Tag: internet
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Budget 2025: Cost of mobile calls and internet will increase
Currently, users have to recharge for Tk 133.25 to get a talktime of Tk 100. With the recent hike, the price will increase to Tk 139 for the same talktime. In simple words, if someone recharges with 100 Taka then 28 Taka will be deducted as tax. The user will get talktime equal to the…
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Study: More than 300 million children around the world face online sexual abuse every year
The crimes range from so-called sextortion, in which predators demand money from victims to keep images private, to the misuse of AI technology to create deepfake videos and images. The problem is global, but research shows the United States is a particularly high-risk area, with one in nine men admitting to having at some point…
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Bangladeshi women lag behind in mobile internet use
Bangladeshi women lag behind in mobile internet use
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Mobile connectivity and upskilling opportunities in Bangladesh: Telenor Asia study
Work (75 percent) is the main reason for the increase, followed by groceries, retail and access to everyday online services like banking (67 percent). The study also shows that 96 percent of respondents say that owning a mobile phone has improved their work-life balance. “Mobile technologies are empowering people in Bangladesh, and we are encouraged…
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Decline in mobile phone users, half the population does not have internet access – Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics report
According to the BBS report, the number of internet users above 15 years of age crossed 50 per cent, rising to 43 per cent in 2020, 43.7 per cent in 2021 and 45.5 per cent in 2022, while 58 per cent of males and 42 per cent of females had access . Internet in the…
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Increasing internet and smartphone usage is now a big challenge
When we say Smart Bangladesh, Smart Economy, Smart Citizens, Smart Government, Smart Society, it is very encouraging. However, connectivity, digital lifestyle and use of technology are inextricably linked with it. If we cannot extend the facilities available in Dhaka to the marginalized people, then inequality in the society will continue to increase. Those who are…
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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,…
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Those who commit fraud on the internet due to fear of life
Those who commit fraud on the internet due to fear of life
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Number of internet users in Bangladesh to rise to 131 million in 2023: BTRC data shows growth in mobile and broadband subscribers
Recently released data by the country’s telecom regulator shows that the number of internet subscribers reached 131 million at the end of December, 2023, including about 7 million new users from the previous year. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) data showed that among the internet subscribers, about 118.49 million are mobile internet users and 12.88…
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Internet Packages: Why will low income people suffer?
On the instructions of BTRC, operators removed 3-day and 15-day internet packages on 15 October. Only 7-day, 30-day and unlimited internet packages are left. After this the operators increase the price of the said package. The price of 1 GB 7-day period package is now Tk 69. Earlier it was 46 taka. According to BTRC…
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Internet service suspended at BNP rally venue, available at AL venue
High speed internet service on cell phones has been suspended at the grand rally venue of BNP in Naya Paltan area of the capital. 4G internet service has been reduced to 2G, hence internet will not be able to be used. Sources in the concerned office have confirmed this. But officials refuse to comment. However,…
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Internet services disrupted due to fire in Khwaja Tower
Mobile operator Robi said in a statement that some customers may face problems with incoming and outgoing calls due to technical issues caused by the fire. The operator is trying to fix the problem as soon as possible. Shahjahan Shikdar, officer-in-charge of Fire Service Media Cell, told Prothom Alo that the fire broke out in…
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Internet freedom declining in Bangladesh: report
During this period, the ruling Awami League has been found to be consolidating political power through continued harassment of the opposition and those considered affiliated with it, as well as critical media and voices in civil society. Corruption has become endemic as anti-corruption efforts have weakened due to politicization. The report also highlights serious concerns…
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Parents’ top concerns: Excessive use of social media and electronic gadgets
But parents of all income groups rated other topics equally as well, including unhealthy diets, obesity, health care costs and lack of mental health services. Obesity (48 percent), gun/firearm injuries (47 percent), lack of mental health services (47 percent), poverty (45 percent), drinking/drug use are just outside the top 10 children’s health concerns (44 percent),…
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There will be no shortage of bandwidth in the country till 2030: Minister
Fifteen top freelancers of the country were felicitated at the conference. They are Mahfuzul Rehman, Sabiha Arefin, Mohd Mamunur Rasheed, Sheikh Khadija Khanum, Shakeel Ahmed, Priyanka Gayen, Mohd Rezaul Islam, Bibi Souda, AR Sarbon, Marzia Akhtar, Soyebul Islam, Mahmoodul Hasan, Farzuq Ahmed, Anik Mehmood and Faheem ul Karim. . Prothom Alo, Bangladesh Association of Software…