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'''Doel''' ({{lang-bn|দোয়েল}}) is a laptop assembled in [[Bangladesh]] as part of a national education program.<ref name="Doel announcement">{{cite news|title=PM unveils locally assembled laptop|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=206111|accessdate=9 November 2012|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=October 12, 2011}}</ref> It is assembled by [[Telephone Shilpa Sangstha]].<ref name="$130 Laptop">{{cite web|last=Devin|first=Coldewey|title=Bangladesh Announces National Laptop Line Starting At $130|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/10/11/bangladesh-announces-national-laptop-line-starting-at-130/|publisher=Tech Crunch|accessdate=9 November 2012}}</ref> It was the first laptop made in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-15261076|title=Bangladesh unveils $130 'Doel' laptops|last=Ethirajan|first=Anbarasan|date=2011-10-11|newspaper=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> The first laptop produced was launched for 130 USD in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/241712/cheap_laptops_its_bangladeshs_turn.html|title=Cheap Laptops: It's Bangladesh's Turn|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/technology/2013/aug/31/government%25E2%2580%2599s-laptop-project-crash-lands|title=Government’s laptop project crash lands {{!}} Dhaka Tribune|website=archive.dhakatribune.com|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> The OS used is Android.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/bangladesh-launches-one-of-the-worlds-cheapest-laptops/|title=Bangladesh launches one of the world’s cheapest laptops|date=2011-10-11|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref>
'''Doel''' ({{lang-bn|দোয়েল}}) is a laptop assembled in [[Bangladesh]] as part of a national education program.<ref name="Doel announcement">{{cite news|title=PM unveils locally assembled laptop|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=206111|accessdate=9 November 2012|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=October 12, 2011}}</ref> It is assembled by [[Telephone Shilpa Sangstha]].<ref name="$130 Laptop">{{cite web|last=Devin|first=Coldewey|title=Bangladesh Announces National Laptop Line Starting At $130|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/10/11/bangladesh-announces-national-laptop-line-starting-at-130/|publisher=Tech Crunch|accessdate=9 November 2012}}</ref> It was the first laptop made in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-15261076|title=Bangladesh unveils $130 'Doel' laptops|last=Ethirajan|first=Anbarasan|date=2011-10-11|newspaper=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> The first laptop produced was launched for 130 USD in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/241712/cheap_laptops_its_bangladeshs_turn.html|title=Cheap Laptops: It's Bangladesh's Turn|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/technology/2013/aug/31/government%25E2%2580%2599s-laptop-project-crash-lands|title=Government’s laptop project crash lands {{!}} Dhaka Tribune|website=archive.dhakatribune.com|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> The OS used is Android.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/bangladesh-launches-one-of-the-worlds-cheapest-laptops/|title=Bangladesh launches one of the world’s cheapest laptops|date=2011-10-11|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref>


The computer's' name comes from the national bird of Bangladesh, the ''doel'' or [[Oriental magpie robin]], a widely used symbol in Bangladesh. The eventual plan is to distribute Doel and other computers to every K-12 student in Bangladesh, along with [[free software]] (such as [[Edubuntu]] or [[Sugar (desktop environment)|Sugar]]) for education and [[open educational resources]]. Bangladesh has digitized an entire suite of textbooks in the Bengali language for free distribution.<ref name="Bangladesh online textbooks">{{cite news|title=PM opens online version of textbooks |url=http://news.priyo.com/tech/2011/04/24/pm-opens-online-version-textbo-24355.html |accessdate=9 November 2012 |newspaper=Priyo News |date=Apr 24, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601170107/http://news.priyo.com/tech/2011/04/24/pm-opens-online-version-textbo-24355.html |archivedate=1 June 2013 |df= }}</ref> The brand has faced technical and fund problems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/index.php?ref=MjBfMTFfMTVfMTJfMV8xXzE1MDAyMg==|title=Fund crisis, technical glitches put 'Doel' laptop project in limbo :: Financial Express :: Financial Newspaper of Bangladesh|last=Express|first=The Financial|website=print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref>
The computer's name comes from the national bird of Bangladesh, the ''doel'' or [[Oriental magpie robin]], a widely used symbol in Bangladesh. The eventual plan is to distribute Doel and other computers to every K-12 student in Bangladesh, along with [[free software]] (such as [[Edubuntu]] or [[Sugar (desktop environment)|Sugar]]) for education and [[open educational resources]]. Bangladesh has digitized an entire suite of textbooks in the Bengali language for free distribution.<ref name="Bangladesh online textbooks">{{cite news|title=PM opens online version of textbooks |url=http://news.priyo.com/tech/2011/04/24/pm-opens-online-version-textbo-24355.html |accessdate=9 November 2012 |newspaper=Priyo News |date=Apr 24, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601170107/http://news.priyo.com/tech/2011/04/24/pm-opens-online-version-textbo-24355.html |archivedate=1 June 2013 |df= }}</ref> The brand has faced technical and fund problems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/index.php?ref=MjBfMTFfMTVfMTJfMV8xXzE1MDAyMg==|title=Fund crisis, technical glitches put 'Doel' laptop project in limbo :: Financial Express :: Financial Newspaper of Bangladesh|last=Express|first=The Financial|website=print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:43, 23 November 2017

Doel (Template:Lang-bn) is a laptop assembled in Bangladesh as part of a 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 130 USD in 2011.[4][5] The OS used is Android.[6]

The computer's name comes from the national bird of Bangladesh, the doel or Oriental magpie robin, a widely used symbol in Bangladesh. The eventual plan is 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 has digitized an entire suite of textbooks in the Bengali language for free distribution.[7] The brand has faced technical and fund problems.[8]

References

  1. ^ "PM unveils locally assembled laptop". The Daily Star. October 12, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  2. ^ Devin, Coldewey. "Bangladesh Announces National Laptop Line Starting At $130". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  3. ^ Ethirajan, Anbarasan (2011-10-11). "Bangladesh unveils $130 'Doel' laptops". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  4. ^ "Cheap Laptops: It's Bangladesh's Turn". Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  5. ^ "Government's laptop project crash lands | Dhaka Tribune". archive.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh launches one of the world's cheapest laptops". 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  7. ^ "PM opens online version of textbooks". Priyo News. Apr 24, 2011. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Express, The Financial. "Fund crisis, technical glitches put 'Doel' laptop project in limbo :: Financial Express :: Financial Newspaper of Bangladesh". print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
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