DHAKA: Bangladesh has been witnessing rapid rise in active internet connections as number of total internet users crossed 9 crore milestone in August. Of them, around 8.5 crore are mobile internet users while the number of mobile phone subscribers reach to 15.5 crore.  Bangladesh

Germany has rolled out the world’s first hydrogen-powered train, signalling the start of a push to challenge the might of polluting diesel trains with costlier but more eco-friendly technology. Two bright blue Coradia iLint trains, built by French TGV-maker Alstom, on Monday began

A Japanese billionaire who wants to take his love of art to the heavens will be the first private passenger to fly around the moon, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced Monday. Musk introduced Yusaku Maezawa, founder of the international custom-fit clothing company Zozo and an avid art

Apple has unveiled three new models of iPhones to a negative reaction from the stock market, and hours after accidentally leaking them online itself. The updated model of the flagship iPhone X has been named the iPhone XS and will retail for the same price of $999 - but a budget and a

The European Parliament on Wednesday (Sep 12) approved a controversial EU copyright law that hands more power to news and record companies against internet giants like Google and Facebook. Backing the draft were traditional media, in urgent search of revenue at a time when web users

DHAKA: State minister for information Tarana Halim invited private TV channels to take service of the Bangabandhu-I satellite after successful launch and test operation or operational test or placement into orbit. The minister made the urge while speaking to reporters at the

One of China's richest men, Jack Ma, is to step down as executive chairman of the Alibaba e-commerce empire on Monday (Sep 10), the New York Times reported. He will remain on Alibaba's board of directors but focus on philanthropy in education, the newspaper said. Ma

Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are having to deal with an air leak from a possible collision. It has been traced to a small hole in a capsule that was used to deliver a new crew to the laboratory 400km (250 miles) above the Earth in June. It is thought the damage

Facebook launched Watch video service last year in the US as a platform for episodic TV content, and now it's going international.  The social media company announced that the VOD service will be "available everywhere" as of now, giving creators around the world an alternative to

NASA is preparing to launch a cutting-edge, laser-armed satellite that will spend three years studying Earth's changing ice sheets from above. Called the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2), the mission is currently scheduled to launch in mid-September. The

Google is facing a fresh wave of scrutiny after it was revealed that it stores users' location data even after they've turned 'Location History' off.  A new lawsuit alleges that it illegally tracked the movements of millions of iPhone and Android users even when they

IU: An engineering student of Islamic University has invented a remote controlled ‘Object Picking Robot’.  The inventor, Sajib Saha, 2011-12 batch student of IU Electrical and Electric Engineering Department, made the disclosureon Tuesday (August 7). The robot can be controlled

DHAKA: Telecom and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar said internet and Facebook services will be suspended in future if any circumstance emerges that may endanger the state. The minister was replying to queries of reporters after finishing a program organized at a city hotel in the capital

DHAKA: Mobile services of 3G and 4G internet were restored Sunday (August 5), after around 24-hours of disruption due to technical glitch on Saturday (August 4). Users got access to internet on their phones since the evening.     Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the ground stations for ‘Bangabandhu-1’ satellite named after her son also ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy, installed in Gazipur and Rangamati.  The premier opened the stations through videoconferencing at Bangabandhu International

Fuel loading of Akademik Lomonosov, world’s only floating nuclear power unit (FNPU) so far, begins in Russia. After getting necessary permission from Rostechnadzor, regulatory body of Russia the stage by stage fuel loading starts on July 25 at the Atomflot (Subsidiary of Rosatom) base

Google managed to make billions even after being hit with a massive fine that would cripple many businesses. Alphabet, Google's parent company, saw its profit dented in the second quarter by this month's record European antitrust fine, but a surge in sales helped offset that

DHAKA: Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy said Fifth generation mobile network service will be launched in Bangladesh if Awami League government elected in the next election.  Sajeeb Wazed Joy, also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son, made the remarks after

Facebook has suspended a US-based analytics firm while it investigates concerns about the collection and sharing of user data. Crimson Hexagon, based in Boston, describes itself as offering “consumer insights” and has contracts with government agencies around the world, reports the

Europe has hit Google with a record $5 billion fine. The company was ordered by the European Commission on Wednesday to pay €4.34 billion ($5 billion) for unfairly pushing its apps on smartphone users and thwarting competitors, reports the CNN. "Google has used Android as a