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  BTRC body for revoking Bangla Phone’s IIG licence

  HM Murtuza | Updated at 12:00am on November 15, 2018

  A Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission committee has recommended that the international internet gateway (IIG) licence of Bangla Phone Limited should be revoked as the company...

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  Drugmaking arm of Samsung fined for $4 billion accounts breach

  Agence France-Presse . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on November 15, 2018

  The pharmaceutical arm of giant South Korean conglomerate Samsung was fined Wednesday for alleged accounting breaches amounting to nearly $4 billion, and had dealings in...

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  After conquering world, smartphone faces uncertain future

  Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 12:00am on November 14, 2018

  What is next for the smartphone, which has become the hottest-selling consumer device around the world in just over a decade?....

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  Muhith blasts BTRC for loan repayment failure

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on November 13, 2018

  Finance minister AMA Muhith has expressed disappointment with the state-owned telecommunication commission as it failed to service debt it had taken from Hongkong and Shanghai...

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  Local TV channels don’t need earth station for Bangabandhu-I’s service

  Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 12:00am on November 11, 2018

  Local television (TV) channels would not require installing any earth station to get service from country’s first geostationary communication satellite Bangabandhu-I.‘We would introduce alternative service...

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  Govt faces penalty for BTRC delay in loan installment payment

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on November 11, 2018

  The government is facing payment of penalty of 8395.98 euro after the state-owned telecommunication commission failed to clear installments in time for the loan it...

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  Google outlines steps to tackle workplace harassment

  Agence France-Presse . San Francisco | Updated at 12:00am on November 10, 2018

  Google on Thursday outlined changes to its handling of sexual misconduct complaints, hoping to calm outrage that triggered a worldwide walkout of workers last week....

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  Dating apps use artificial intelligence to help search for love

  Agence France-Presse . Lisbon | Updated at 12:00am on November 09, 2018

  Forget swiping through endless profiles. Dating apps are using artificial intelligence to suggest where to go on a first date, recommend what to say and...

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  Samsung folding screen lets smartphone open into tablet

  Agence France-Presse . San Francisco | Updated at 12:00am on November 09, 2018

  Samsung on Wednesday showed off a folding screen that lets a smartphone open into a tablet, heralding it as the future for portable devices.Senior vice-president...

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  Facebook launches ‘Ad Breaks’ in Bangladesh

  Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 11:55pm on November 07, 2018

  Facebook on Wednesday launched its Ad Breaks facility in Bangladesh.Through the facility, eligible publishers and creators would be able to join Ad Breaks and monetise...