Telephone Shilpa Sangstha

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Telephone Shilpa Sangstha
Formation1967[1]
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
WebsiteTelephone Shilpa Sangstha

Telephone Shilpa Sangstha or TSS[2] is a government owned telecoms company in Bangladesh.[3] It launched the first laptop made/assembled in Bangladesh, Doel, in 2011.[4][5] It also manufactures analogue phones,[6] smartphones, and regular cell phones in Bangladesh.[7]

Production[edit]

In fiscal 2016-17 the TSS assembled 63,245 laptops and managed to sell 58,750 units.

In fiscal 2016-17, 4,495 units were sold; in fiscal 2014-15, it was 4,550 units.

It started off with a laptop retailing at Tk 10,000, which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled on 11 October 2011.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Brief History of TSS". Telephone Shilpa Sangstha. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Government's laptop project crash lands". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Cheap Laptops: It's Bangladesh's Turn". pcworld.com. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. ^ Ethirajan, Anbarasan (11 October 2011). "Bangladesh unveils $130 'Doel' laptops". BBC News. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh: The next hardware destination? Dhaka Tribune". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Our own laptop". The Daily Star. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  7. ^ "OK Mobile launches mobile TV app". The Daily Star. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Telephone Shilpa Sangstha stages a comeback". The Daily Star. 27 December 2019.