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Writ challenges EVM use in 6 constituencies
A writ has been filed with the High Court challenging the legality of the Election Commission’s decision to use Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) at six constituencies during the upcoming 11th parliamentary election.
Govt launched ‘ugly cyber war’ against BNP: Rizvi
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that the government has initiated an ‘ugly cyber war’ against their party with public money ahead of the December-30 national election.
China’s Weibo eyes global expansion, foreign-language products
Chinese social media giant Weibo is making a push into foreign markets and is considering launching new products in different languages, a senior executive told AFP, brushing off concerns over censorship and credibility.
The brave new world of work
Robert Solow famously remarked that the effects of the IT revolution were showing up everywhere except in the productivity statistics. Other economists suggested that full exploitation of a new technology can take a long time, perhaps decades. Well, one area…
Charge Sheet against Bd newspaper publisher Barrister Mainul
Dhaka, Nov 29 – A Dhaka court on Thursday took cognizance of a charge-sheet in the case filed against former Caretaker Government adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein for using abusive language against TV presenter Masuda Bhatti under the Digital Security Act.
Internet likely to be cheaper from Dec: Minister
The government is likely to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) for the backward linkage of internet service providers to 5 percent with a view to lowering the internet price for the end users.
Cheers as Mars In Sight spacecraft lands on Red Planet
Cheers and applause erupted at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Monday as a waist-high unmanned lander, called InSight, touched down on Mars.
Dictionary.com chooses ‘misinformation’ as word of the year
Misinformation, as opposed to disinformation, was chosen Monday as Dictionary.com’s word of the year on the tattered coattails of “toxic,” picked earlier this month for the same honor by Oxford Dictionaries in these tumultuous times.
Gene-editing work a failure of self-regulation: US biologist
A leader of an international conference on gene editing said Wednesday that the work of a Chinese scientist who claims to have helped make the world’s first gene-edited babies showed a failure of self-regulation among scientists.
National ICT Day to be observed as ‘Digital Bangladesh Day’
Dhaka, Nov 26 –The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for observing the ‘National ICT Day’ as the ‘Digital Bangladesh Day’.
EVMs for Dhaka-6, 13, Ctg-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2, Satkhira-2
Electronic voting machines will be used in Dhaka-6 and 13, Chattogram-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2 and Satkhira-2 constituencies in the forthcoming general election as picked by the Election Commission.
BNP leader held as Minister’s ‘distorted’ photos on Facebook
Faridpur, Nov 25 – Police arrested a BNP leader over an allegation of posting distorting photos of different ministers on social media site Facebook.
Singapore bets big on drones
Hi-tech Singapore is planning to roll out a swarm of drones for tasks that include delivering parcels, inspecting buildings and providing security.
US Scientists propose new way to tackle climate change
Scientists have proposed a new way to tackle climate change by spraying sun-dimming chemicals into the Earth’s atmosphere, according to a study published Friday.
Student Moni held for running ‘illegal’ news portals: RAB
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained Enamul Haque Moni, a PhD student, from the city’s Airport Railway Station on Saturday on charges of hosting a number of online news portals illegally.
Walton increases Smart TV production
The local multinational brand ‘Walton’ has increased the production of its smart televisions witnessing the growing demands in the local market.
EVM to be used in all polling centres of six constituencies
Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmad on Saturday said electoral voting machines (EVMs) will be used in all the polling centres of six constituencies in the country’s city corporation areas during the forthcoming parliamentary elections.
No legal bar to EVM use in Bd election: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Friday said there is no legal bar to the use of Electronic Voting Machine(EVM) in the 11th parliamentary elections and decision on the extent of EVM use will be taken within the…
Govt, EC to be sued if they try to use EVM: Oikya Front
Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikyafront on Thursday warned that their alliance will file a case against the government and the Election Commission (EC) if they try to use the electronic voting machine (EVM) in the upcoming national election without amending…
Bangladesh Regulators unlock Skype within a day of closure
The operation of telecommunication application Skype resumed on Tuesday afternoon as it is unblocked by local regulators.
Tarique in interview board despite no internet access claim
Though BNP on Monday night alleged that there was no internet access in and around their chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office, its acting chairman Tarique Rahman joined the party nomination board on Tuesday availing of the internet service.
BTRC sets bad example ‘blocking’ Skype: BNP
BNP on Monday said Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has set a bad example by ‘blocking’ telecommunication application Skype across the country.
Skype ‘blocked’ across Bangladesh ahead of election
Dhaka, Nov – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has reportedly blocked telecommunication application Skype across the country.
E-Commerce Giants blamed: Hazardous mercury-based cosmetics
A coalition of over 50 civil society organizations (CSOs), from more than 20 countries, have urged two of the world’s largest multi-billion dollar E-commerce retailers – Amazon and eBay – to stop marketing “dangerous and illegal mercury-based skin lightening creams.”
WikiLeaks’ Assange faces charges; lawyer says he’d fight
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not willingly travel to the United States to face charges filed under seal against him, one of his lawyers said Friday, foreshadowing a possible fight over extradition for a central figure in the U.S. special…
Electronic driving systems don’t always work, tests show
Detroit,(AP/UNB) — Testing by AAA shows that electronic driver assist systems on the road today may not keep vehicles in their lanes or spot stationary objects in time to avoid a crash.
Using data to restore land
A new landmark initiative aims to make quality data and tools available to the international community in order to combat an “existential crisis”: land degradation.
Smartphones raising a mentally fragile generation
San Diego State University psychology professor Jean Twenge sees smartphones and social media as raising an unhappy, compliant “iGen.”
No scope to retreat from EVM, says CEC Bangladesh
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Monday said there is no scope for the Election Commission to back off from the EVM use and this machine will be used on a limited scale in the national election.