Youth-centric brand realme recently released its flagship phone GT Master Edition in the Bangladeshi market.  Coming in two colours – Voyager Grey and Daybreak Blue – realme GT Master Edition is available at Tk33,990. But, it was offered at a reduced price on Daraz. During the flash sale on October 5, smartphone users got the chance to buy this phone at Tk30,990, and all the units got sold within only 30 minutes, according to a media release. Realme GT Master Edition is the first phone in Bangladesh that is equipped with the flagship processor Snapdragon 778G 5G. It also features a 120Hz screen refresh rate, 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. According to GSMArena, "Everything seems super smooth. Thanks to not only the fast refresh rate and touch sampling rate but also the flagship-grade chipset." READ: Realme becomes the first brand to update GT to Android 12 GT Master Edition is designed by famous Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa. This phone has adopted the suitcase design on its back. Realme is developing a diverse portfolio of 5G products to offer 100 million 5G phones in the next three years to young users. READ: Realme launches flagship killer GT Master Edition, C21Y, C11 2021 , 4 AIoT products Besides affordable 5G phones, realme will also bring more AIoT products to young consumers as it has entered AIoT 2.0 development phase with its advanced "1+5+T" strategy.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has said that the online sales of sacrificial animals could touch 7 lakh this year, with more and more people preferring the virtual way of buying amid Covid-19. “I think the sales of animals could touch 5-7 lakh this year. Last year, the figure was about 1 lakh," he said at a webinar on the 'Impact of E-commerce on SMEs' held in Dhaka on Thursday. On the virtual promotion of products manufactured by the small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Tipu said his ministry has been working to help them.  Also read: Digital Haat and more Qurbani Cow online shops targeting Eid-ul-Azha in Bangladesh “But cooperation from all stakeholders are required to achieve success in this regard. We all have to move forward together," he said.  The virtual seminar, organised by Better Bangladesh Foundation (BBF), was also addressed by director (news) of Channel-i Shykh Seraj, Chairman of SME Foundation Prof Masudur Rahman, BBF chairman Prof Masud A Khan, director general of WTO Cell of Commerce Ministry Hafizur Rahman, General Secretary of E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh Abdul Wahed Tamal, and Director of Walton Group Sabina Jarin Orona. Sharing his own experience of buying a cow through an online platform during Eid last year, Tipu said that initially there were some problems with the virtual trading process. "But they have been resolved in consultation with Bangladesh Bank." Also read: 27,000 sacrificial animals sold online ahead of Eid On his part, Shykh Seraj spoke about the huge scope for e-commerce in the country. "But there is a need for an umbrella body to bring all the SMEs under it, especially the rural producers and traders. This would help them tap the potential that e-commerce has in Bangladesh." "SME Foundation, ICT Ministry and Commerce Ministry can play a vital role in this regard," he added. Hafizur Rahman, however,  rued the lack of mechanism in the country to promote many SMEs producing "lost products" through financial inclusion. Abdul Wahed said that ECB has 1,600 members connected to 12,000 SMEs. "But most of these SMEs are from urban areas.  Also read: SMEs are lifeline to country's economy: Tipu Munshi   Initiatives are required to promote the rural SMEs as well so as to involve them in the virtual sales platforms," he said. 

Amid the Covid-induced lockdown, traders from across the country have started arriving in the capital’s limited cattle markets bringing with them the sacrificial animals they hope to sell ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha festival. During visits to several markets in the city, the UNB correspondent found the number of cattle still low with traders asking high prices. Read:10 cattle markets to be set up maintaining health rules: DNCC Mayor Haat lease-holders, however, hoped the arrival of cattle will gain momentum within the next few days as the Eid festival is still more than a week away. Shah Alam, leaseholder of Shanir Akhra and Dania College field cattle market, said they have completed preparations so that everyone follows health guidelines to prevent coronavirus infections.