Technology

Industry Desk: Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives. Beginning Tuesday in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia, anyone under 18 who signs up for Instagram will…

Zarif Mahmud: Awami League won the December 2008 elections with the promise of Digital Bangladesh. According to that promise, by 2021, every sector of the country should be dependent on information technology and through this, the digital transformation of the sectors should be ensured. Keeping this slogan in front, the…

Staff Correspondent: People with Down syndrome face challenges from family, society, and service providers, but positive attitude, effectively allocating resources, and monitoring social accountability can significantly improve their opportunities, according to experts at a roundtable discussion. Titled “Challenges and Opportunities for Children with Down Syndrome in Bangladesh,” the event was…

Staff Correspondent: Akash Digital TV, Bangladesh’s only DTH Pay TV operator, owned by Beximco Communications Limited, launched a new DTH HD platform together with a pioneering Akash Go Companion App along with My Akash Self Care App. This will shape the future for world class media and entertainment and transform…

Industry Desk: Cyber Connect 2024, a groundbreaking Cybersecurity Event, recently convened at the prestigious JW Marriott in Kathmandu, Nepal. The event was a combined synergized initiative of Genese Solution and NBA (Nepal Bankers’ Association) with AWS (Amazon Web Services) as the Title Sponsor. The event, held on 30th May, brought…

4-cos involved in fraudulent activities Staff Correspondent: Four companies under the same ownership. The managing director of the four organizations is ‘one’. He again took the ‘work permit’ showing himself as ‘investor’ of one of the four institutions. The work permit shows the nominal salary in an establishment.There is no…

–Online gambling has spread like an epidemic-BTRC’s tactics are not working-Control almost impossible, say law enforcement-Experts say, there is no substitute for public awareness Mahfuz Emran: He became a millionaire by investing only Tk 20. Later he got addicted and invested one after another. However, Love’s face was never seen…

Staff Correspondent : According to a United Nations survey, Bangladesh ranks seventh in the Asia Pacific region in terms of groundwater extraction. And 90 percent of water extracted from underground is used for irrigation. After Dhaka, the water level is falling rapidly in the northern districts of the country. The…

International Desk : Yemen’s Houthi forces have carried out multiple attacks targeting undersea internet cables. It has greatly disrupted the communication between Asia and Europe. At least four submarine cables under the Red Sea have been damaged, the New York Post reported, citing Israeli media Globes. These have disrupted Djibouti’s…

Industry Desk: Genese Solution, a leading value IT consulting company based in the UK, has launched its operations in Nigeria. With a commitment to delivering cutting-edge cloud solutions and fostering digital transformation, Genese Solution is poised to make significant contributions to Nigeria’s flourishing IT sector. Regarded as Africa’s largest ICT market,…