DHAKA: The two-day SAARC Tech Summit, jointly organized by CTO Forum Bangladesh and INFOCOM India, is underway for second day at BIAM Foundation auditorium in city’s New Eskaton area.Seven technical sessions are going on at the summit on Saturday (March 12) where local ICT experts along

DHAKA: Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School of Dhaka became the champion of i-Gen (Internet Generation) 2015, the internet-based competition.The program was held at Basundhara International Conference Centre (BICC) on March 10 (Thursday), says a press release issued by the Grameenphone

DHAKA: Apple, attempting to get back to the business of introducing new products as it fights with the Justice Department in court, announced a March 21 event where the company is expected to unveil a smaller-screen iPhone and an updated iPad.The long-expected unveiling will be held at

DHAKA: The first of its kind in South Asia, Bangladesh Trade Portal launches on March 13 to serve the business community with a one-stop point of information relating to export from and import into Bangladesh.Hosted by the Ministry of Commerce with support from the Trade and

DHAKA: The two-day SAARC Tech Summit, to jointly be organized by CTO Forum Bangladesh and INFOCOM India, will begin on March 11 at BIAM Foundation Auditorium in city’s New Eskaton area.Delegates from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar and Bhutan will participate in the seminar during the

DHAKA: Considering the massive demand for the latest Samsung’s flagship smartphone device Galaxy S7 edge, Robi has recently launched a pre-booking campaign that will continue till March 16.Now the trendy mobile phone users will be able to access Robi’s super-fast internet along with

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the authorities concerned to establish environment-friendly Hi-Tech parks in the country.She made this instruction in a meeting with the board of governors of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park authorities at PMO in city on Wednesday (March 9).The PM also

DHAKA: The state-owned mobile operator Teletalk started a new journey with a new logo to attract more subscribers.Posts, telecommunications and IT state minister Tarana Halim unveiled the logo with ‘Swapna Hasimukher’ (Dream a Smiling Face) slogan and inaugurated the re-branding

DHAKA: Internet pioneer Ray Tomlinson, who is credited with the invention of email, has died at the age of 74.The US computer programmer came up with the idea of electronic messages that could be sent from one network to another in 1971.His invention included the ground-breaking use of

DHAKA: Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said that the government has finished the half work for Digital Bangladesh project and the other half will be fulfilled by the young generation of the country using the updated technology.‘Because, to stop corruption in the country the

DHAKA: The bandwagon of supporters in Apple’s fight against the FBI keeps getting bigger.Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft, along with 11 other companies, filed on Thursday a joint amicus brief, a court filing that throws their support behind Apple as it prepares to face off

DHAKA: Minister for Foreign Affairs AHM Mahmood Ali urged Asian countries to step forward utilizing potentiality of Information Technology.He made the urge at inauguration ceremony of two-day long International conference ‘CICA conference on digital government’ a Hotel Radisson around

DHAKA: Xiaomi on Thursday (March 3) launched Redmi Note 3 in India, its first launch of the handset outside of China.The 2GB variant is priced at Rs. 9,999 (Tk 11664.31), while the 3GB variant is priced at Rs. 11,999 (Tk 13995.34).It will be available in Dark Grey, Champagne Gold, and

DHAKA: Four projects of Access to Information (A2I) taken by the Prime Minister’s office (PMO) have been nominated for WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) award- 2016.It will be the hat-trick chance for Bangladesh in winning the world’s most prestigious prize in technology,

DHAKA: The second largest mobile operator Banglalink has completed the biometric verification of more than one crore users’ SIM which is 35 percent of total users of the operator.The biometric verification system is a big step for mobile networking industry in Bangladesh and it will

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated ICT Training Centre and Resource Centre for Education (UITRCE) in 125 upazilas in a bid to expand development in root level of the country.The inauguraal program was held at Prime Minister’s Office in city on Wednesday (March 2).Bangladesh

DHAKA: The three-day ‘Bangladesh ICT Expo-2016’ will begin in city on Thursday (Match 3) with the slogan of ‘Meet Digital Bangladesh’.The exposition, to be organized by ICT department and Bangladesh Computer Samity, will remain open from 10:00am to 8:00pm at Bangabandhu

DHAKA: One of Google's self-driving cars crashed into a bus in California last month. There were no injuries.It is not the first time one of Google's famed self-driving cars has been involved in a crash, but it may be the first time it has caused one, reports BBC.Google is to meet with

DHAKA: Just like the Olympics, it happens every four years, and Google has marked this quadrennial occasion with its search engine doodle recognizing February 29.Showing one bunny jumping over another two, this cute doodle celebrates the Leap Year, which brought the Gregorian calendar

DHAKA: Apple has shifted its press conference where it’s expected to announce the next iPhones to 21 March, from an original date of 15 March, according to multiple American websites.Apple has not confirmed the date, but it has been thought for some time to be planning to introduce new