Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the first ever locally manufactured laptop, Doel, in the capital Tuesday.
The date for marketing of the laptop yet to be fixed, a telecommunication ministry official said.
“At first, several thousand laptops will be supplied to various government institutions,” the official informed.
The laptop branded as ‘Doel’ have four different models. The prices of the models are Tk 10,000, Tk 13,500, Tk 22,000 and Tk 26,000.
State-run Telephone Shilpa Sangstha is manufacturing the laptops in collaboration with 2M Corporation Ltd, Dhaka and TFT Technology, Penang, Malaysia.
The PM unveiled the much-awaited laptop at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Tuesday.