SMC to use bKash’s B2B solution

SMC Enterprise Limited, one of the leading social business enterprises in the country, is set to use bKash’s B2B (business to business) cash collection solution. The strategic move enables SMC to convert their cash into electronic money (e-money) from designated bKash drop-off points. This will contribute to a more efficient,

Kolpolok provides Odoo ERP software solution in Bangladesh

Kolpolok Technologies has become a partner of Odoo ERP that empowers 12 million users globally in enterprise resource planning, a press release said Monday. Odoo is a Belgian suite of business management software tools, including customer relationship management, e-commerce, accounting, and inventory management. Kolpolok chief executive officer SM Nazmul Hasan made

What is the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

In recent weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeated his rejections of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, saying: I will not compromise on full Israeli security control over all the territory west of Jordan – and this is contrary to a Palestinian state. While Netanyahu has never been in

Another 36 thousand RMG workers to receive salary through bKash payroll solution

Anothereight leading readymade garments (RMG) companies in the countrystarted using bKash’s digital payroll solutionto disburse salaries and allowances to their workers. With this latest addition, currently more than 1,100 factories are disbursing salaries and allowances to over a million workers through bKash’s digital payroll solution. The announcement of the agreements between

Collaborating for new solutions to global hunger

Persistent societal challenges are on the rise: hunger, mental health issues, contagious disease, conflict, chronic inequality, and the climate crisis. The list goes on — but so do the opportunities for innovation. Seldom has the world seen greater promise or greater peril. Realizing the more optimistic paths forward may not be

No immediate solution to current load shedding: Tawfiq Elahi

Prime Minister's Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said there is no immediate solution to the existing load shedding as the government has reduced import of primary fuel to conserve foreign currency reserve. "We have to cut fuel import considering the future situation as part of the plan to conserve foreign

Rapid sustainable repatriation is the only solution: FM

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said that rapid sustainable repatriation is the only solution for Rohingyas. Momen said this when the UN special envoy for Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer paid a courtesy call on him at his office on Wednesday. Both of them discussed ways for a fruitful solution for the

Five years of Rohingya crisis: Where is the solution?

Myanmar's violent ethnic cleansing program, which forcibly forced roughly a million Rohingya Muslims into Bangladeshi refugee camps, is going to mark its fifth anniversary upcoming August month. Myanmar's persecution of Rohingya Muslims is not new, with major waves of emigration recorded in 1978, 1992, and most recently in 2017. Some 30,000

Nokia introduces solutions to 5G cyber threats

Nokia has introduced three ways to tackle cyber threats in the 5G era, a press release said Saturday. The company has announced the expansion of its private wireless capabilities, as well as the Nokia industrial user equipment portfolio. The addition of new wearable devices and digital twinning, Nokia aims to provide

HSBC launches instant payments collection solution 

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in Bangladesh has launched instant (real-time) collection function for its customers.  As part of bank's focus on continuous innovation, the real-time collection enablement will greatly enhance the customer experience and deliver on the bank's promise to make banking simpler, safer and smarter.  Instant (real-time) collection