DHAKA: Grameenphone (GP) has partnered with Facebook to launch Facebook Free Basics for its users in Bangladesh. The partnership will enable more people to come online and use basic internet services for free, says a press release on Wednesday (March 30). Free Basics by Facebook

DHAKA: Microsoft has apologized for creating an artificially intelligent chatbot that quickly turned into a holocaust-denying racist. But in doing so made it clear Tay’s views were a result of nurture, not nature. Tay confirmed what we already knew: people on the internet can be

DHAKA: IT companies from Netherlands have expressed their keenness to partner with Bangladeshi IT companies in Bangladesh. This was revealed in a seminar organized by the Dutch public agency CBI (Centre for the promotion of imports from developing countries), ITC, in association with

DHAKA: Apple has announced smaller versions of the iPhone and iPad Pro at an event hosted in San Francisco and streamed online. The iPhone SE has the same processing and graphics performance of the larger Apple 6S, the firm said, and can capture 4K video. The new iPad Pro will have

DHAKA: Robi high-value customers under Dhonnobad program can now enjoy international standard hospitality at Le Meridien Dhaka. In this regard, Robi’s Vice President, Customer Retention, Rafiqul Hoque and Le Meridien’s Director, Finance, Aftab Ansari signed the agreement on behalf

DHAKA: SD ASIA, one of the largest content and event making platform for Bangladeshi tech startups, is proud to bring back its flagship event ‘Innovation Xtreme’ for the second time this year, with country’s largest telecom operator Grameenphone as the lead sponsor. The event

DHAKA: Ali Ashfak of RM Systems Limited and Engineer Subrata Sarkar of C&C Trade International have respectively been made president and general secretary of Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) executive committee for 2016-17 on Wednesday (March 16).Moreover, Yousuf Ali Shamim of Computer

DHAKA: Country’s leading private mobile phone operator Grameenphone (GP) has successfully completed biometric verification re-registration of their over 23.27 million customers.The biometric verification process has been done as per the guidelines provided by BTRC and figure constitutes

DHAKA: Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon said city dwellers would get free internet services at all primary roads (intersections of city’s major streets) and public places in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) area.He made the announcement in a discussion on ‘Dhaka City Cleanliness

DHAKA: Banglalink Priyojon Customers will enjoy 20 percent discount on CNG Conversion at Intraco CNG Ltd from a period of March 8 to April 30.To provide the discounted service to its customers, Banglalink, the second largest telecom operator of Bangladesh, has launched a partnership

DHAKA: The two-day SAARC Tech Summit, jointly organized by CTO Forum Bangladesh and INFOCOM India, is underway for second day at BIAM Foundation auditorium in city’s New Eskaton area.Seven technical sessions are going on at the summit on Saturday (March 12) where local ICT experts along

DHAKA: Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School of Dhaka became the champion of i-Gen (Internet Generation) 2015, the internet-based competition.The program was held at Basundhara International Conference Centre (BICC) on March 10 (Thursday), says a press release issued by the Grameenphone

DHAKA: Apple, attempting to get back to the business of introducing new products as it fights with the Justice Department in court, announced a March 21 event where the company is expected to unveil a smaller-screen iPhone and an updated iPad.The long-expected unveiling will be held at

DHAKA: The first of its kind in South Asia, Bangladesh Trade Portal launches on March 13 to serve the business community with a one-stop point of information relating to export from and import into Bangladesh.Hosted by the Ministry of Commerce with support from the Trade and

DHAKA: The two-day SAARC Tech Summit, to jointly be organized by CTO Forum Bangladesh and INFOCOM India, will begin on March 11 at BIAM Foundation Auditorium in city’s New Eskaton area.Delegates from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar and Bhutan will participate in the seminar during the

DHAKA: Considering the massive demand for the latest Samsung’s flagship smartphone device Galaxy S7 edge, Robi has recently launched a pre-booking campaign that will continue till March 16.Now the trendy mobile phone users will be able to access Robi’s super-fast internet along with

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the authorities concerned to establish environment-friendly Hi-Tech parks in the country.She made this instruction in a meeting with the board of governors of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park authorities at PMO in city on Wednesday (March 9).The PM also

DHAKA: The state-owned mobile operator Teletalk started a new journey with a new logo to attract more subscribers.Posts, telecommunications and IT state minister Tarana Halim unveiled the logo with ‘Swapna Hasimukher’ (Dream a Smiling Face) slogan and inaugurated the re-branding

DHAKA: Internet pioneer Ray Tomlinson, who is credited with the invention of email, has died at the age of 74.The US computer programmer came up with the idea of electronic messages that could be sent from one network to another in 1971.His invention included the ground-breaking use of

DHAKA: Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said that the government has finished the half work for Digital Bangladesh project and the other half will be fulfilled by the young generation of the country using the updated technology.‘Because, to stop corruption in the country the