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Mar12022 by News DeskNo Comments

realme showcases premium performance of realme GT 2 Pro and 150W fast charging during media session organized for journalists

[Dhaka, March 1, 2022] Youth-centric brand realme has recently introduced two of their most premium flagship phones - realme GT 2 Pro and announced GT NEO 3 – at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held in Barcelona on 28 February. To create an opportunity to experience the power of these two premium smartphones, realme organized a media session for the journalists on March 01, 2022. During the media session, the journalists were given a chance to experience the leap-forward performance of realme GT Neo 3, with the world's fastest 150W charging on mass-produced smartphones and the most premium flagship realme GT 2 Pro. realme GT Neo 3 with the world's fastest 150W charging on mass-produced smartphones, delivering 50% in 5 minutes. Because of 150W UltraDart Charge. realme GT Neo 3 is the ...

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Samsung Foldables – Defining the Future of Smartphone Innovation

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Sophisticated, utilitarian, and fun – three words that describe the Samsung foldable! Back in 2011, Samsung unveiled its first prototype of a flexible display, giving people a glimpse into the mobile industry’s future. A decade later, the growth in Samsung’s sales has exceeded expectations! In the first month since launch, the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 surpassed total accumulative sales of Samsung foldable devices in 2020. Research by Counterpoint says that the company has shipped 4 times more foldable devices in 2021 than in 2020, exceeding the three-fold market growth that analysts had earlier expected. Bringing back the good old fold and flip designs, enthusiasm for Samsung foldable is exemplified by the success of the Galaxy Z series. Here is a look at the key moments, top inn...

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Grameenphone brings eSIM for the first time in Bangladesh.

Breaking News, Technology

Grameenphone, the tech service leader and connectivity partner to Digital Bangladesh, has launched eSIM for the first time in the country which will be available from March 07, 2022, onwards. eSIM (embedded SIM) is one of the catalysts to the revolutionary digital transformation across the world along with environmental benefits, which facilitates advanced connectivity through manifold unique and futuristic features With the spirit – “4G eSIM –The time is now for Eco-Friendly Digital SIMs” (4G eSIM – Poribesh-bandhob Digital SIM’er Ekhon’e Somoy) – Grameenphone users will be empowered to enjoy the full benefit of connectivity without a physical SIM card on an eSIM enabled device. The company believes technological advancement and innovation must address climate concerns, and every s...

Feb242022 by News DeskNo Comments

Likee’s #LanguageDay2022 campaign

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In light of International Mother Language Day that is celebrated worldwide on 21st February, Likee launched the #LanguageChallenge to allow Bangladesh’s vibrant dialects in achieving the spotlight that they deserve. From the day when the campaign was launched, over 300 total posts were uploaded, attracting the attention from over 1400 followers, while the hashtag generated a viewership of nearly 400,000 people that day. Creators used their mother tongues and regional dialects to highlight how every language is important. The world is home to over 7 billion people that share between 5000 to 7000 languages amongst them. However, with the pace of globalization and set standards of educational languages, most of the regional dialects are under threat. It is estimated that just 0.2% of the...

Feb242022 by News DeskNo Comments

MPs demand two tire cigarette price and increasing tobacco taxes

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Members of parliament demanded the introduction of a specific tax system instead of ad-valorem and increase in prices of all tobacco products, reduction of the existing price tire of cigarettes from 4 to 2 and increase in taxes and prices of low tire cigarettes to protect public health. These issues came up during a discussion on 'Increasing tax on tobacco products in the national budget for the fiscal year 2022-23' at a virtual discussion meeting of the 'Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum for Health and Wellbeing' on Thursday, 24th February 2022. In the meeting, Aparajita Haque MP said, 'The current tax structure on tobacco products is very complex. There is not much profit due to the ad-valorem tax system and 4 price tires of cigarettes. We need to come up with a specific tax system. ...

Feb222022 by News DeskNo Comments

Dettol & Harpic ensuring hygiene protection during Ekushey Book Fair

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Ekushey Book Fair is to commemorate the historic language movement of 21 February 1952 for the establishment of Bangla as the mother language. February 1st usually marks the beginning of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair as a tradition, but this year the book fair started on February 15th due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic threats. The decision was taken, prioritizing the people's health safety, and applauding this decision, the world's leading hygiene brands Dettol and Harpic have come forward as the book fair's hygiene partners. In her speech at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2022 inauguration, Hon'ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated her call to further enrich cultural practices across the country. She also requested everyone to adhere to the health safety guidelines. Hon'ble...

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On-demand free classes on tutoring platform Porai

Breaking News, Education

Free online classes have been organized by the on-demand tutoring platform "Porai" (www.porai.net). Not so much for the one day, but every day. To commemorate Bangladesh's golden jubilee of independence, there will be one-month free online tutoring performed from March 1, 2022 and onwards. All students will have access to this educational and learning platform. Beginning March 1, 2022, special sessions for grades 8-12 will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Physics, Chemistry, Biology, General and Higher Mathematics, English, and Accounting are the subjects that will be covered in the classes initially. Registration is currently open for classes in student-required subjects that are completely free. Md. Jonaidul Islam, Operations Manager of Porai, says that Porai is basically an on-demand...

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UCB holds Monash College Diploma (MCD) Orientation program for enrolled students

Breaking News, Education

Monash College Diploma (MCD) Orientation, a program organized by Universal College Bangladesh, the exclusive partner of Monash College, Australia in Bangladesh, has recently been held on 17 February through online platform. It was a historic moment for the students and their parents as they are getting the opportunity to access world-class education right from the comfort of their native country. Students who enrolled for Monash College Diploma (MCD) participated at the event. Dr. Sandeep Ananthanarayanan, Chief Executive Officer, Universal College Bangladesh; Prof. Sarwar Uddin Ahmed, Dean of Academic Affairs, UCB; Amid Hossain Chowdhury, Head of Marketing; Jamal Uddin Jamy, Head of Enrolment; Shafik Waes, Manager, Academic Administration and other faculty members were present at the...

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realme announces to launch World’s fastest smartphone charging

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realme, the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand has just announced to launch World's fastest smartphone charging on Feb 28 in MWC 2022. realme has been consistently invested in giving users the fastest and most efficient charging experience possible. As one of the first to launch 125W charging technology, realme keeps the leading position in charging technology and will make a future step to launch World's fastest smartphone charging in MWC 2022. realme’s fast charging technology is ahead of the curve, when compared to similar devices in the same class. Under the go premium strategy, realme will invest 70% of R&D resources on innovation, and charging technology is one of the key parts. realme believes the new charging technology is the next step forward to let you fully cha...

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ULAB pays homage to language martyrs

Breaking News, Education

On the occasion of the great Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day, a wreath was laid at the Shaheed Minar at the permanent campus of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh on the morning of 21st February. At this time a minute of silence was observed paying homage to the language martyrs. The keynote speaker was Abdul Mannan, a renowned academician, former chairman of UGC and Professor of ULAB. In his speech, he highlighted the context of Bayanna's language movement. He called upon the young generation to always strive to maintain the dignity of the Bengali language. ULAB Vice-Chancellor Professor Imran Rahman said that almost all languages of the world have pure and regional forms like Bengali. Some languages are lost in different realities. Many anthropological...