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Bangladesh: A country transforms with IT

Born out of a nine-month war of liberation in 1971, Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy and a predominately Muslim country. After years of being a center for textile manufacturing, the country of 180 million is now on a mission to become a regional information technology powerhouse. Paralleling this focus, in February 2015 the government approved the National Information and Communication Technology policy, which seeks to establish clarity and accountability through the expansion of information and communication technology (ICT). This policy also aims at making Bangladesh a mid-income nation by 2021 and a developed nation by 2041.

Only 18 countries are bigger than Apple

Apple‘s market cap is larger than the GDPs of every country of the world, except for 18 of them. apple-solar-systemIn Jewish numeric tradition, 18 is a blessed number, signifying life, so it is appropriate that only 18 exceptional countries have the privilege of being bigger than Apple, the corporation that is making life for average people seem unimaginable without its immediately indispensable gadgets. Saudi Arabia is the newest country that Apple has surpassed in financial size, as reported by Emirates 247. The charm...

Zuckerberg talks virtual reality, future of content

At a conference in Barcelona, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg says he remains focused on spreading internet connectivity and is looking at the next phase of content, which involves virtual reality. Mark-Zuckerberg-VRWhile Apple has its gadgets and is rumored to be stepping into the electric car space, and Google is researching driverless cars, solar power and a pill that will detect cancer, Mark Zuckerberg implies it is enough of a job dealing with social media and spreading internet connectivity throughout the world with inter...

maximus iX series smart phones launched

Quartel Infotech Limited, owner of leading mobile phone brand maximus mobile, has launched three new smart mobile devices for the Bangladesh market focusing on design and innovation. The new models iX Kane, iX UFO and iX Hexa were revealed today at a city hotel by Mesbah Uddin, Director – Operations Maximus mobile along with other top officials of Maximus. Maximus picWhile presenting the smart phones Mesbah Uddin said, “Bangladeshi consumers are seeking devices that are affordable and at the same time provide leading de...

Brain’s reaction to fear

Brain-640Even if people forget the details of a traumatic event or what is called explicit memory, the emotions associated with that event also known as implicit memory may remain ingrained in the brain for a long time, says a new study. In the context of fear, our brain differently encodes contextual memory of a negative event, such as the place, what we saw and the emotional response associated, the results found. “The study helps explain how the processing of fearful memories can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder,” said project coordinator...

Robi launches Magic Bundle Pack

Robi Axiata Limited, a leading mobile phone operator has launched a Magic bundle pack which is a combination of Internet, Voice and SMS. Robi users can activate the Magic bundle pack; either by dialing USSD code or through recharging specific amount from retail. This product is designed to address the need of the users who are ROBI-logoincreasingly moving towards a mix of data, voice and sms usage. Besides, the recharge amount that has been set to activate this offer is well within the users regular recharge amount. Robi users may avail a...
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