DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is working on a move to close all the mobile internet data package services which are valid for less than a week. The decision will come into effect from Jan 27.   BTRC Acting Chairman Zahurul Haq confirmed the matter

DHAKA: Country's ICT platforms have jointly conferred reception to Telecom and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar and Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister for ICT, for their re-assignment in the ministry. The reception program organised by the Bangladesh Association of Software and

DHAKA: Posts, Telecommunications and ICT minister Mustafa Jabbar said he was feeling proud as Bangladesh introduced the Digital Security Act which would be followed by many of countries now. “A country like Bangladesh has made the law… (I’m) feeling proud for this,” he said.

DHAKA: The three day-long smartphone and TAB expo ended at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) Saturday (Jan 12). Huge turnout of gadget lovers was marked on the concluding day. Most of the mobile manufacturing companies offered discounts upto 40 percent along with

DHAKA:  Miscreants are circulating various types of misleading information as they opened fake Facebook accounts in the names of Bangabandhu’s family members. Fake Facebook pages are being run using names of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Rehana, Saima Wazed, and

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has released a mesmerizing video from its Chang’e 4 lander showing the moment it landed on the moon’s far side on 3 January. The craft had to perform the landing autonomously, since it could not communicate in real-time with mission

DHAKA: A three-day smartphone and tab expo will begin on Thursday (January 10) with the view to bring opportunities to the users in buying latest versions of smartphones and tabs. The event “techshohor.com Smartphone and Tab Expo”, to be organized by Expo Maker will be held at

A Japanese billionaire has ousted a chicken nugget-seeking US teenager to become tweeter of the most retweeted tweet of all time. Yusaku Maezawa's tweet dated 5 January has now been shared more than four million times. That's half a million more than Carter Wilkinson's

DHAKA: 2G, 3G and 4G internet connections for mobile phone were restored as the services had been suspended in several phases on the day (December 30, 2018) before the 11th national elections.  Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) directed the mobile operating

DHAKA: The normal 3G/4G speed has been restored in mobile internet across the country Sunday (Dec 30) after 27 hours of slowed down speed centering the national election.  The entire mobile data network services were reactivated after 6:00pm after it was shut down temporarily around

DHAKA: The normal 3G/4G speed has been restored in mobile internet across the country Sunday (Dec 30) after 27 hours of slowed down speed centering the national election.  The entire mobile data network services were reactivated after 6:00pm after it was shut down temporarily around

DHAKA: The 3G, 4G services has been restored in mobile internet across the country after 10 hours of outage ahead of the national election, slated for December 30.  The data services were reactivated after 8:00am on Friday (Dec 28), after it was shut down temporarily on Thursday (Dec

When he stood before Congress in April, following yet another scandal at Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg declared 'We don't sell data to anyone'.  That may technically be the case, but a new New York Times expose has revealed that Facebook gave 150 companies access to hundreds

What is hoverboard?   A self-balancing scooter otherwise known as hoverboard or self-balancing board is a self-balancing personal transporter consisting of two motorized wheels connected to a pair of articulated pads on which the rider places their feet. How to ride it? The

DHAKA:   The Ruling Awami League vowed, in its election manifesto revealed on Tuesday (December 18), to launch 5G as well as cheapen internet price if they are voted to power. ”We, if given the mandate to rule the state, will launch 5G by 2021-23. Internet price and mobile call

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

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

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

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

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).