Aminul Islam said, “In the copy of the letter I read, the address at the top is ‘International Criminal Tribunal’ and at the bottom it says, ‘Dear ICT’. The first paragraph says, ‘We act on behalf of Sheikh Hasina.’ This clearly shows how immature this letter is, which shows that they do not know how […]
At the same time, this review process should not be left solely to decision making at the local level, which risks inconsistency and potential corruption. A centralized, independent unit consisting of senior police officers and prosecutors should be established to oversee the review. Such a body could also coordinate with International Criminal Tribunal investigations to […]
Faiz Ahmed Tayyab, special assistant to the chief advisor in charge of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, has left the country after being summoned by the chief advisor, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday evening. When contacted on his WhatsApp number on Saturday night, Faiz Ahmed Tayyab disconnected the phone. “I took […]
Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State Zunaid Ahmed Palak said, “We are on a mission to make the Bangladeshi telecom industry a driving force in achieving the government's vision of Smart Bangladesh. Telecommunications, as an essential service, has the potential to serve as a bridge connecting access to digital services with customers. This potential […]
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, […]
Rabbithole is Bangladesh's leading sports OTT and live-streaming platform. With around 85 million subscribers on its paid platform, Rabbithole is providing live streaming of various events including the World Cup, Asia Cup, T20 World Cup and the English Premier League. Rabbithole had earlier won the title of Champion Team of National ICT Awards 2023 and […]
As per the decision taken during the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Public Procurement in September 2022, Digicon will receive 80 per cent revenue from the service of automatically filling forms, 86 per cent from verifying photos and 90 per cent through the Parichay app. . Percentage of revenue for biometrics verification. Morally, BTRC […]
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 […]
Earlier, the ICT department had spent Tk 1800 million to create 600 apps from 2013 to 2015. According to the 2020 Prothom Alo report, 500 of them are missing and 100 are in poor condition. If those apps are not useful, why were they introduced at all? There are very few examples of government development […]
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 […]
TechCrunch, a US-based online media outlet, has reported on the leak of personal information of “thousands of people” from the Office of the Registrar General, BDRIS. The Office of the Registrar General, BDRIS utilized the NID data verification services provided by the EC. After the incident, the EC said that the leak was the result […]
Many people have taken to social media to complain about the outage. When asked about the issue, Grameenphone Head of Communications Khairul Bashar said, “At 11:45 am on Thursday we noticed some issues with the Grameenphone network. Fiber optic cables were cut at three places in Tangail and Sirajganj, causing problems. Of the 180 million […]