Rashidul elected BASIS president
M Rashidul Hasan has become the new president and Mostafizur Rahman Sohel senior vice-president of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services...
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How state actors can strengthen fact-checking?
IN THE ever-changing landscape of misinformation in South Asia, there has always been a debate about the state鈥檚 role in fact-checking. Can the state take on the role of fact-checker? If so, how can the state ensure that its fact-checking initiatives do not lead to censorship, especially in politically sensitive or controversial areas?..
Govt鈥檚 focus to attract FDI for job creation: Nahid
Posts, telecommunications and information technology adviser Md Nahid Islam on Sunday said that the interim government was trying to create a suitable environment to attract foreign companies to invest in Bangladesh with the aim of generating more job opportunities...
Thoughts on health sector reforms
A REFORM agenda must precede the question 鈥� why reform? This question is, however, redundant when it relates to a dynamic sector such as health. As new knowledge on different aspects of healthcare science is generated constantly and society and beneficiaries also update their knowledge continuously, people鈥檚 needs and demands for health...
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...
Info commission barrier to getting info: discussion
Rights activists at a discussion on Sunday said that the information commission turned into a key barrier to getting information and they demanded that the commission be reformed for making it functional...
Govt mulls blue network using capital's canals: Rizwana
Water resources adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday said that the government planned to create a blue network using Dhaka鈥檚 canals...
TIB calls for overhauling of information commission, amendments to RTI Act
Transparency International Bangladesh has called for streamlining the information commission and bringing amendments to the Right to Information Act so that Bangladesh nationals can reap the benefit of the right to information.
Nahid hopes to announce media reform commission next week
Information and broadcasting adviser Md Nahid Islam on Monday said that the interim government was hopeful about declaring the formation of the mass media reform commission by the next week...
Bangladesh IT sector shows promising growth: report
Bangladesh has shown promising growth in its information technology (IT) sector, especially in software development and IT-enabled services, said a global report on...
Govt to look after families of those killed in uprising, Nahid says
Bangladesh's interim government information and broadcasting adviser Nahid Islam on Thursday said that the government had the responsibility to look after the families of the people who were killed during the students-led mass uprising.
Brazil blocks Elon Musk鈥檚 X social network
A block on Elon Musk鈥檚 X social network in Brazil started to take effect early Saturday after a Supreme Court judge passed an order in this regard, according to AFP.
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...
Indian media urged to stop disinformation campaign against Bangladesh
An open letter on Wednesday called on Indian media outlets to stop running false propaganda and misinformation campaigns about the recent mass uprising in Bangladesh and apologise to the brave Bangladeshi protesters...
BASIS urges interim govt to repeal CSA
Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services urged the interim government to repeal the Cyber Security Act 2023...
Strong actions would be taken against violence, says Arafat
State minister for information and broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat reiterated on Sunday that the government sought to resolve the ongoing crisis peacefully through dialogue, while...
IT sector faces Tk 400cr losses for internet blackout
Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services on Tuesday said that the information technology business institutions, especially export-oriented technology services, were facing enormous losses every day due to the internet blackout...
ICT businesses concerned over tax waiver removal
Information technology sector leaders on Sunday expressed their concerns over some provisions in the proposed budget for the 2024-25 financial year, saying that the removal of tax exemptions for cloud services and IT process outsourcing could hamper the sector鈥檚 journey toward achieving self-reliance...
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...
Workshop on r2i, action plan held at SAU
A workshop on 鈥業mplementation of Right to Information Act and Action Plan鈥� was conducted by the Right to Information Committee of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University under the Annual Performance Agreement...
Experts for easily accessible system
Information technology experts and professionals on Monday in Dhaka said that the government needed to build up an efficient and easily accessible system as well as enhance the capability of the government employees to run the digital infrastructures properly for service seekers...
Right to Information Act workshop held at BSMRAAU
A workshop aimed at raising awareness of Right to Information Act and Regulations was organised by the PRIP department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University on Monday...
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�...
Arafat, Mauritius鈥� IT minister for strategic action to combat misinformation
Bangladesh鈥檚 state minister for information and broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat and Mauritius鈥� information technology, communication and innovation minister Deepak Balgobin at a meeting have emphasized on strategic actions to combat the spread of misinformation through social media....
Lack of democracy leads to misinformation spread: discussion
Speakers, at a programme in Dhaka, on Sunday said that lack of democratic values lead to the spread of misinformation, resulting violent attacks or even death...
Education system reels under privatisation
The education system in Bangladesh is reeling under privatisation as the numbers of public educational institutions and the students there did not grow as expected...