The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has recently cancelled the licences of four internet protocol telephony service providers (IPTSPs) after they lost their internet service provider (ISP) licence.
The four IPTSPs are IDEA Networks and Communications Ltd, Digital Connectivity Ltd, Pritty International (Pvt.) Lim...
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OpenAI, the company behind the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, has recently announced the newest version of their AI art generator, DALL-E 3. As per the company, the third iteration of DALL-E can process more nuanced prompts than previou...
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Bangladesh has witnessed a decline in its ranking in the Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index. The country now ranks 82nd out of 121 nations in Surfshark's 5th annual DQL index, a slide of six positions from last year.
Fixed internet in the nation averages a speed of 53 Mbps, markedly slower than Singapore's 300 Mbps - the fastest globally. Mobile internet fares somewhat be...
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Microsoft unveiled a slew of new products and updates at its Surface event this year. From groundbreaking hardware advancements to sophisticated software improvements, the tech behemoth continues to reshape the landscape of personal and professional computing. Here's a detailed look at the announcements that have caught the industry's attent...
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The country’s 650,000 IT freelancers have made a name for themselves in the online marketplace by fighting data breaches, critical digital infrastructure, digital inequality, and unequal influence. But still, Bangladesh is being attacked by cyberattacks every now and then.
Added to this is the risk of intellectual property protection. Because of these two reasons, ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak accepts that the i...
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In a collective move to fortify the digital skills pipeline, Huawei, the ASEAN Foundation, and the Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) today hosted the Seeds for the Future Summit 2023.
Under the theme "Connect, Cultivate, Contribute for Inclusive Digital Talent Growth in Asia-Pacific," the summit convened 91 exceptional participants of Seeds f...
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The ‘National STEAM Olympiad-2023’ is underway in the country to prepare the young generation for the fourth industrial revolution. A Bootcamp of Olympiad was held on Tuesday, September 19 at the University of Information Technology and Sciences-UITS campus to showcase the exceptional and innovative talent of students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM). About one and a half hundred students...
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According to Telenor Asia’s research Digital Lives Decoded, mobile connectivity is a key to realizing Bangladesh’s full potential. These comments were made at an event titled ‘Building Better Digital Lives for a Smart Bangladesh’ by Telenor Asia, a major investor in mobile phone operator Grameenphone. The event was organized at t...
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The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and the Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce (#BMCCI) have joined forces to facilitate the export of skilled manpower to Malaysia, a significant labor market for Bangladesh.
The FBCCI President Mr. Mahbubul Alam opined this during a cou...
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International governments are increasingly recognising the importance of regulating artificial intelligence (AI) to address the potential risks and ethical concerns associated with its rapid development. In response to the recent rise of AI technologies, countries are collaborating to create comprehe...
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