DHAKA: Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) singed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with tech giant Microsoft on 'Government Security Program' (GSP) in order to detect cyber threats and ensure national security.   BCC National Data Center Director Tarek M Barkatullah and

Google said on Monday that it would shut down Google Plus, the company’s long-struggling answer to Facebook’s giant social network, after it discovered a security vulnerability that exposed the private data of up to 500,000 users. Google did not tell its users about the security

DHAKA: Bangladesh Mobile Phone User Association observed a symbolic strike demanding reduction of mobile phone call rate and internet price adjustment. The body organized the program in front of the National Press Club on Tuesday (October 9) protesting the existing ‘irregularities’

DHAKA:  Government has formed a monitoring cell to detect rumors in social networking sites (social media) in order to provide people with information on its behalf. The cell, comprising officials of Press Information Department (PID), will inform media about government's

DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) seized 10,947 SIM cards and other equipments used for illegal (Voice over Internet Protocol) VoIP business. BTRC said most of the VoIP calls were made using the state-run mobile operator Teletalk SIMs. Moreover, a total

DHAKA: Number of internet users across the globe is rising rapidly. Bangladesh is not also falling behind in that race as it is ranked 5th top internet using countries in Asia. The ranking came from a survey report released by Internet World Stats.  According to the report,

DHAKA: Local Broadband Network Owners’ Society (LBNOS) on October 4 organized a workshop at the Krishibid Institute in Farmgate of the capital city. The participants were briefed about FTTX technology, wireless broadband, agile configured, ISP-friendly routers, switch and more

DHAKA: Accelerance, US-based software outsourcing company, has signed an agreement to provide assistance in boosting the sales of Bangladeshi made software in foreign markets. Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) and Accelerance signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the office of

DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory council (BTRC) has launched the much awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service for the first time in Bangladesh.   MNP service or in other words it means customers can now switch to any operator without changing their existing

Elon Musk agreed Saturday to step down as chairman of Tesla and pay a $20 million fine in a deal to settle charges brought this week by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the settlement, which requires court approval, Musk will be allowed to stay as CEO but must leave his

Facebook says almost 50 million of its users were left exposed by a security flaw. The company said attackers were able to exploit a vulnerability in a feature known as “View As” to gain control of people's accounts. The breach was discovered on Tuesday, Facebook said, and

DHAKA: Mobile number portability (MNP) service for users will be launched in Bangladesh from October 1. MNP service allows cellphone or smartphone customer to change telecom carrier/operator while keeping the same phone number. The authorized company for the job, Infozillion

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, who co-founded Instagram eight years ago, are leaving the service’s parent company, Facebook. The news of their departure comes from The New York Times, and is corroborated by a statement from Systrom. The duo have resigned from the company and will

DHAKA: Bangladesh has been witnessing rapid rise in active internet connections as number of total internet users crossed 9 crore milestone in August. Of them, around 8.5 crore are mobile internet users while the number of mobile phone subscribers reach to 15.5 crore.  Bangladesh

Germany has rolled out the world’s first hydrogen-powered train, signalling the start of a push to challenge the might of polluting diesel trains with costlier but more eco-friendly technology. Two bright blue Coradia iLint trains, built by French TGV-maker Alstom, on Monday began

A Japanese billionaire who wants to take his love of art to the heavens will be the first private passenger to fly around the moon, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced Monday. Musk introduced Yusaku Maezawa, founder of the international custom-fit clothing company Zozo and an avid art

Apple has unveiled three new models of iPhones to a negative reaction from the stock market, and hours after accidentally leaking them online itself. The updated model of the flagship iPhone X has been named the iPhone XS and will retail for the same price of $999 - but a budget and a

The European Parliament on Wednesday (Sep 12) approved a controversial EU copyright law that hands more power to news and record companies against internet giants like Google and Facebook. Backing the draft were traditional media, in urgent search of revenue at a time when web users

DHAKA: State minister for information Tarana Halim invited private TV channels to take service of the Bangabandhu-I satellite after successful launch and test operation or operational test or placement into orbit. The minister made the urge while speaking to reporters at the

One of China's richest men, Jack Ma, is to step down as executive chairman of the Alibaba e-commerce empire on Monday (Sep 10), the New York Times reported. He will remain on Alibaba's board of directors but focus on philanthropy in education, the newspaper said. Ma