DU MCJ dept discusses July uprising graffiti
A presentation and discussion titled 鈥楪raffiti in the July Mass Uprising鈥� was held by the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Dhaka on Wednesday...
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Digital communication and food supply chain
With growing population and urbanisation in Bangladesh over the decades, the country is faced with the challenge of supplying foods to various destinations without much distortion in prices. In this digital age, it is important to make market information, data and intelligence available to all stakeholders so that no one loses and there is no...
Policy reforms urgent to boost ICT sector dev: experts
Experts on Saturday said that a lack of integrated planning and supportive policy reforms remained as a significant obstacle to the growth of Bangladesh鈥檚 information and communication technology sector and...
Rajshahi-C鈥檔awabganj bus service suspended for 2nd day
People continued to suffer immensely as the inter-district bus communications between Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj remained suspended for the second consecutive day on Tuesday...
Potential of railway needs to be unlocked
THE Bangladesh Railway has not been able to provide satisfactory services because of its inefficiency and negligence. It inefficiency was evident on October 25, when thousands of passengers had to wait for hours at the Kamalapur railway station after the derailed compartments of an intercity train had damaged the signalling system. Train communication...
Dhaka-Mymensingh rail communication halted for over 3hrs
Dhaka-Mymensingh rail communication on Friday was suspended for around three and a half hours as the engine of the Haor Express went out of order at Gaffargaon in the district.
Bangladesh to withdraw 1,340 DSA, CSA, ICT cases due to making remarks
The interim government has announced the withdrawal of all cases filed under the cybercrime laws during the 15-year tenure of Sheikh Hasina, who resigned as prime minister and fled to India on August 5 amid a student-mass uprising...
Mahmud appointed as BTRC commissioner
The Ministry of Public Administration on Thursday appointed Mahmud Hossain as commissioner of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...
Power, communication sectors reform underway: Kabir
Adviser to the ministry of power, energy and mineral resources Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Thursday said that the government had embarked reforming the power, energy, road, bridges and railway sectors to fulfil the expectation of the people...
Six ICT division officials relieved of duties
The ministry of information and communication technology has directed six of its officials from various departments, organisations, and companies to refrain from performing their duties amid ongoing investigations into several allegations against them...
HC scraps jail term against ex-Odhikar secretary Adilur, director Elan
The High Court on Thursday scrapped a Dhaka Cyber Tribunal鈥檚 verdict that jailed noted human rights defender and former Odhikar secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan for two years in a case related to alleged violation of now defunct the Information and Communication Technology Act 2006...
14 A2I officials ordered to stop duties
Information and communication technology division issued orders to 14 officers/consultants of Aspire to Innovate programme to refrain from official duties as investigation was underway against them over different allegations...
HC asks BTRC to shutdown broadcasting of Somoy TV for seven days
The High Court on Monday asked the information and broadcasting ministry鈥� secretary and chairmen of Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission and Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited to stop broadcasting of Somoy Television channel for seven days...
BTRC chairman resigns
The chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, Md Mohiuddin Ahmed, has resigned from his post.
Palak verbally ordered internet shutdown across Bangladesh: probe report
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission chair Md Mohiuddin Ahmed directed the internet shutdown during the recent protests, following verbal instructions from former state minister for posts, telecommunication, and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak...
Long-route communication halted across Bangladesh amid deadly protests
Long-route communications across the country remained virtually cut off on Sunday, on the first day of the non-cooperation movement announced by the leaders of the Student Movement against Discrimination...
Inter-dist communication snapped for second day
Communications across Bangladesh suffered heavy disruptions for the second day in a row on Friday with the capital virtually cut off from the rest of the country.
Quota protesters鈥� blockades on tracks disrupt rail communications across Bangladesh
Rail communications across Bangladesh disrupted on Monday as students blocked the rail tracks at different places including Rajshahi, Chattogram and Mymensingh demanding cancellation of the High Court order that reinstated 30 per cent quotas for freedom fighters鈥� children and grandchildren in government jobs....
Bangladesh lags behind in ICT sector鈥檚 progress: ITU
Bangladesh is lagging behind in terms of making progress in the information and communication technology sector, according to a report published by the...
Bangladesh significant contributor to economic loss due to inadequate e-waste mgmt: ITU
The global loss due to inadequate e-waste management practices amounts to $37 billion annually, with Bangladesh being a significant contributor, according to a study conducted by the International Telecommunication Union...
Govt must ensure quality telecom services
THE admission of the state minister for telecommunication and information technology that telecom services have failed to achieve global standards came quite late in the day, as consumers have been complaining for a long time about the poor network, call drop, slow internet speed and the quality of the overall services of the...
Telecom services below standards: Palak
State minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Junaid Ahmed Palak on Sunday said that according to the tests conducted by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in various locations of the country, the quality of telecommunication services did not meet promised standards...
NTMC closes access of RAB-6, ATU for selling personal data
The National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre has closed the access of the Bangladesh Police鈥檚 Anti-Terrorism Unit and Rapid Action Battalion-6 to its...
Communication gets highest allocation for 12th straight year
The transport and communication sector has again received the highest allocation in the development component of the proposed national budget for the...
DU MCJ alumni association holds communication festival
The Dhaka University Mass Communication and Journalism Alumni Association organised a communication festival on Friday at the Teacher-Student Center auditorium of the university...
Derailment halts Dhaka-Joydebpur rail communication
Train communication between the Dhaka-Joydebpur route remained suspended for half an hour due to the derailment of two train bogies at Dhirasram rail station in Gazipur on Thursday morning...
Seminar on scientific research held at CUET
The Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology organised a seminar on 鈥楥reativity and Innovation: Challenges in Scientific Research鈥� at the university on Sunday, said a press release...
Mobile internet connections rise in March
The number of active mobile internet connections in the country continued to increase for the second consecutive month in March by 38 lakh to reach 12.12 crore connections, according to the latest data published by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...
World Telecom and Info Society Day today
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day will be celebrated in the country today with the theme 鈥楧igital Innovation for Sustainable Development鈥�...
BTRC must address customer grievances, protect user interests
THE Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission鈥檚 failure to adequately address complaints of mobile users regarding poor network, call drop, slow internet speed, tricky packages, the flushing out of data balance after expiry date and the quality of the overall services of mobile operators...