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Imagine Cup Bangladesh 2014 Selection Round was held
Two-day long Imagine Cup Bangladesh 2014 selection round was held at Microsoft office in Bangladesh on April 11-12, 2014. Various prominent universities made their appearance totaling 42 teams in this round. They presented their case and business model and demonstrated their Windows & Windows Phone apps in front of the judges, who are experts from relevant fields such as technology, development, investment, entrepreneurship and software. This year, 1100 students registered for this competition among those 250 teams submitted their app summary, 42 of which were selected for this selection round.
Huawei Device Bangladesh brings “DOUBLE THE JOY OF BAISHAKH” offer
Huawei Device, the third largest Smartphone Manufacturer in the world, recently have launched a new “DOUBLE THE JOY OF BAISHAKH” offer in Bangladesh on the occasion of Pohela Baishakh. This offer is valid for anyone who buys a Huawei Smartphone from April 11 to April 25, buyers can participate in an exclusive raffle draw through Huawei's Facebook Fan Page. Here they will only have to upload the purchased IMEI number along with the purchase invoice of the smartphone via private message and get a chance to win another exact smartphone. Five exclusive Handsets are available in this offer. They are Ascend Y511, Ascend G700, Ascend Mate, Ascend P6 and ascend G610. Huawei Device Bangladesh is now offering 6 Easy Monthly Installment for the American Express Card holders at 0% interest. Among the Phone which are in this offer is Ascend P6, Ascend G700 and Ascend Mate. For further details please visit their Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/huaweibangla?fref=photo
GDays Bangladesh Kicks off!
GDays are large scale community phenomena, taking place in 22 countries across the globe.
On 12th April, GDay Bangladesh marked down the calendar with local Google communities in Dhaka. The day long program is designed with different elements for the aspiring participants, touching down from developers' guide to mapping bible. The exclusive event is taking place in The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka. Gdays are flagship observances, bringing together the Google communities in one platform. Around 60+ events have been undergone by Google Business Group Dhaka, Google Developer Group Dhaka and Google Business Group Sonargaon in Dhaka, reaching almost 2000 people across the country.
Bangladesh Computer Shomity (BCS) unveil its proposals for a prosperous Digital Bangladesh
To empower government even further, the pivotal institution of ICT of Bangladesh, 'BCS' has disclosed their proposal to expand the ICT market of Bangladesh. The primary focus of BCS was reshuffle of HS code so that many import duties get combined. As a result unnecessary taxes will be exempted and help the vendors to reduce the price for end users. Moreover BCS asked out the government to grant a seven year tax holiday facility for the industry.
In front of the press, BCS president AHM Mahfuzul Arif discussed in total 7 proposals. These includes: HS code restructuring, reduction of advanced import tax, reduction of unnecessary taxes, port facilities etc. Mr. Arif said: 'If nurtured properly this industry will exceed garments industry some day. ' He also asked the government to allocate a budget of 700 Crore taka to digitize schools and educational institutes of Bangladesh.
Members of the executive committee were present during this session.
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