Bangladesh unveils new laptop

[Bengal_Tiger]

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the first ever locally manufactured laptop, Doel, in the capital Tuesday.





The date for marketing of the laptop yet to be fixed, a telecommunication ministry official said.

“At first, several thousand laptops will be supplied to various government institutions,” the official informed.

The laptop branded as ‘Doel’ have four different models. The prices of the models are Tk 10,000, Tk 13,500, Tk 22,000 and Tk 26,000.

State-run Telephone Shilpa Sangstha is manufacturing the laptops in collaboration with 2M Corporation Ltd, Dhaka and TFT Technology, Penang, Malaysia.

The PM unveiled the much-awaited laptop at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Tuesday.

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesig....php?nid=32884

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That's around $130, India has a tablet for even cheaper at under $50.

Both countries are looking to digitalize education. If India does it that's a nation of 1.2 billion impacted by digital education.

[Bengal_Tiger]

Bangladesh's DOEL (magpie) laptop.

[Bengal_Tiger]

PM launches 'Doel' distribution

Tue, Oct 11th, 2011 11:53 am BdST

Gazipur, Oct 11 (bdnews24.com) — The prime minister has launched the distribution and marketing of Doel, the first laptop manufactured in the country.

Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (TSS) is introducing low-priced laptops with four models ranging between Tk 10,000 and Tk 26,000.

Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the laptops in a ceremony at Dhaka's Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) around 10.30am on Tuesday morning.

Even though marketing of these laptops have been launched, they will not be available for general sale initially. According to a government decision, the laptops will be primarily distributed to government organisations. Later, it will be sold to the public.

The test-production of the laptops started on July 10 at the TSS factory in Gazipur. The laptops are the product of an initial project worth Tk 1.84 billion.

The project is being implemented in collaboration with the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Malaysian Thin Film Transistor (TFT) and foreign experts.

TSS managing director Mohammad Ismail said that the laptops are made up of more than 150 components, 60 percent of which, including the motherboard, would be manufactured in the factory.

The Primary model boasts a 10-inch LCD while the Advanced model has a 14-inch WXGA LED Backlight screen. Only the Primary model has an android operating system, as all others use Linux. The Advanced laptop has a Pentium processor, the Primary has a VIA processor, while the Basic and Standard models have Atom processors.

http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=208520&cid=8

Balam New Song Digital Bangladesh (HD) - YouTube

[Toramana]

Mr. Bengali, how is that you are happy Bengalis making progress in peace but prefer conservatism for Pashtuns?

[Admin Khan]

This is darn impressive.

[AFG21]

I wish Afghanistan could also make such things. if only all the extremist and mullahs could die or just heat by a giant meteor.

@Toramona
It is really comon for strict muslim peopel to take praid in something that was invent by a secular or more openmided person. It's how it is in this world.

[Al Hanif]

I wish Afghanistan could also make such things. if only all the extremist and mullahs could die or just heat by a giant meteor.

@Toramona
It is really comon for strict muslim peopel to take praid in something that was invent by a secular or more openmided person. It's how it is in this world.

Russians and Americans have 5th generation fighters yet they can't beat the mujahideens in flip flops. No pride in having Gay Prides, producing pornography, killing innocents and drinking alcohol.

[AFG21]

Russians and Americans have 5th generation fighters yet they can't beat the mujahideens in flip flops. No pride in having Gay Prides, producing pornography, killing innocents and drinking alcohol.

Why are you talking nonscence. Is that you way to say that you are an alcoholic gay man who participating in Gay Prides?
Astrafighullah !!

[Toramana]

Actually, Bengali_Tiger like people are in the habit of doing things I'll call "Jehadi [---EDIT---]"...They themselves like worldly progress and lavishness but want someone else for Islamic avenge ...and those someones are Pashtuns...

[Soldat_Amir]

Sorry to say, but Tormana is correct.

Why is it that Bengali Tiger, supports Sharia in Pashtun Hewad, but promotes how progressive and forward thinking Bengladesh is, plus its a secular nation and I am very impressed by its acheievements.

But why is Bengal Tiger a big contradiciton? I hope people notice this.

[Bengal_Tiger]

Bangladesh seeks global partners for IT sector

With government services being digitised, software exports expanding and rising employment in IT, Dhaka is looking for expertise for technology parks

• By Saifur Rahman, Business Editor
• Published: 00:00 October 13, 2011
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Dubai: Bangladesh, which is digitising government services, is seeking international expertise in setting up an IT park near the capital Dhaka, an official said.
"Currently the government has earmarked a tower in Dhaka's Kawran Bazaar to convert it into a software park. However, it is seeking international partners for a large greenfield IT park to be set up on a 230-acre plot of land outside the city in Kalialoir," said Hashim Ahmad, acting secretary of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (Basis).

"This will help us to attract large international IT and telecom service providers to invest and set up facilities as the country's administration, public service and the private sector are migrating towards the IT platform."

Earlier this year, Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority floated a tender seeking expression of interest (EoI) for the establishment of a Software Technology Park (STP) from suitable parties.

The establishment of the IT park will help the government in developing its e-services platform, "Digital Bangladesh".

Ahmad said the government is also planning to set up smaller scale IT clusters across all seven administrative divisions, under an "IT Village" concept that will help nurture rural talent and help entrepreneurship across the country.

Although the country is a latecomer in the global IT race, it is grooming more than 5,000 software professionals per year to help realise its vision. It has more than 800 registered software companies employing more than 30,000 professionals and engineers that are offering specialised and value-added services.

The industry generates revenues of $250 million (Dh918.3 million) per annum in an economy that generated a value of $100 billion last year. Exports of software last year reached only $41.47 million. About 56 per cent of the revenues come from IT enabled services while the rest comes from software.

Although currently 160 companies in Bangladesh are exporting software and IT services to 60 countries, their exposure to the Middle East has been minimal, a fact that the exporters want to change through their participation in Gitex.

The US is the largest destination for Bangladesh software exports, while the UAE is one of the smallest.
Bangladesh has put high priority on the IT sector as online services could help increase transparency and reduce corruption. Its Digital Bangladesh project is gradually moving ahead from content development and offering downloadable forms to payment services.
"The government is soon going to finalise the payment gateway facilities and select vendors for collection of service fees. Once that happens, the government services will see radical changes in service delivery that will reduce not only corruption, but also red tape," said Shoeb Ahmad Masoud, Director of Business Automation Ltd, which is helping the government manage Haj services.

Bangladesh already offers some important services online, such as university admission, board exam results, passport and immigration services.

Indigenous laptop
A Bangladesh government-owned company Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (TSS) is launching its indigenous laptop, Doel, named after the national bird, on Saturday.
The 1.48 billion Taka (Dh718 million) project's trial run began at a TSS factory in Gazipur on July 8. Prime minister Shaikh Hasina will officially inaugurate Doel, priced between 10,000 and 25,000 Taka (Dh1,250).
"It will be given to the administration and it will hit the market afterwards," head of the parliamentary standing committee on telecom ministry, Hasanul Haque Inu, told reporters in Dhaka recently.

http://gulfnews.com/business/technol...ector-1.890803

[Tjanaparh]

AFG21 - but Afghanistan produces some nice electronics! I have seen some really nice phones from Afghanistan! One of my friends has such a phone.

[Bengal_Tiger]

http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.p...ate=2011-10-07

First-ever ICT training centre for police in two years
DHAKA, Oct 7 (BSS)- Bangladesh police is set to install the first- ever training centre on information technology in next two years in a bid to enhance their professional excellence.

Construction of the centre titled “Bangladesh Police Korea Centre for Information Technology” is expected to be completed by 2013 at a cost of Taka 24 crore (3 million US dollars).

“The centre will provide the policemen with training on information of communication technology to enhance their professional excellence to deal with the crimes involving modern technologies,” Special Superintendent of CID and project director of the institute Mohammad Rezaul Haider told BSS today.

Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), which will provide the cent percent fund to set up the centre, gave their nod to the proposal prepared by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), he said.
“We are now preparing Development Project Proforma (DPP) for setting up the institute,” he said, adding that they will send the DPP to the government for its approval.
Rezaul said the centre would be installed at Police Mill Barrack at Lalbagh in the old city.
Work on construction of the centre is expected to start in November next, another CID official said.
After installation of the institute, around 800 cops will be imparted with trainings per year on basic of computer, hardware and networking while 500 with developing software.
Some 80 policemen will also be given training on cyber crimes per year in a bid to develop their professional excellence to deal with such crimes involving high-technology.
Local and foreign trainers will conduct the training programmes. Bangladesh police have started providing training to train the trainers, who will give training to policemen.
Several trainings including a two-week long Training of Trainers (ToT) was arranged at the Detective Training School in February this year.



South Korean police.



South Korean SWAT police. Korea is home to martial arts such as Hapkido, Soo bak do and others (from which the national modern sport of Tae Kwan do was created).



South Korea is one of the most technologically advanced societies in the world. South Korea is arguably the country which helps Bangladesh the most, though many would say it is Japan (development projects), whilst militarily and strategically it is of course the dragon, China.



South Korean Samsung executives in Dhaka.



Korean language class in Dhaka.



Dhaka SWAT police.



The officer on the left is regular police and the officer on the right is a member of RAB, Rapid Action Battalion.



A RAB officer in Dhaka.



Dhaka SWAT police.



RAB officer during anti-terrorist policing.



RAB officers after an operation against criminals involved in maritime robberies with seized weapons.



RAB badges.



During security drill.





Female RAB.







SWAT exercise in Dhaka for the world cup.



SWAT officer.



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SWAT security drill.



SWAT security drill for the cricket world cup in Dhaka.







Turkish made Otokar APC in Dhaka.



Dhaka armed police officer of the DMP.



SWAT.



DMP (Dhaka Metropolitan Police) in rain clothing.

[Bengal_Tiger]

SWAT, regular police officer second from left in green shirt.





RAB with arrested LeT member, the LeT are a Pakistani group and Pakistani LeT members have been captured by the Bangladeshi national security ageny, the DGFI and expelled.



RAB pass a military APC vehicle.



Regular police, picture in an article about captured Pakistani militant in Bangladesh: Bangladesh arrests a Pakistani militant suspect: RAB | The Statesmen | Media you can Believe in



RAB officers scanning during a security check. US secretary of state Hilary Clinton has announced a visit to Dhaka soon.



A RAB helicopter flies over Dhaka.



RAB motorbike.



Army in security check during the 2007-8 interim government.











RAB security presence to protect Muslim worshippers.



Bangladesh military helicopter.

Hilary Clinton, US secretary of state is expected to vist Dhaka in the future.



Hilary Clinton with Bangladeshis.



Army APCs.

[Bengal_Tiger]

Bangladesh security forces to extend protection to the visting US secretary of state.





Bangladeshi military and security forces to undergo digitalization in the coming years.



Helicopters will be used in any operation to protect the US secretary of state.



Hilary Clinton, Ban Ki Moon and Bangladesh's head of government, Hasina Wajid from right to left. Clinton is visiting Bangladesh soon which is the biggest contributor of UN peace keeping forces in the world, Ban Ki Moon is from South Korea, a respected ally and friend of Bangladesh.



SWAT in Dhaka.



Regular police officers.



SWAT officer in a drill for the cricket world cup.



Regular police officers, regular police will also be used to provide protection to Hilary Clinton, US secretary of state.


Regular police serving in the UN.



Bangladesh air force will be protecting national air space.



Regular police.