Fitness device marker Fitbit is being bought by Google for $2.1bn (£1.6bn). The move allows Google to expand into the market for fitness trackers and smart watches. It comes at a time when loss-making Fitbit has been looking to expand into other areas. "Google is an ideal partner

Messaging app WhatsApp has said Indian journalists and activists are among some 1,400 people worldwide who were targeted with Israeli-made spyware. WhatsApp filed a lawsuit against NSO Group on Wednesday, alleging it was behind cyber-attacks that infected devices in April and May.

Twitter is to ban all political advertising worldwide, saying that the reach of such messages "should be earned, not bought". "While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics," company CEO

DHAKA: The Supreme Court asked Grameenphone to inform it how much money out of Tk 12,580 crore dues the company can pay to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) now.  GP lawyers have been ordered to inform the matter to the apex court after taking instruction from

DHAKA:  Information and Communication Technology Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister Sajeeb Wazed Joy said young people will be trained across the country on information and technology. Sajeeb Wazed Joy said the training program is not just Dhaka-based; the training program will be

DHAKA: The government will provide free landline connection and reconnection of the state-owned telecommunications company Bangladesh Telecommunications Limited (BTCL) on the occasion of Mujib Borhso. Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Mostafa Jabbar revealed the government

DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has sought stay order on the High Court's two-month interim injunction on realization of dues about Tk 12,580 crore from Grameenphone. The appeal was filed in the Appellate Division on Sunday (October 20), said BTRC

DHAKA: The High Court issued an ad-interim injunction for two months on the realisation of Tk 12,579.95 crore from Grameenphone by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) The HC bench of Justice AKM Abdul Hakim and Justice Fatima Nazib on Thursday (Oct 17) passed the

DHAKA: The five-day Digital ICT Fair saw huge crowds on Monday (Oct 14) as latest digital devices lovers from all strata thronged the fair venue in capital city’s Panthapath area.  Digital devices loving youths were seen roaming around the fair venue as the sale at the stalls

DHAKA: The five-day long Digital ICT Fair-2019 kicked off on Thursday (October 10) at Computer City Center- Multiplan in capital city’s Panthapath area with the slogan "Go Digitally, Make Your Life hassle Free".   Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa

DHAKA: A five-day long Digital ICT Fair-2019 will kick off on Thursday (October 10) at Computer City Center- Multiplan in capital city’s Panthapath area with the slogan "Go Digitally, Make Your Life hassle Free".   Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa

DHAKA: Bangladesh ranks 10th in low Download Speed Experience, where smartphone users enjoyed average mobile Download Speeds over 5.7 Mbps, according to Opensignal in its latest analysis. According to its report “The State of Mobile Network Experience”, South Korea was the only

With the development of society, most cities are in need of an efficient omni directional city management system. The system can transform the municipal government from management-oriented to service-oriented, which means the government can quickly respond to emergencies, and relieve

DHAKA: All of private and state-owned television channels in the country have started commercial operation through Bangabandhu Satellite -1 on Wednesday (Oct 2). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the operation in a grand program at Hotel Pan Pacific Shonargaon this morning.

India's Moon rover, which lost contact moments before it was to touch down on the lunar surface earlier this month, had a "hard landing", Nasa has said. New pictures from a Nasa spacecraft show the targeted landing site of the Vikram rover, but its precise location "has yet to be

Internet advertising will account for 52% of global advertising expenditure in 2021, exceeding the 50% mark for the first time, according to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published today. That’s up from the 47% of global adspend that internet advertising will account

Europe's top court has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally. It means the firm only needs to remove links from its search results in Europe - and not elsewhere - after receiving an appropriate request. The ruling stems from a dispute

DHAKA: The Postal and Telecommunications Department said Facebook has given full consent to comply with digital security acts, including the appointment of local representative in Bangladesh. They agreed during a coordination meeting between Mostafa Jabbar, postal and

The iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max will soon be available in Australia and New Zealand before rolling out to other countries around the world, and customers have already started lining up to purchase one of Apple's new devices. At the Orchard Road store in Singapore, where the

DHAKA: A three-day long first ever Digital Device and Innovation Expo-2019 will kick off on October 14 at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in city’s Agargaon area.  Bangladesh Hi-tech Park authorities, Information and Communication Technology Division, Bangladesh