Press Release / Uber expands subscription options for car drivers in Bangladesh
3 August 2026
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Press Release / Honor launches Magic V6 foldable phone in Bangladesh
3 August 2026
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LinkedIn adds 'seems like AI slop' reporting button
2 August 2026
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Bangladeshi manufacturers explore ways to build retail brands in US market
2 July 2026
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Views / When machines lie with confidence
20 May 2026
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Press Release / Honor launches X8d in Bangladesh
14 April 2026
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Meta launches 2 new prescription-friendly smart glasses
31 March 2026
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YouTube CEO says top creators still call it home
30 March 2026
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5 stories you may not know about Apple as it turns 50
30 March 2026
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Hackers launch malware posing as Bangladeshi critical service websites
A malware campaign targeting Bangladeshi critical service websites has been uncovered recently. Cyber Threat Research team of Bangladesh Government's e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT) recently observed and identified these ongoing development of attacks and malware campaign by the well-known threat actor ‘KASABLANKA’ specifically targeted to Bangladeshi infrastructure.
17 February 2021
Australia to amend laws to make Google and Facebook pay
Australia’s government said on Tuesday it will amend draft laws that would make Google and Facebook pay for news to clarify that publishers would be paid in lump sums rather than per click on news article links.
16 February 2021
Major Australian media company strikes Google news pay deal
Australia’s Seven West Media Ltd became the country’s first major news outlet to strike a licensing deal with Google, as the government pushes ahead with a law that would force the internet giant to pay media companies for content.
15 February 2021
Kludio ramps up operation: Raises funds and expands operation in Dhaka
Kludio, the app-based cloud kitchen & digital food court, has ramped up its operation in recent times. In a disclosure, as reported by e27.com, Kludio has raised pre-Series A round of investments from former Chief Economist at Grab Indonesia SteveVickers and Singapore-based seed-stage VC firm Impiro. The exact amount of investment raised was not mentioned though.
12 February 2021
Australia to introduce landmark legislation to force Google, Facebook to pay for news content
Australia will introduce landmark legislation to force Alphabet’s Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content next week, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Friday.
12 February 2021
Symphony Z30 Pro: A let down
The phone looks fantastic for an entry level smartphone thanks to the glossy back and slim size. The default transparent plastic cover ruins it when applied so better consider a better looking third party option. The bezel is thick and there’s a distinctive notch which might be a mood killer for some.
11 February 2021
Gaza burn victims get 3D-printer face masks made close to home
Ahmed Al-Natour was working at his Gaza market shoe stall when a fire started in a nearby bakery and swept through a crowd of shoppers last March.
11 February 2021
Sonia Bashir Kabir joins Dell’s CXO Advisory Board
Tech giant Dell Technologies has appointed Sonia Bashir Kabir to its Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) CXO Advisory Board. Twenty-two members across Asia have been chosen to join Dell’s APJ CXO Advisory Board.
11 February 2021
UpSkill raises $100 thousand in seed round
After raising its initial pre-seed funding in 2019, Bangladeshi EdTech startup UpSkill confirms that it has now closed over $100,000 seed investment from two investors, along with follow-on investment from a previous investor. The fresh capital is to be used for scaling employment partnerships and product development.
10 February 2021
POCO announces M2 Pro
Smartphone brand Poco today announced the launch of their new smartphone, Poco M2 Pro. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G and comes with a 33W fast charger in-box.
10 February 2021
BSEC launches online BO account opening
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) inaugurated the digital Beneficiary Owners' (BO) account opening system on Tuesday, February 9. The move opens the path for stock market investors, especially non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to open BO accounts online.
10 February 2021
Maya rakes in $2.2mn seed funding
Bangladeshi healthcare startup Maya announced today that it raised $2.2 million in seed funding, the largest ever raised by a Bangladeshi health-tech company, reports TechCrunch.
9 February 2021
Google opens paid-for Australia news platform in drive to undercut Canberra's content payment law
Tech giant Google today launched a platform in Australia offering news it has paid for, striking its own content deals with publishers in a drive to show legislation proposed by Canberra to enforce payments, a world first, is unnecessary.
5 February 2021
Xiaomi Mi Band 5: Bang for the buck
The Mi Band 5 features a barely noticeable upgraded design. For a device that’s supposed to be worn on our wrists for the most part of the day, it could use with a little better look. It’s, however,
4 February 2021
Australian leader has ‘constructive’ talk with Google boss
The Australian prime minister said he had a “constructive” meeting on Thursday with the head of Google after the tech giant threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over plans to make digital platforms pay for news.
4 February 2021
Symphony launches new smartphone series 'Atom'
Symphony Mobile has launched a new smartphone series called Atom featuring a 1.8 GHz MediaTek Helio A20 quad-core processor and Android 10.0 Go operating system.
1 February 2021
Analysis: Robinhood and Reddit protected from lawsuits by user agreement, Congress
Robinhood Markets Inc’s user agreement is likely to protect the brokerage app from a barrage of lawsuits filed by customers after it blocked a frenzied trading rally in companies such as GameStop Corp that was fueled on social media forums.
30 January 2021
India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency
India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and put in place a framework for an official digital currency to be issued by the central bank, according to a legislative agenda listed by the government.
30 January 2021
Haylou Solar LS05: The real deal
Today we bring you an interesting wearable: fitness band or smartwatch- however you term it, this gadget is being sold like hot cake.
28 January 2021
Facebook users experience mass forced log out
Facebook users around the globe have been experiencing a mysterious forced mass log out since Friday night. Many users in Bangladesh also reported being hit by the forced mass logout around Saturday morning. When opening the Facebook app, many users received the “session expired” notification and were prompted to log back in.
23 January 2021