Bangladesh lags behind global average in ICT index: latest report reveals

The IDI mainly highlighted universal and meaningful connectivity (UMC). Achieving universal connectivity means that people, homes, communities and businesses are connected. Universal connectivity for people means that anyone can connect regardless of their urban or rural location, gender, education level, etc. Universal connectivity for homes, communities and businesses means the places where people live, work, […]

Government pressure on mobile operators to develop personal information database raises concerns

Letters have been issued repeatedly to telecom service providers to develop a database with personal information of their customers from a service called ‘Parichaya’. The database will include the customer’s name, national ID card number, their parents’ names, date of birth, address, gender, occupation and a photograph. However, mobile operators are not interested in developing […]

A ministry, some other offices are prime suspects in NID data leak

Asked whether different types of information were being leaked from different offices, the Election Commission official said, “I cannot say at this point. Let’s see what comes out in the investigation. Services of suspicious organizations have been stopped. Explaining about the verification services, KM Humayun Kabir said that not all institutions receive all types of […]

Six Mymensingh Razakars sentenced to death for 1971 crimes

Senior prosecutor Sultan Mahmud Simon and prosecutor Tapos Kanti Baul presented the case for the prosecution, while advocate Gazi MH Tamim, as the state-appointed defense counsel, defended the fugitives. The first tribunal framed six charges of crimes against humanity on December 5, 2018, and began recording statements of witnesses on February 18, 2019. The court […]

Golam Azam arrested, sent to jail

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) upon Wednesday deserted a bail apply to of Professor Ghulam Azam, former ameer of a Jamaat-e-Islami, as good as systematic which a indicted be sent to prison upon charges of impasse in crimes opposite amiability during a 1971 Liberation War. He was taken to Dhaka Central Jail during around 12.30 […]

eAsia 2011 in December

The 5th edition eAsia 2011 conference and exhibition is scheduled to take place in Dhaka on December 1-3, 2011. eAsia 2011 is the annual international Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for development event with the objective of reinforcing technology and knowledge-centric growth and needs of Asia vis-à-vis Bangladesh, through capitalisation of market economy and boosting […]