Mobile phone operator Grameenphone has announced the winner of GP digital apps competition.
Tanvir Hassan Sourov, Founder and CEO of Kaaktaruaa, was selected as the winner of the competition for his Kaaktarua’s LIVE TV app, said a release yesterday.
The winner will represent Bangladesh at the Telenor Digital Winners’ “Best App in Asia” competition in Oslo during October 21-22.
Grameenphone made the announcement of the winner at a ceremony at the GP House in city. The competition is part of Telenor Group and Grameenphone’s ambition to provide “Internet for All.”
The release said Kaaktarua’s LIVE TV app users could stream 1800 free TV channels broadcast from 153 countries all over the world on a relatively fast internet connection.
The app has had worldwide downloads of nearly 76,000, despite being available only on a Windows 8 and Windows platform. The LIVE TV app faced stiff competition but was finally chosen for ease of use, creativity, uniqueness and scalability.
Nine app developers, pre-selected by Startup Dhaka through an open recruitment process, showcased their products and presented about their ambitions for the future.
Applications ranging from games and reference materials to bangla keyboard apps were presented during the competition.
The “GP Digital Winners” competition was an app competition jointly organised by Grameenphone, Startup Dhaka and Telenor Digital. The panel of five judges from GP represented areas of marketing, social media and digital services scored the participants.
