DHAKA: The app-based ride-sharing services including Uber and Pathao have suspended operation amid growing concerns revolving the delivery of a verdict against BNP Chief Khaleda Zia in a graft case Thursday (February 8).  In an announcement issued early in the morning, Uber said they

More than 175,000 children go online for the first time every day – a new child every half second – UNICEF said on Tuesday (February 6). Digital access exposes these children to a wealth of benefits and opportunities, but also to a host of risks and harms, including access to harmful

DHAKA: The number of mobile phone and internet users in the country stands at around 14.5 crore and 8 crore respectively by the end of 2017. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) disclosed the statistics updated till December last year on Monday (January 29).

CHITTAGONG: Chittagong IT Conference 2018 was held at an up-scale Hotel in Chittagong recently, said a press release Friday (January 26).  The goal of this event was to bring the IT Community of Chittagong together in order to promote entrepreneurship in the IT Industry.  The

DHAKA: Post, Telecommunication & ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Friday (January 12) said that the price of internet should be the same for all of the users across the country. “Internet facility should be provided by the similar rate for all of the citizens. Getting affordable

DHAKA: Following the app-based taxi and bike ride services, now the city commuters are going to experience the first ever autorickshaw service moderated by smartphone application. ‘Goti’, bearing the tagline ‘lets go’, is all set to operate the autorickshaw service from the

DHAKA: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith hinted that the price of internet might be reduced in the national budget for 2018-19 FY, the last yearly occasion in the tenure of the government. The minister was speaking as the chief guest, on the concluding day of 4-day Digital World

DHAKA: Giant tech company Google featured Begum Rokeya in its Doodle for Bangladesh homepage, marking Rokeya Day, the 137th birth and 85th death anniversary of the pioneer of women rights. Rokeya was a Bengali writer, educationist, social activist, and advocate of women's rights.

DHAKA: Google has announced their Google AdSense in Bangla language to enable the Bangladeshi media publishers to earn revenue from their online Bangla contents. The announcement was made by Google recently at the Le Meridian Hotel of the Capital. Bangladeshi Media publishers can now

DHAKA: Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to honor Sophia with a Gold card membership. Biman Public Relations Department said that they have prepared the card for the social robot, under their loyal club.   “The female robot ‘Sophia’ will be given the card from Bangladesh

DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) sets the highest number of mobile SIM cards for a single user, in a latest move. From now on, a subscriber won’t be allowed to use more than 15 SIMs. Extra SIMs crossing the restraint will be disbanded after December

DHAKA: The ‘Bangabandhu Satellite’, the first satellite of the country, will be launched in March next year. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) chairman Dr. Shahjahan Mahmud said this in a view-exchange meeting with TRNB at BTRC office on Wednesday (Nov 29).

DHAKA: Sophia, an artificially intelligent female robot, is coming to Bangladesh on December 5 to attend an information and technology event ‘Digital World-2017.’ The State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak confirmed the matter at a press

DHAKA: The app based taxi ride sharing service Uber has just passed one year in the capital’s road transport service. However the smart phone dependent motor cycle ‘ride sharing’ service is the invention of Bangladesh.  In Bangladesh the motor cycle sharing service started here

DHAKA: Twitter announced Tuesday (November 7) it will roll out a 280-character limit for single tweets after testing the option among a handful of users since September, reports Bloomberg. The roll-out includes all languages except Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Twitter said those Asian

DHAKA: Bike ride-sharing platform Share A Motorcycle (SAM) is going to launch a new bike service ‘Pink SAM’, facilitating safe and smooth movement for women commuters in Dhaka. Women can avail a ride to their destination by sharing with the women bikers, using the app ‘Pink

DHAKA: Aiming to enhance cyber security and make people aware regarding the widespread cyber threats and rumors like the much-hyped Blue Whale game, a seminar was held at the National Press Club in Dhaka Saturday (October 28). Titled, ‘Battle against Cyber Propaganda: Blue Whale’,

DHAKA: Bangladesh ICT Expo-2017 witnessed huge crowd as soon as it kicked off at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka on Wednesday morning (October 18). Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal inaugurated the three-day fair at 11:00am with participation of a total of 87

Samsung Electronics chief executive Kwon Oh-hyun has resigned citing an "unprecedented crisis". It is the latest management upheaval at the firm after the heir of the entire Samsung Group was imprisoned for corruption in August, reports the BBC. Kwon is one of three co-chief

DHAKA: RITS Browser has won the champions trophy in BASIS National ICT Award 2017 in communication category.  BASIS organized the award-giving ceremony in Dhaka on Tuesday (October 10). There were 17 different categories of awards.  ICT State Minister Junaid Ahmed Palak, MP handed