Internet users soar by 11 lakh in March
The number of country’s internet users increased by 11 lakh in a single month to…
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4th BPO summit ends with call for wider outsourcing market
Dhaka, Apr 22 (UNB)-The two-day-long 4th BPO Summit wrapped up on Monday with a call…
Sri Lanka blocks social media after Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lanka, Apr 22 (AP/UNB)- Sri Lankan authorities blocked most social media after Easter Sunday…
Internet service to be disrupted for 11 days: BSCCL
Dhaka, Apr 20 (UNB) – An ongoing maintenance work in Cox’s Bazar may slow down…
For digital inclusion leaving no one behind
‘Take a risk, challenge yourself and always be positive’ Dhaka, April 21 – Sonia Bashir…
Skilled manpower needed in digital economy era: Speakers
Dhaka, Apr 20 (UNB)- Bangladesh needs skilled manpower possessing technology-based knowledge in the digital economic…
App launched for vehicle parking
A ICT service provider today announced they developed a digital vehicle parking platform to facilitate…
WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions
Dhaka, April 17 (UNB)- World Health Organization(WHO) on Wednesday released new recommendations on 10 ways…
Industry for review of WIPO involvement in patent database
Geneva, 16 April (TWN): A medicines patent database set up by transnational originator pharmaceutical companies…
Why prosecution of Julian Assange to trouble press freedom
NEW YORK, Apr 16 2019 (IPS) – After a seven-year standoff at the Ecuadorean embassy in…
Global governance and Information
VIENNA, Apr 16 2019 (IPS) – The past seventy years since the end of the second…
Nuclear fuel removed from crippled Japan plant
The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima power plant today began removing atomic fuel from inside…
Man ‘close’ to Wikileaks co-founder arrested in Ecuador
A man with close ties to Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested while trying…
‘I know nothing’ – Trump changes his tune on WikiLeaks
Washington, Apr 12 (AP/UNB) —President Donald Trump declared that “I know nothing about WikiLeaks” after…
WikiLeaks’ Assange hauled from embassy, faces US charge
London, Apr 12 (AP/UNB) — British police on Thursday hauled a bearded and shouting Julian…
Black hole named ‘Powehi’ by Hawaii university professor
Hawaii, Apr 12 (AP/UNB) — A language professor has given a Hawaiian name — Powehi…
WIPO to cooperate Bangladesh installing IP academy
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) would extend cooperation to Bangladesh to establish Intellectual Property (IP)…
WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested at Ecuador embassy in London
London, Apr 11 (AP/UNB) — Police in London say they’ve arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange…
WikiLeaks’ Assange held at Ecuador embassy in London
London, Apr 11 (AP/UNB) — Police in London say they’ve arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange…
Facebook cracks down on groups spreading harmful info
Menlo Park, April 11 (AP/UNB) — Facebook said Wednesday it is rolling out a wide…
Rise in cyberlaws spell bad news for SE Asia HR, democracy
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 9 2019 (IPS) – Around the globe, cyberspace has become the new…
BAU scientist invents Pangas fish pickles and powder
Mymensingh, A Research teams led by Prof Dr A K M Nowsad Alam of Fisheries…
GP hits 10 million 4G internet users
Dhaka, Apr 8 (UNB)- Within months of introducing 4G, Grameenphone has become the first operator…
Boeing cutting production rate of troubled 737 Max jet
Washington, Apr 6 (AP/UNB) -Boeing will cut production of its troubled 737 Max airliner this…
Jabbar stresses technological innovation, adaptation
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar today said there is no alternative to…
How to govern a digitally networked world
Governments built the current systems and institutions of international cooperation to address 19th- and 20th-century…
Bangladesh awaits e-commerce boost thru digital base: UNCAD
Dhaka, April 3 (UNB) – Although Bangladesh has laid an essential foundation for a technology-driven…
‘Edtech’ boom transforms how Indian kids learn
From a multi-billion-dollar education startup to wired-up mannequins, technology is helping to revolutionise the way…
India says it successfully test-fires anti-satellite weapon
New Delhi, Mar 27 (AP/UNB) — India successfully test-fired an anti-satellite weapon on Wednesday, Prime…
Communication, a key tool for South-South cooperation
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 24 2019 (IPS) – Communication can be a key tool for the development…