19 IUB students selected as Millennium Fellows
Nineteen undergraduate students from Independent University, Bangladesh have been selected for the prestigious Millennium Fellowship Class of 2025, says a press release.
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Palak sued in Natore over licensed firearms
A case has been filed against former state minister for information and communication technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, under the Arms Act for failing to surrender his licensed firearms within the government-mandated deadline...
Palak, 11 others hid in Parliament on Aug 5
Former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Wednesday said he had no involvement in the killings on August 5 in the past year as he hid inside the Parliament complex throughout the day.
Ex-state minister for ICT Palak placed on four-day remand in Jatrabari killing case
A court in Dhaka on Monday placed former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on a four-day remand in a case lodged with the city鈥檚 Jatrabari Police Station over the murder of Obaidul Islam during the July-August mass uprising...
Salman, Anisul, Palak put on fresh remand in murder case
A Dhaka court has placed ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 former private investment adviser Salman F Rahman, ex-law minister Aniusl Haq and two others on a 4-day remand each in a murder case...
Embezzlement found in 21 ICT projects
An interim government review committee has found proof of embezzlement in 21 projects taken by the Information and Communication Technology Division during the Awami League regime...
Ex-minister Palak admitted to hospital during interrogation
Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former state minister for posts, telecommunications, and information technology, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital Saturday night after falling ill during police remand.
Joy, Palak, 17 others sued for selling citizens鈥� data for Tk聽20,000cr
A case was filed on Wednesday against the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and former information and communication technology affairs state minister...
Inu, Menon, Palak, ex-IGP Mamun sent to jail
A Dhaka court on Thursday sent Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-Jasod president Hasanul Haq Inu, Workers Party of Bangladesh president Rashed Khan Menon, ex-state minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak and ex-IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun to jail in expiry of their remand period.
Tuku, Palak among six placed on fresh remand
Six persons, including former deputy speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku and former state minister for posts, telecommunications and ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak and former...
Tuku, Palak, Saikat placed on 10-day remand
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Thursday placed former deputy speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku, former state minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology...
Palak, Tuku arrested in Dhaka
Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Wednesday arrested former state minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former deputy speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku and Dhaka University Chhatra League general secretary Tanvir Hasan Saikat.
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...
Bank accounts of Asaduzzaman, Palak frozen
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Tuesday froze bank accounts of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and former ICT minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, and...
Hasan, Palak, 2 BCL leaders detained at Dhaka airport
Former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud, former state minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak and two leaders of...
Palak makes public apology
State minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Friday begged apology to youths of the country for doing anything wrong...
Telecom, ICT suffered Tk 18,000 crore loss in unrest, Palak says
Posts and Telecommunication Division, Information and Communication Technology Division and private sector suffered a loss of Tk 18,000 crore during unrest over quota reform protests, state minister for posts, telecommunications, and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak said on Thursday.
Meeting on mobile internet restoration Sunday: Palak
State minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak said on Saturday that a meeting on the restoration of mobile internet 4G services would be held with mobile operators on Sunday.
Internet services could be restored any moment: Palak
Maximum efforts are being made to restore internet services, state minister for posts, telecommunications and ICT Zunaid Ahmad Palak said on Monday...
Startup culture needed to generate smart jobs, economic dev: Palak
State minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Sunday said that startup culture, innovation ecosystem and entrepreneurial supply chain were needed to generate smart employment and citizen in the country, as well as to boost the economy...
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...
50 lakh people involved in online gambling: Palak
State minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Monday said that a drive involving all concerned would be conducted to stop online gambling....
Palak ejects directorate of posts DG from meeting
State minister for posts, telecommunications and information communications technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Tuesday asked two officials of the directorate of posts, including its director general Tarun Kanti Sikder to leave a meeting as they could not answer his questions regarding mismanagement and irregularities of the office...
Palak receives UN WSIS award
State minister for information and communication technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak received the United Nations World Summit on Information Society Award-2024 for the videoconferencing app Boithak...
Semiconductor sector can be $10b industry by 2041: Palak
State minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Wednesday said that if the right policy support was given to the semiconductor sector, it would be possible to earn at least $10 billion from exporting...
All connectivity cables will be placed underground: state minister
State minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak said that all connectivity cables would be placed underground in the future...
Palak interference challenged in HC
A local resident on Thursday filed a writ petition with the High Court, challenging the legality of the failure of government authorities, to take action against Natore-3 constituency lawmaker and state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak for interference in Singra upazila elections...
Candidate abduction accused quits race
Lutful Habib, brother-in-law of state minister for information and communication technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak who was accused of abducting and torturing his lone rival chairman candidate in the forthcoming Singra...
Palak embarrassed over abduction of candidate
State minister for information and communication technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Friday said that he was ashamed of the incident of abducting and torturing a chairman candidate in the forthcoming Singra upazila parishad in Natore elections...
Arsenal braced for Emery reunion as title race heats up
Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City are locked in a tense battle for Premier League supremacy, with Unai Emery threatening the Gunners' grip on top spot and Phil Foden taking centre stage for the champions.