The US is about to take a major step towards being able to fly its astronauts into space once again. California's SpaceX firm is performing a demonstration of a new rocket and capsule system, which, if it works well, will be approved to carry people. Routine crew missions to the

DHAKA: International body for domain control management ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has assured its all-out support to resolve the Joint Letter (Jukto Borno) problems of Bangla font in Unicode. ICT ministry here disclosed the development in a press

Short-form video sharing app TikTok has been handed the largest ever fine for a US case involving children's data privacy. The company has agreed to pay $5.7m (£4.3m) and implement new measures to handle users who say they are under 13. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said

Huawei has revealed its first smartphone to feature a foldable screen, less than a week after its rival Samsung did the same. The rival handset-tablet hybrids have contrasting designs. Huawei's Mate X places its fold-out screen on the outside of the device, so that it covers the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) has decided to change the phone numbers of 791 and 792 series under Uttara Telephone Exchange due to technical glitch.  The existing phone numbers starting with 791 will be switched into 8-digit group starting with 4896. Last

DHAKA: Bangladesh clinched the championship of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Apps Challenge, the biggest hackathon in the world. ‘Team Olik’ from Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST) beat top four teams from US, Malaysia and Japan to

DHAKA: The 15th edition of BASIS SoftExpo will begin on Mar 19. The three-day exposition will continue till Mar 21 at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB).  The schedule was announced formally at a press briefing held at BASIS Headquarters in Karwan Bazar Saturday (Feb

A panel of MPs in India wants Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to appear before it on February 25 to seek his views on “safeguarding citizens’ rights on social/online news media platforms”. The parliamentary committee had previously summoned representatives of Twitter to a meeting on

Russia is planning to briefly disconnect from the internet as part of planning for a future cyber-war. The test will mean data passing between Russian citizens and organisations stays inside the nation rather than being routed internationally. A law mandating technical changes

A US teenager who discovered a security flaw in Apple's FaceTime video-calling system has been given a bug bounty. Apple has not revealed the exact amount it is giving 14-year-old Grant Thompson but it is believed to include money to help pay for his education. The teenager

Germany's competition authority has told Facebook it can only continue gathering so much data about users from beyond its app and website if it gets individuals' consent. The watchdog has carried out a probe into the social network following concerns that members were unaware

DHAKA: Over 200 porn websites were blocked in Bangladesh following an order from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). International Internet Gateway (IIG) and Internet Service Provider (ISP) organizations were directed on Wednesday (Feb 6) to implement the order.

A children’s wristwatch that allows the wearer to be easily contacted and located has been recalled by Brussels over safety fears. The European commission said the Enox Safe-Kid-One, which comes fitted with a global positioning system (GPS), a microphone and speaker, posed a serious

India's latest communication satellite GSAT-31 was successfully launched from French Guiana this morning, making it the third successful mission by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) this year.  The satellite was placed into the orbit within 42 minutes of its launch from

DHAKA: Posts Telecommunications and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar underscored the need of a business plan so that electronic waste can be recycled properly. “E-waste cannot be reduced day by day as electronic and digital use will increase more. New technology should be materialized

DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) set three days as minimum duration for all packages/offers/bundles of mobile phone operators. The telecom regulator sent letters to all mobile phone operators asking them to make the directive elective from February 1.

No matter how well you think you can park, Stan can do it better. Don’t feel too disheartened though; he doesn’t even need to open the doors once stationary – meaning he can stack cars as close as possible to each other. Stan isn’t some ghostly valet from a budget American

Facebook plans to integrate its messaging services on Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. While all three will remain stand-alone apps, at a much deeper level they will be linked so messages can travel between the different services. Facebook told the BBC it was at the start

CHATTOGRAM:  Deputy Minister for Education Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel urged entrepreneurs and businessmen to invest in IT sector as it is very potential.  The minister inaugurated the 2nd Chattogram IT fair at World Trade Center in city’s Agrabad on Saturday (January

GAZIPUR:  One lakh jobs will be created at Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City in Gazipur. Besides, USD 500 will be invested, said ICT state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak.  Zunaid Ahmed Palak accompanied by representatives of investors visited the park on Wednesday (January 23).