Doel (computer) explained
Doel (Bengali: দোয়েল) was a laptop assembled in Bangladesh as part of a circa 2011 national education program.[1] It is assembled by Telephone Shilpa Sangstha.[2] It was the first laptop made in Bangladesh.[3] The first laptop produced was launched for in 2011.[4] [5] The OS used is Android or Microsoft Windows (e.g. XP Home, Vista Starter or Home Basic).[6]
Logo Of Doel
The computer's name comes from the national bird of Bangladesh, the doel or Oriental magpie robin, a widely used symbol in Bangladesh.In 2011, the eventual plan was to distribute Doel and other computers to every K-12 student in Bangladesh, along with free software (such as Edubuntu or Sugar) for education and open educational resources. Bangladesh had digitized an entire suite of textbooks in the Bengali language for free distribution.[7]
In the event, the project faced technical and fund problems, and by 2016, was in limbo.[8]
And in 2024 it was reported that the project faced a collapse due to irregularities, mismanagement, and corruption within Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (TSS), Bangladesh.[9]
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Notes and References
- News: PM unveils locally assembled laptop. 9 November 2012. The Daily Star. 12 October 2011.
- Web site: Devin. Coldewey. Bangladesh Announces National Laptop Line Starting At $130. 11 October 2011 . Tech Crunch. 9 November 2012.
- News: Bangladesh unveils $130 'Doel' laptops. Ethirajan. Anbarasan. 11 October 2011. BBC News. en-GB. 2 October 2016.
- Web site: Cheap Laptops: It's Bangladesh's Turn. 2 October 2016.
- Web site: Government's laptop project crash lands . Dhaka Tribune. 2 October 2016.
- Web site: Bangladesh launches one of the world's cheapest laptops. 11 October 2011. en-US. 2 October 2016.
- News: PM opens online version of textbooks . 9 November 2012 . Priyo News . 24 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130601170107/http://news.priyo.com/tech/2011/04/24/pm-opens-online-version-textbo-24355.html . 1 June 2013 .
- Web site: Fund crisis, technical glitches put 'Doel' laptop project in limbo . The Financial Express . Dhaka. 2 October 2016.
- Web site: Doel laptop production collapses . 2024-04-24 . bangladeshpost.net . en.