DHAKA: A daylong Communication Summit began on Saturday morning (September 3) in city aiming to highlight the power of innovative ideas. Representatives of different advertising and creative agencies are attending the summit at Le Méridien Dhaka. Five creative gurus are expected to

DHAKA: Samsung has presented its new Gear S3 smartwatch ahead of the Ifa consumer electronics show in Berlin. The watch will be available in two formats, the more rugged, outdoor S3 Frontier and the S3 Classic, which resembles a traditional wristwatch, reports telecompaper.com. The

DHAKA: Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology state minister Tarana Halim asked for the participation of mobile phone operators in competitive Mobile Financial Service (MFS). She also expressed her interest to include the MFS system in the postal bank after

DHAKA: A judge in New Zealand has said internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom will be allowed to stream his appeal against extradition live online. The founder of the seized Megaupload websites is wanted in the US on charges of copyright infringement, racketeering and money laundering.

DHAKA: Banglalink, one of the leading digital communications service providers, has introduced BanglaFlix the largest internet movie library for the first time in Bangladesh. BanglaFlixwill provide high quality video streaming service with exclusive Internet data pack bundle. It offers

DHAKA: A total of 187 students completed the technical training program run by UCEP Bangladesh. Equipped with the precious technical skills, these underprivileged youth are well on their way to ensure a bright future for themselves. Mobile phone operator Robi under its Corporate

DHAKA: Robi Axiata Ltd. (Robi) invested Tk 560-crore for 2.5G/3.5G network expansion and it recorded 5.1 percent revenue growth in the second quarter. The cell phone operator announced its financial results for the second quarter ended on June 30 in a press briefing in city on Thursday

DHAKA: Many Asian organisations are badly defended against cyber-attacks, a year-long investigation by US security company Mandiant indicates. The median time between a breach and its discovery was 520 days, it says. That is three times the global average, reports the BBC. Asia was

DHAKA: The operation Citycell will remain active for its users till September 16. A High Court single bench of Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed extended the expiry date of Citycell till the answering date of show-cause given by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

DHAKA: Symphony has released a new smartphone Symphony Xplorer p6 pro with 3GB RAM and 16 GB ROM memory for its users. It also contains some special feature like 5.1 lollipop operating system.5.5 inches IPS technology display, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 5-megapixel

DHAKA: Mobile phone operator Robi launched its cloud service at a gala event in Radisson Blu hotel. Robi Cloud is a suite of cloud computing and hosting solutions tailored for Bangladeshi businesses. Robi Cloud begins its journey by offering a fully managed IT infrastructure service

DHAKA: Grameenphone (GP) has relaunched the sales of iPhone 5S (16GB) smartphone in Bangladesh from August 17, 2016 exclusively for its subscribers. The device will be available for purchase through down payment of Taka 5,000 from all GP Centers and GP Online Shops at the price of Tk

Dhaka: When you have a groundbreaking idea and vision, coupled with a great deal of passion and determination, anything is possible. Mynul Khan, 34, is one of them. Mynul, a Bangladeshi American, is the Founder and CEO of Field Nation; the leading online work marketplace for

DHAKA: UCWeb, a portfolio company of Alibaba Mobile Business Group, announced on Thursday (August 18) that it has launched ‘BD Express’, a brand new product in Bangladesh with the cooperation with local famous news portals. Equipped with powerful algorithm, BD Express is a news

DHAKA: Not everyone in the society is happy to let destiny take control of their life. The courageous and adventurous among us don’t shy away from challenging the accepted norms of the society in order to make their life more rewarding and meaningful. However, it involves a

DHAKA: The US has confirmed it is finally ready to cede power of the internet’s naming system, ending the almost 20-year process to hand over a crucial part of the internet’s governance. The Domain Naming System, DNS, is one of the internet’s most important components. It

DHAKA: US tech giant Cisco Systems is cutting up to 7% of its global workforce, or 5,500 jobs, starting this summer. A report had suggested earlier in the day that the firm could cut as many as 14,000 jobs worldwide. Cisco said it was taking the ‘decisive’ move so it could

DHAKA: The world’s biggest personal computer-maker, Lenovo, said first-quarter earnings rose 64% to $173m, beating market expectations. The Chinese firm said its PC business had delivered ‘strong profits’ despite a slowdown in the overall market, reports the BBC. However,

DHAKA: Almost 7,000 ‘Islamophobic’ tweets were sent, in English, every day in July worldwide, data seen by the BBC suggests. This compared to 2,500 in April, with peaks recorded following the Nice lorry attack and the attempted military coup in Turkey. Forty-nine words and

DHAKA: China Development Bank (CDB) Corporation sued Bangladesh telecom operator Citycell with the High Court (HC) to realize its dues – USD 36.6 million.   The single bench of Judge Syed Rifat Ahmed on Wednesday (August 17) fixed September 4 for next order in this regard.