Telecom & Computer Technology

Says ICT Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak

Digital currency Bitcoin extended its record-smashing rally on Saturday, beginning the year with a surge over $30,000 for the first time, with ever more traders and investors betting that it is on its way to becoming a mainstream payment method.

Kaniz Fatema was devastated when her husband lost his job in March because of the pandemic, which prompted a countrywide lockdown and compelled every industry to go for a massive layoff.

Finds study by pi STRATEGY The digital financial services (DFS) helped limit the spread of coronavirus to some extent by creating an avenue for digital payments that facilitated social distancing protocols, found a recent study by pi STRATEGY. The study entailed surveying more than 1,000 people across Bangladesh and interviewing …

Deposit collection through the agent banking outlets has exceeded Tk 137.47 billion in October 2020, up from Tk 65.05 billion in October 2019, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.

Proof of it is that people have been able to work remotely without much problem during the global coronavirus pandemic

P2P transfers overtook cash-out to become the most common MFS transaction in October

bKash is offering 1 percent cash bonus to around 50 million customers on receiving remittance through banking channels from abroad.

Without compatible handsets, mobile operators don’t have much of a business case, while handset brands don’t want to sell 5G handsets when there is no network to enjoy

A key scheme of state-run Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL) to modernise its rickety network across the country is set to drag on for two more years as the project is already running behind the schedule.