DHAKA: Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar has been awarded lifelong honorary membership of Bangladesh ICT Journalist Forum (BIJF). BIJF handed a crest over to Mustafa Jabbar at its office in city’s Kawran Bazar on Tuesday (April 23). BIJF

Apple and Google have removed TikTok, which allows users to create and share videos, from their app stores in India. The move follows a ruling by the Madras High Court, which ordered its removal from app stores over concerns that it was being used to spread pornography. India's

In the wake of the Christchurch attack, Facebook has been under pressure from governments around the globe to do something about how it handles live broadcasts on its platform. One of the biggest proponents asking for restrictions on live streams is the Australian government. Following

Facebook and its related apps Instagram and WhatsApp went down on Sunday evening (April 14), with several users taking to other social media to say they were experiencing difficulties. Facebook began to experience issues at about 6.30pm, according to tracking website downdetector.com.

After years of development in the desert north of Los Angeles, a gigantic, six-engined mega jet with the wingspan of an American football field flew Saturday morning for the first time. "We finally did it," said Stratolaunch Systems CEO Jean Floyd at a news conference from the hangar

The first privately funded mission to the Moon has crashed on the lunar surface after the apparent failure of its main engine. The Israeli spacecraft - called Beresheet - attempted a soft landing, but suffered technical problems on its descent to the Moon's surface. The aim of

A 29-year-old computer scientist has earned plaudits worldwide for helping develop the algorithm that created the first-ever image of a black hole. Katie Bouman led development of a computer programme that made the breakthrough image possible. The remarkable photo, showing a halo of

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) has planned to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in as many as 150 constituencies in the 12th parliamentary elections to be held in 2024. Decision has been taken to use EMVs in all local government elections too. EC Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed

Astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole, which is located in a distant galaxy. It measures 40 billion km across - three million times the size of the Earth - and has been described by scientists as "a monster". The black hole is 500 million trillion km away and

Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) Robotics Club and its InfoTech Club will jointly organize ‘BUP Techsurgence 2019’. This is one of the biggest events of the year, which will take place at BUP campus on April 6 and 7 of 2019.  Telecom and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar

DHAKA: Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said publicity of BNP is more on televisions, radios and newspapers than Awami League (AL). “Ruling AL does not get such coverage in media as the BNP does despite staying outside the parliament,” he said when replying to a query from a

DHAKA: Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said TV, YouTube or Netflix cannot be substitute for cinema.  “Cinema is the substitute for cinema, nothing else,” Hasan said at the inaugural ceremony of the 7th National Film Day in Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) on

DHAKA:  Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said the government did not ban broadcast of any foreign television channels in Bangladesh. The minister said “We have not asked anyone to stop transmission of any foreign TV channel. The government just implemented the current law. As

DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued a set of directives to prevent illegal and unregistered SIM sale.  The fine was set at Tk 5,000 for sale of each SIM card without biometric registration, false information and pre-activation. The directives

Nasa has called India's destruction of a satellite a "terrible thing" that could threaten the International Space Station (ISS). The space agency's chief, Jim Bridenstine, said that the risk of debris colliding with the ISS had risen by 44% over 10 days due to the test.

Facebook has promised to explore restrictions on live-streaming, two weeks after it was used during gun attacks on two mosques in New Zealand. Chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said the social media giant agreed with calls it "must do more". Fifty people were killed in the

Apple Inc., in an unprecedented retreat, canceled its highly anticipated AirPower wireless charging mat and apologized to customers who were waiting for it. The device, designed to charge an Apple Watch, iPhone and AirPods all at once, was originally announced alongside the iPhone X in

India has joined a club of space superpowers, its prime minister said on Wednesday, after successfully shooting down one of its own satellites with a locally-developed missile.  Narendra Modi made the surprise announcement that India was “now an established space power” in a press

Facebook has said it will block "praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism" on Facebook and Instagram from next week. The social media giant also pledged to improve its ability to identify and block material from terrorist groups. Facebook users

Facebook has said a live broadcast of last week's Christchurch attacks was viewed fewer than 200 times, as the firm faces growing criticism for failing to block the footage. On Friday, a gunman live-streamed for 17 minutes an attack on two mosques that killed 50 people. Facebook