Dhaka, Sept 29 – The Inspector General of BD Police (IGP) Dr Javed Patwary on Saturday said a new police team specializing in fighting cybercrime will be formed soon.
Category: Science
Experts for review of Digital Security Act
Legal experts and civil society members on Saturday expressed fear that the Digital Security Act -2018, passed in the parliament on September 19, might be used to curtail the freedom of expression in digital arena.
China to hold 5th World Internet Conference in November
China will hold the fifth World Internet Conference (WIC) this November in the river town of Wuzhen, eastern China’s Zhejiang Province, said an official Friday.
Modern tech turns agricultural livelihoods in BD commercial
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Livelihood of people based on agricultural productions has turned commercial due to the introduction of modernized technology from traditional production system in the country, Matia Chowdhury has said.
Google Doodle celebrates search giant’s 20th birthday
The tech giant is celebrating its 20th birthday with a new Google Doodle marking the special occasion on Thursday.Founded 20 years ago, the company is marking the occasion with a Google Doodle around the world.
Facebook unveils upgraded wireless Oculus headset
Facebook on Wednesday unveiled an upgraded Oculus virtual reality headset with power to handle the intensive graphics of digital worlds in a wire-free experience.
Instagram co-founders resign from social media company
The co-founders of Instagram are resigning their positions with the social media company without explanation.
Bangladeshi Razib gets Facebook fellowship
Facebook authorities have selected Bangladeshi entrepreneur Razib Ahmed as fellow of its ‘Community Leadership Program’ for his group ‘Search English’ where members help each other to become more fluent in English.
Google looking to future after 20 years of search
Google celebrated its 20th birthday Monday, marking two decades in which it has grown from simply a better way to explore the internet to a search engine so woven into daily life its name has become a verb.
Symphony opens handset manufacturing unit in BD
Dhaka, Sep 23 – Symphony on Sunday inaugurated its newly-established manufacturing plant, ‘Edison Industries Limited’ at Zirabo, Ashulia in suburban Dhaka.
Online skill development portal launched
Access to information (a2i) programme with the support of ICT Division, UNDP and USAID launched yesterday ‘Skills Portal’ (skills.gov.bd) in the first session of the National Apprenticeship Conference 2018 organized at the White Orchid Hotel in Cox’s Bazar.
Annul some sections of Digital Security BillL Sujan
Civil rights body Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) on Saturday demanded revision of the newly passed Digital Security Act through scraping its ‘repressive’ sections.
Facebook dating service rolling out in Colombia
Facebook said Friday a dating service it teased early this year is being rolled out in Colombia.
Internet users in Bangladesh hit 90mn: BTRC
The number of the country’s total internet users is now 9.05 crore, according to statistics published on Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)’s website on Thursday.
Digital Security Bill passed with stringent penal sections
Dhaka, Sept 19 – Bangladesh Parliament on Wednesday passed the much-talked-about Digital Security Bill 2018 amid concerns of journalists, human rights activists and organizations over freedom of press and freedom of expression.
BNP slams govt for approving EVM purchase project
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government has approved a Tk 3,825.34 crore project to procure 1.5 lakh electronic voting machines (EVMs) to hold another ‘voter-less’ election and ‘plunder’ huge public money.
Microplastics may enter foodchain through mosquitoes
Mosquito larvae have been observed ingesting microplastics that can be passed up the food chain, researchers said Wednesday, potentially uncovering a new way that the polluting particles could damage the environment.
Japanese billionaire businessman revealed as SpaceX’s first Moon traveler
A Japanese billionaire and online fashion tycoon, Yusaku Maezawa, will be the first man to fly on a monster SpaceX rocket around the Moon as early as 2023, and he plans to bring six to eight artists along. Maezawa, 42,…
Global warming’s paper trail
by Benjamin Franta Standard – One day in 1961, an American economist named Daniel Ellsberg stumbled across a piece of paper with apocalyptic implications. Ellsberg, who was advising the US government on its secret nuclear-war plans, had discovered a document…
Russian ‘Facebook’ bans Myanmar army chief, hardline monk
Russian social media site VKontakte (VK) has followed Facebook by banning Myanmar’s army chief and a nationalist monk known for stirring up Islamophobia in a country condemned globally for the treatment of its Rohingya Muslims.
Power-efficient appliances emphasised to protect Ozone layer
Speakers at a seminar stressed on the production of power efficient inverter technology’s appliances for the sake of Ozone layer protection and global warming control.
NASA counts down to launch of laser study of ice sheets
NASA counted down Saturday to the launch of its $1 billion ICESat-2 mission, using advanced lasers to uncover the true depth of the melting of Earth’s ice sheets.
Archaeologists discover ancient sphinx in Egypt
Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a statue of a lion’s body and a human head in the southern city of Aswan.
NASA blasts off space laser satellite to track ice loss
NASA’s most advanced space laser satellite blasted off Saturday on a mission to track ice loss around the world and improve forecasts of sea level rise as the climate warms.
BD scientist leads discovery of novel quantum state of matter
A Bangladeshi physicist of Princeton University has led an international research team in discovering a novel quantum state of matter that can be ‘tuned’ at will — and it’s 10 times more tunable than existing theories can explain.
Africa’s widening digital gender gap
By Mercedes Sayagues Maputo, Sep 14 2018 (IPS) – ‘Think Bigger’, urge the colourful posters on the walls of Ideario, an innovation hub in Chamanculo, a modest neighbourhood in Maputo, Mozambique’s capital. The message is right on target for the…
SpaceX announces new plan to send tourist around Moon
SpaceX on Thursday announced a new plan to launch a tourist around the Moon using its Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), a massive launch vehicle that is being designed to carry people into deep space.
BNP-Jamaat operates 300 Facebook pages from abroad: Tarana
Dhaka, Sept 13 – State Minister for Information Tarana Halim on Thursday told Parliament that the BNP-Jamaat clique is operating around 300 Facebook pages from abroad to spread rumours and false information to tarnish the image of the government, ministers…
Daily transactions thru’ mobile banking now Tk 994 cr
Mobile-phone banking generates some Tk 994 crore transactions on average a day as such banking method is getting popular day by day in the country.
Monitoring cell to identify rumours: Tarana
State Minister for Information Tarana Halim on Wednesday said the government has taken an initiative to set up a monitoring cell ahead of the next general election aiming to identify rumours in social networking sites.