More ASEAN GDP by digital economy in next decade
The growth of the digital economy could add US$1 trillion to the GDP of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) bloc over the next 10 years, according to a report released by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney in conjunction with Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata), one of the largest Asian telecommunication companies, at the GSMA’s 2016 Mobile World Congress.
The report, titled ASEAN Digital Revolution, focuses on the growth opportunities, the hurdles that need
to be overcome and policy initiatives that will help the sector fulfil its growth potential and 
Symphony ‘Partners Meet’ in Penang, Malaysia
Symphony Mobile recently organized 'Partners Meet 2015' in Penang, Malaysia. A total of 110 dealers and high officials of Symphony participated in three day long program. Every year Symphony organizes this type of programs with its dealers.
Chairman of the company Mr. Aminur Rashid expressed his gratitude to the dealers for their valuable contribution in the continuous progress of the company. In his speech, he said now in Bangladesh Symphony is the number one brand and it has been possible only for the partner’s c...
Chairman of the company Mr. Aminur Rashid expressed his gratitude to the dealers for their valuable contribution in the continuous progress of the company. In his speech, he said now in Bangladesh Symphony is the number one brand and it has been possible only for the partner’s c...
No attempt to bring back women from Syria
While millions are fleeing war-torn Syria, many Bangladeshi women are being trafficked to the country and forced to work as domestic maids.
The women, who are duped into travelling to Syria, often have no idea that they are being sent to a war zone.
“Sister, please take me back home from this hell. They [the employers] are not good people. They say they have bought me and won’t let me go back to Bangladesh,” said a woman, who was promised a job in a Lebanese hospital but found herself forced into domestic service in the Syrian capital Damascus.
“There is war everywhere. They don’t give me food properly and I spend sleepless nights ![]()
Shrimp farming gets app-savvy
Technology that uses Quick Reading Codes (QRC) — which work like universal bar codes — helps consumers of shrimps farmed in Bangladesh to trace the antecedents of what they are eating with a smartphone app.
Introduced to the farmers in southern Bangladesh by the research organisation WorldFish to enhance the safety of shrimp production and to make its marketing transparent, the QRC can trace all shrimp right from the larva stage supplied to farmers.
The QRC can be used in combination with another app, an American company SourceTrace’s 
Robi Internet Corner at Barisal Press Club
Robi has recently expanded its digital footprint with the inauguration of Internet Corner at Barisal Press Club. The initiative was undertaken as part of the company’s Corporate Responsibility programme.
Barisal Press Club President Kazi Nasiruddin Babu and Robi’s Vice President for 
Communication and Corporate Responsibility inaugurated the internet corner. Distinguished members of t...
Communication and Corporate Responsibility inaugurated the internet corner. Distinguished members of t...
Int’l factoring for foreign trade stressed
Factoring is very important for international transaction. In Bangladesh export earning is growing rapidly and our export has more potential to grow. Letter of Credits (L/C) is a popularly used international trade payment method in Bangladesh. But because of more formalities and more costing, importers are becoming less interested to import under L/C. Rather importers are more interested to import under open account terms. As open account is involved with risk, international factoring removes the danger of open account trade said Mr. Hedayet Ullah Al-Mamoon, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh while inaugurating the ICC Training on International Factoring for Foreign Trade organized by ICC Bangladesh at Dhaka on 24 February as a Chief Guest. He thanked ICC B...
