Saturday, 02 Nov, 2024

Tech

48hr ultimatum to unblock 54 websites

DHAKA: Leaders of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) gave an ultimatum of 48 hours to open 54 websites including many news portals which were blocked on security grounds. They came up with the ultimatum at a protest rally in front of

Dec 12 marks ‘Digital Bangladesh Day-2018’

DHAKA: The country is set to observe December 12 as ‘Digital Bangladesh Day-2018.’ Theme of the day is ‘Digital Bangladesh will be golden Bangla of Bangabandhu.’ ICT division arranged various day-long programs at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC). The

Khilgaon telephone users get ‘4721’ number series

DHAKA: Subscribers of number series-725 under Khilgaon Telephone Exchange will be switched into 8-digit format under series-4721.   The change will begin gradually from Dec 17. Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) General Manager (PR & Publications) Meer Morshed

The era of 'hole punch' smartphone begins

Samsung kickstarted the death of the cutout with — no surprise — another type of display cutout on its newly announced Galaxy A8s.  Instead of the typical notch, the A8s sports an "Infinity-O" display with a "punch hole" cutout for the selfie camera located in the upper left

BTRC now lifts shutdown order on 58 websites

DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has lifted its shutdown order hours after access to 58 websites including many news portals was blocked on security grounds.  The websites have begun to open following the fresh order on Monday evening (December 10).

7 more companies get land at Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City

DHAKA:  Seven more companies were allotted land at the industrial zone of Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City in Gazipur. Bangabandhu Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA) handed over the 20.41 acres of land to the companies for the next 40 years after signing the treaty. The contract was signed

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou arrested in Canada

The daughter of the founder of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer and deputy chair, was arrested in Vancouver on 1 December. Details of the arrest have not been

India successfully launches powerful satellite 'The Big Bird'

Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO's GSAT-11 satellite also called the "Big Bird” was successfully launched into space today from the French space port of Kourou in South America. The satellite, launched at 2.07 am (IST), will help provide satellite-based internet to

Be aware of ‘lottery’ trap over phone: BTCL

Dhaka: A vested quarter across the country are attempting to cheat people by alluring them winning luxuries flats-apartment and car in a lottery through phone call. Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) urged its users to be aware about the lottery trap through phone

Google challenged over location tracking

Google has been accused of flouting European data protection laws when it tracks users' locations. A coalition of seven consumer organisations is filing complaints with local data protection regulators over Google's tracking system. The complaints draw on research by one

December 12 ‘Digital Bangladesh Day’ now on

DHAKA: The 12th of December will be observed as ‘Digital Bangladesh Day’ instead of ‘National ICT Day’ from now on. The cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, made the approval in its regular meeting at the secretariat Monday (Nov 26). Cabinet Secretary Mohammad

Cost of Bangabandhu-1 to come up in 7.5 years

DHAKA: The amount spent in buying and sending the Bangabandhu Sattelite-1 into orbit is expected to be realized within seven and a half years. “If everything moves ahead in planned ways, the whole amount invested for the satellite will be gained within half time of its term of

ICT Lab to be set up in every educational institute: Jabbar

DHAKA:  Posts, Telecommunications and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Mustafa Jabbar said ICT lab and multimedia classrooms will be set up at every educational institution of the country within next two years. To implement this goal, it is necessary to train

Online campaign for creating positive Bangladesh content

DHAKA:  A campaign called ‘Valobasar Bangladesh’ (Bangladesh of Love) is going on to create positive Bangladesh content for social networking sites including Google-YouTube before celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh liberation. “Typing Bangladesh on YouTube, we don’t

4 Bangladeshi projects get ASOCIO-2018 award

DHAKA: Four government and non-government organizations of Bangladesh received honorary awards under four categories in ASOCIO Digital Summit 2018. The summit was organized by Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO), a grouping of ICT industry associations representing

Bangladeshi youths join Future Youth Summit 2018

DHAKA: A number of Bangladeshi youths are set to participate in various levels at Future Youth Summit 2018 at Sunway University in Malaysia. Some of the youths have been included in the organizing committee, speaker management department, human resource department, and sponsor and

Govt developing software for differently-abled persons: Jabbar

DHAKA: Posts, Telecommunications and Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Mustafa Jabbar said the government is developing software with Bengali language based ICT services for ‘differently-abled’ people. Those who are both deaf-mute but can see will be benefited by

Samsung to launch Galaxy folding screen smartphone

Samsung has unveiled a folding handset at an event in San Francisco. It described its Infinity Flex Display as "the foundation of the smartphone of tomorrow" and said it intended to start production within months. When unfolded, the device resembles a 7.3in (18.5cm) tablet. When

Mustafa Jabbar for making new generation eligible in modern world

DHAKA: Telecom and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar said the country will be lagging behind as a nation if it fails to make new generation qualified for the modern world.  The minister was addressing a program titled “Skills Development for Mobile Games and Applications project” as the

Mustafa Jabbar for incorporating ICT in primary education

DHAKA: Post, Telecommunication and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar said Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based contents should be included in primary education to buildup the young generation with proper knowledge of this subject.  Mentioning the programming contest for