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Electric power transmitted wirelessly in Japan

Space-based solar power is now a legitimate possibility following a breakthrough by Japanese researchers, who successfully transmitted electric power wirelessly to a pinpoint target using microwaves, reports The Washington Post. The researchers were able to transform 1.8 kilowatts of electric power into microwaves and transmit it with accuracy into a receiver located 55 meters away, said Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa). [caption id="attachment_14228" align="alignleft" width="300"]sun-space-AP new This image provided by NASA...

BTRC still continues ‘revenue losing’ formula

The government of Bangladesh has incurred massive revenue loss with a reduction in incoming overseas call charges and the introduction of a revenue sharing formula by the regulatory body. Still, the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has extended the timeframe for following this method by yet another year. btrcIn a letter signed on 16 March by BTRC's system and services department director Lt. Col. Zulfiqar Ali, it was instructed that this system would remain in operation until further notice. The letter stated that the internation...

GoogleTranslate to get 400,000 new Bangla words

The Bangladesh government will add 400,000 new Bangla/Bengali words to Google Translate on its Independence Day on March 26 in a bid to enrich the language on the Internet, media reported on Friday. “To put Bangla on top of everything, we’re going to create history on the Independence Day,” said State Minister for Information and googleCommunication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak, according to a bdnews24.com report. “We’ll take Bangla on top by adding 400,000 words to Google Translate on March 26 with participation from everyone from home...

62pc Bangladesh internet users look for jobs

More than half of internet browsers in Bangladesh use internet to search jobs related information, found in a recent research conducted by Pew Research Center. The US based research centre unveiled the research paper on 19 March. internetThe nonpartisan fact tank, which was established in 2004, found that around 62 percent Bangladeshi internet users find jobs related information through internet. The internet use ratio is more than any neighbour countries. “In certain countries, these professional and commercial online activities are more common. ...

Robi introduces Sharadin Flat Rate Offer

Robi has introduced Sharadin Flat Call-Rate Offer for all its pre-paid packages. The flat call rate is priced at only 10 paisa per 10 seconds. Robi users can now enjoy this rate 24 hours a day while calling any mobile operator’s number.   PR picRobi subscribers can avail this facility by recharging a specific amount. On Tk. 36 recharge, a Robi subscriber can enjoy this call rate for a period of 15 days and on Tk. 66 recharge, s/he can enjoy this for 30 days. However, Robi subscribers of the Hoot Hut Chomok package will not be able to avai...

Can an app really make deadly roads safer?

Coming to rest against a tree at the side of the highway, the car had narrowly avoided catastrophe. Jennifer Farrell’s first instinct as a doctor was to help the motorcyclist. Just moments before, a bus had been crossing paths with the young American medic’s vehicle on the N2 – one of the world’s deadliest highways – when the motorcyclist had overtaken at speed. Running from the wreck towards the injured man, she had already anticipated that he would swiftly get up, grab his motorbike and flee. [caption id="attachment_13882" align="alignleft" width="267"]jrniffer
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