Bangladesh Produces $130 Laptops
Bangladesh has unveiled a domestically made laptop which officials claim is one of the cheapest in the world. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched the computer, named Doel, at a ceremony in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday. It is the first laptop made in the country. The state-owned telecoms company Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (TSS) is producing four models of the laptop. The most basic one is priced at 10,000 taka ($130/£83). The primary model runs the android operating system. “This is a big step towards building a digital Bangladesh. When villages get laptops at a cheaper price they will be connected to the internet and that will bring lots of benefits,” TSS managing director Mohammad Ismail told the BBC. (BBC.co.uk)
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