The government has preserved information of 80 lakh residents of the capital city in a citizen database, to operate digital monitoring.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia disclosed the matter Tuesday (Jan 29).
He was talking to the reporters after inaugurat...
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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 by the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), Ban...
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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 a...
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and daughter Saima Wazed Hossain have maintained no official Facebook pages.
There are some active pages by their names and its admin have been requested to make pages ‘unofficial’ or else face legal action, says a press statement of Awami League on Friday (Jan 11).
Earlier s...
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Junayed Ahmed Palak took oath of office with the rest of the Cabinet members on Monday (Jan 07).
Palak has been handed with the state minister’s portfolio for the Division of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for the second time in a row.
Earlier on January 03, Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to Palak, among the newly-elected members of parliament (MPs)...
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Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) asked the mobile operators and international internet gateways to be prepared for quick implementation of its instructions regarding internet speed and content during the national elections.
The telecom regulator on December 26 held two separate meetings with the mobile operators...
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Bangladesh Bank (BB) instructed all commercial banks to ensure uninterrupted ATM and mobile banking services during holiday for upcoming national election.
BB Payment Systems Department General Manager Lila Rashid on Thursday (Dec 27) sent a circular to the chief executive officers of all the banks.
The notification directs to keep sufficient money in their ATM...
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Voters will exercise their franchise in a straw polls on Thursday (Dec 27), only in the six constituencies where Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) to be used in the 11th parliamentary elections.
The voting will continue from 10am to 4pm.
Election Commission (EC) sources confirmed the decision Wednesday (Dec 26)....
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