ICT Division, Facebook and Bloodman join forces to save lives

The Information and Communication Technology Division has partnered with Facebook and a local blood bank -- Bloodman Bangladesh -- to promote the use of technology for better access to safe blood to save lives.
18 June 2020, 11:23 AM

The Daily Star now available on Huawei App Gallery

The Daily Star’s official mobile application is now available for download via Huawei’s proprietary App Gallery.
16 June 2020, 14:30 PM

Amazon launches tech to maintain social distancing at its facilities

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) says it launched a technology-aided system in some of its facilities to maintain social distancing, called ‘Distance Assistant’.
16 June 2020, 11:26 AM

Uber launches 'Connect' package delivery service

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Uber today announced the launch of a new package delivery service called ‘Uber Connect,’ which will allow Dhaka’s residents to send and receive parcels from each other and also order items from shops within city limits while staying within the safety of their homes.
16 June 2020, 08:24 AM

Xiaomi launches Redmi Note 9 Pro, Redmi Note 9S and Redmi Note 9 in Bangladesh

Xiaomi launched the next iteration of the Note series in Bangladesh with the Redmi Note 9 Pro, Redmi Note 9 S and Redmi Note 9 yesterday.
15 June 2020, 11:56 AM

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11 June 2020, 18:00 PM

LinkedIn skill assessments to prove you are not lying about your skills

LinkedIn skill badges are a great way to make yourself desirable in a job market that is becoming more and more digital every day.
11 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Mobile phone users to pay more

Mobile phone users will have to pay higher bills as supplementary duty is set to increase to 15 percent from the existing 10 percent in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-21.
11 June 2020, 10:41 AM

India’s Bharti Airtel subsidiary acquires additional 6.3 percent stake in Robi

India’s Bharti Airtel today said its subsidiary has acquired an additional 6.3 percent stake in Bangladesh's telecom operator Robi Axiata from NTT Docomo for an undisclosed amount.
9 June 2020, 12:49 PM

4 tips to negotiate with suppliers for the right deal

Negotiation is one of the most age-old practices that are still common in the marketplace. If you are a retailer, you must need to bargain with your supplier in such a way that you receive the best pricing and terms on all the products avoiding the unnecessary haggling. Here are 4 negotiation tips that can give you the upper hand.
4 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Visa and SSLCOMMERZ launches ‘Save & Save’ Campaign

SSLCOMMERZ, the online payment gateway of Bangladesh, and Visa, the payments solutions provider, have jointly started the ‘Save & Save’ campaign once again to facilitate the people of Bangladesh to shop online while staying safe at home.
4 June 2020, 17:02 PM

Weather postpones SpaceX's first astronaut launch from Florida

Stormy weather thwarted a landmark moment for private rocket company SpaceX and NASA, forcing launch directors in Florida to postpone what would have been the first flight of US astronauts into orbit from American soil in nine years.
27 May 2020, 19:21 PM

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, smartphones take a blow

Like other businesses, the sale of mobile phones has also been hit hard by the pandemic. Sales of mobile phones increase around the two Eids every year. But this time, due to the epidemic, a large portion of the target will not be sold, officials of various companies are expressing fears.
27 May 2020, 14:34 PM

How FMCG industry in Bangladesh is coping with lockdown

During the lockdown, the demand for food and other necessary items has been soaring high. People have been scurrying to buy all types of finished goods that are important for their daily lives.
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Post corona work culture

The recent pandemic has hit the world hard and it is slowly changing the way we see things. Subconsciously, we are more driven to adopt a
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Real-life detectives using tools from Sci-Fi

In the olden days of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, detectives used to solve cases using intelligence and deduction mostly. Nowadays its different.
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Uber Eats closing down in Bangladesh

Global ride-sharing platform Uber’s food delivery service, Uber Eats, decides to close down its operation in Bangladesh from June of this year.
19 May 2020, 10:03 AM

VC fund Anchorless Bangladesh starts its journey by funding logistics startup Loop

While the world is reeling from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are glimmers of hope shining through the doom and gloom in the form of venture capital firm Anchorless Bangladesh, which has started off its investments by funding Loop Freight, a Bangladeshi startup that focuses on logistics and innovative digital solutions to a largely old-fashioned industry.
19 May 2020, 05:54 AM

Johnson Controls – Hitachi Air Conditioning launches IoT product using Bangladeshi software know-how

Bangladesh got a little break from the doom and gloom of the coronavirus pandemic yesterday when Johnson Controls – Hitachi Air Conditioning in Tokyo launched its made-in-Bangladesh IoT application-based airCloud Pro device, which manages large cooling and heating systems remotely.
16 May 2020, 12:33 PM

Cashback offer on OPPO smartphone

OPPO has brought cashback offers up to 100% on specific models to celebrate this Eid. In addition to cashback, the newly purchased smartphone will be available with different bundle offers and free screen replacement warranty.
15 May 2020, 03:54 AM