a Foxconn (2317.TW) factory in India has slumped by more than 50% because workers infected with Covid-19 have had to leave their posts, two sources told Reuters.
11 May 2021

Alice Labs raises USD 500K in seed funding

Alice Labs, the company behind MyAlice—an AI-driven multi-channel customer service platform for e-commerce and online businesses—today announced the completion of a USD 500,000 seed round of financing. The round was led by Anchorless Bangladesh, with participation from HOF Capital. Alice Labs will use the proceeds from the financing to further invest in its core product offerings and fuel expansion into Southeast Asia and MENA markets.
11 May 2021

Twitter attempts to get into news subscription service by acquiring Scroll

The Scroll service is a clever hack that tells websites not to serve you advertisements by using third-party cookies or browser extensions. It’s not exactly an ad-blocker, but it does give a portion of your subscription fee to the websites you visit that participate. It will no longer welcome new signups now that it has been purchased by Twitter.
6 May 2021

The hustle culture is a lie, here’s why

Like many health professionals, studies, and others have already, we are here to tell you that the hustle culture is a lie. Hard work is necessary, but overworking yourself to the point where you do not have even a second to yourself is not.
6 May 2021

Work from home: The struggles of working moms

No matter how you slice and dice it, being a mother is never an easy task. And working moms always struggle more to maintain work-life balance.
6 May 2021