Safwan Mahfuz

There used to be a time when QWERTY keyboards were trending and everyone was eager to exchange their exclusive BlackBerry Messenger PINs to catch up with friends on chat. BlackBerry phones have changed the way that people look at and use phones,

In Bangladesh, soil fertility has always been an important issue. This holds true now more than ever, with farmers around the country using fertilisers or chemicals that are potentially harmful for the soil. To counter this, Grameen Intel Social Business Ltd (GISBL) introduced mrittikā, a soil test based fertiliser recommendation software three years back. In Khulna and Jessore they have been implementing the project with Solidaridad Network Asia. The project has been implemented so far in 40 locations in Bangladesh. GISBL has also been implementing this software in India and Cambodia to improve paddy production.

In a developing country like Bangladesh, there are still a lot of regions within our borders where school going children are not getting all the resources needed for a healthy and hygienic educational environment. But how does ICT play a role here? Well, you are about to find out!