WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions
Dhaka, April 17 (UNB)- World Health Organization(WHO) on Wednesday released new recommendations on 10 ways…
Browsing: ICT Horizon
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…
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…
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…
GP hits 10 million 4G internet users
Dhaka, Apr 8 (UNB)- Within months of introducing 4G, Grameenphone has become the first operator…
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…
Communication, a key tool for South-South cooperation
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 24 2019 (IPS) – Communication can be a key tool for the development…
PM opens digital financial service ‘Nagad’
Dhaka, Mar 26 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday inaugurated Bangladesh Post Office’s…
ASUS computers infected by auto-update virus
Boston, Mar 26 (AP/UNB) — In a sophisticated targeted espionage operation, hackers infected tens of…
State minister’s Facebook page, personal email hacked
Dhaka, Mar 9 (UNB) – The verified Facebook page and personal email of State Minister…
Can Zuckerberg really make a privacy-friendly Facebook?
San Francisco, Mar 8 (AP/UNB) — After building a social network that turned into a…
Huawei accuses US of hacking its servers, stealing emails
Chinese telecom giant Huawei accused the US government on Thursday of hacking its servers and…
Tech Mahindra’ keen to invest in ICT sector: Palak
Science Desk State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday said the ‘Tech Mahindra’…
FB pledges to follow Bangladesh culture, legal framework
Dhaka, Feb 27 (UNB) – Facebook authorities have pledged to follow the legal framework and…
Bd regulators block 1279 more pornographic websites
Dhaka, Feb 14 – The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Thursday blocked 1,279 more…
Crucifying Julian Assange
By Chris Hedges What is happening to Assange should terrify the press. And yet his…
Instagram changes rules on self-harm postings after suicide
London, Feb 9 (AP/UNB) — Instagram has agreed to ban graphic images of self-harm after…
Apple releases update to prevent FaceTime eavesdropping
San Francisco, Feb 8 (AP/UNB) — Apple has released an iPhone update to fix a…
Dhaka sues Manila’ bank RCBC over central bank cyber heist
Dhaka, Feb 1 (UNB) – Bangladesh filed a case against Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC)…
Huawei announces 5G smartphone based on own technology
Beijing, Jan 24 (AP/UNB) — Chinese tech giant Huawei announced plans Wednesday for a next-generation…
Opposition BNP woman leader held over FB post in Chittagong
Chattogram, Jan 22 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal…
Khulna journalist gets anticipatory bail in ICT case
The High Court on Monday granted a four-week anticipatory bail to Rashidul Islam, the Khulna…