Option to lock stolen phone soon: BTRC
January 22 2019 | TW News Correspondent
Telco
Mobile phone users in Bangladesh will soon be able to know if their phones have been imported through the legal channel.
The telecom regulator has already made a...
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Bangladesh set to sue to recover BB cyber heist money
January 20 2019 | TW News Correspondent
Happening
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said a case will be filed by this month to get back the money stolen from Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve.
Against whom the case will be filed hasn’t been fixed yet, he said.
“But, case will be filed in specific time,” he added.
The minister was talking to the reporters after holding...
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Tesla to Cut 3,000 Jobs to lower production cost
January 19 2019 | TW News Correspondent
Happening
Tesla will reduce its full-time work force by 7 percent in an effort to lower the cost of producing its Model 3 sedan and make it a mass-market vehicle, Elon Musk, the electric-car maker’s chief executive, told employees on Friday.
The least-expensive version of the Model 3 now available costs $44,000. M...
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Bangladesh to launch 2nd satellite soon
January 17 2019 | TW News Correspondent
Happening
Bangladesh has a plan to launch its second satellite soon in a bid to establish civilized, scientific and better society, said Planning Minister MA Mannan.
“The government, headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has b...
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5 detained over fake Facebook accounts of PM family
January 17 2019 | TW News Correspondent
Happening
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained five persons on accusation of fraudulence by using fake Facebook accounts named after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members.
They were detained in a drive carried out in various parts of the capital city Wednesday (Jan 16).
The detainees had been collecting money by using the fak...
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Internet package not less than 7-day from Jan 27
January 16 2019 | TW News Correspondent
Telco
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is working on a move to close all the mobile internet data package services which are valid for less than a week.
The decision will come into effect from Jan 27.
BTRC Acting Chairman Zahurul Haq confirm...
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Sajeeb Wazed reappointed PM’s honorary ICT adviser
January 16 2019 | TW News Correspondent
Happening
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has been reappointed as her honorary Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adviser.
The premier appointed him under the power of Rules of...
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VAT withdrawn against SIM replacement
January 15 2019 | TW News Correspondent
Telco
The government on Monday withdrew all value added taxes and supplementary duties imposed against every SIM card replacement through the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service.
The Internal Resou...
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ICT platforms accord reception to Jabbar, Palak
January 15 2019 | TW News Correspondent
E-Govt.
ICT platforms have jointly accorded reception to Telecom and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar and Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister for ICT, for their re-assignment in the ministry.
The reception program organised...
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Info minister for fair growth of online media
January 15 2019 | TW News Correspondent
E-Govt.
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud underscored the need for bringing all the online media under a well-equipped policy.
“Online media is a necessity. It’s now a reality. Simultaneously, fair growth of online media is essential,” he said.
The minister was exchanging views with media leaders and activists at Jatiya Press Club Monday (Jan 14...
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A smart device to boost fish cultivation in ponds
January 14 2019 | TW News Correspondent
Happening
Fish farming is now playing a vital role to the total national income of Bangladesh. A major part of its total population is directly or indirectly involved with fish or fish related business. Fish cultivation in a pond can meet a farm fam...
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Int’l Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence-2018 held
January 14 2019 | TW News Correspondent
Happening
Department of Computer Science & Engineering of Daffodil International University, Jahangirnagar University and South Asian University, India jointly organized the ‘International J...
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Qualities of Effective Leadership and Its impact on Good Governance
January 14 2019 | TW News Correspondent
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Introduction
Without effective leadership and Good Governance at all levels in private, public and civil organizations, it is arguably virtually impossible to ac...
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Smartphone & tab expo ends at BICC
January 13 2019 | TW News Correspondent
Happening
The three day-long smartphone and TAB expo ended at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) Saturday (Jan 12).
Huge turnout of gadget lovers was marked on the concluding day.
Most of the mobile manufacturing companies offered discoun...
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Proud for introducing Digital Security Act: Mustafa Jabbar
January 13 2019 | TW News Correspondent
E-Govt.
Posts, Telecommunications and ICT minister Mustafa Jabbar said he was feeling proud as Bangladesh introduced the Digital Security Act which would be followed by many of countries now.
“A country like Bangladesh has made the law… (I’m) feeling proud for this,” he said.
“I feel proud most as even the American Embassy is working on the same law by cop...
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