BDCCL seeks major revisions to Oracle cloud contract, demands $3.68m refund
Bangladesh Data Centre Company Limited (BDCCL) has moved to revise what it terms a 'one-sided' cloud service agreement with tech giant Oracle, seeking a refund of USD 3.68 million and sweeping changes to protect national interests.Acting on directives from the government high-ups, the state-run company recently sent a letter to...
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Bangladeshi start-up partners with Malaysian firm to tap fintech and animation sectors
A Bangladeshi start-up has teamed up with a Malaysian production house to break into two fast-growing sectors -- digital finance and animation -- in a move its backers say could transform access to credit and diversify the country's exports beyond garments.Brave Horse Ventures Ltd, a Dhaka-based IT and creative services...
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Tourists flood Cox's Bazar despite storm warnings
Clouds blanketed the sky and relentless rain battered the shore, but Cox's Bazar still heaves with Durga Puja crowds, where every hotel room was snapped up as holidaymakers defied the storm to revel by the sea despite a cautionary signal No. 3, reports bdnews24.com.Thousands from across the country have flocked...
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G7 ministers to target those increasing Russia oil purchases
WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (AFP): G7 finance ministers pledged Wednesday to take aim at those who are continuing to step up purchases of Russian oil, since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago.In a statement after a virtual meeting, officials from the Group of Seven advanced economies -- Britain,...
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