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Nagad introduces new digital service

Nagad introduces new digital service

Bangla Tribune Desk
Digital Financial Service (DFS) provider “Nagad” has introduced digital Know Your Customer (KYC) service for its current and...Details
Bangladesh tells Facebook to comply with local laws

Bangladesh tells Facebook to comply with local laws

Bangla Tribune Desk
Bangladesh has asked social media giant Facebook to comply with local laws on pornography, propaganda. “Facebook has to ensure a secure...Details
21% bandwidth still used to watch porn after crackdown

21% bandwidth still used to watch porn after crackdown

Md A Halim
The government recently cracked down on pornography sites with orders to block access to thousands of sites. Although the effort has lowered the...Details
Upgraded Doel laptops in the offing

Upgraded Doel laptops in the offing

Md A Halim
The first locally produced laptop was named after the national bird ‘Doel’, but plagued with problems, it never really took off....Details
Huawei breaks price ceiling with $2,600 folding 5G smartphone

Huawei breaks price ceiling with $2,600 folding 5G smartphone

Reuters
Huawei Technologies unveiled a $2,600 folding smartphone on Sunday which it said was primed for next generation 5G mobile connections, even as the...Details
India proposes new e-commerce regulations

India proposes new e-commerce regulations

Reuters
India outlined a new draft policy for its burgeoning e-commerce sector on Saturday, focusing on data localisation, improved privacy safeguards and...Details
NASA clears SpaceX test flight to space station

NASA clears SpaceX test flight to space station

Reuters
NASA gave its final go-ahead on Friday to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX company to conduct its first unmanned test flight of a newly...Details
1500 Facebook IDs taken down in 20 days

1500 Facebook IDs taken down in 20 days

Md A Halim
At least 1500 Facebook IDs were taken down in the last 20 days on allegations that those IDs were reportedly being used to spread extremist...Details
Samsung announces folding phone with 5G

Samsung announces folding phone with 5G

Reuters
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday unveiled a nearly $2,000 folding smartphone in a bid to top the technology of Apple Inc and Chinese rivals...Details
Twitter launches political ad tracking tools in Europe ahead of key EU polls

Twitter launches political ad tracking tools in Europe ahead of key EU polls

Reuters
Twitter on Tuesday rolled out tools in Europe which will make it easier for voters to identify political campaign ads tied to crucial European...Details
GP fails to comply call drop benchmark

GP fails to comply call drop benchmark

Bangla Tribune Report
Bangladesh’s leading mobile phone operator Grameenphone has failed to comply with the benchmark set up by the telecom regulator over call...Details
BTRC orders shutdown of another 56 sites

BTRC orders shutdown of another 56 sites

Bangla Tribune Report
In a series of clamp down on websites in line with the government’s ‘safe internet’ campaign, the telecoms regulator has ordered...Details
Facebook needs independent ethical oversight: UK lawmakers

Facebook needs independent ethical oversight: UK lawmakers

Reuters
Facebook and other big tech companies should be subject to a compulsory code of ethics to tackle the spread of fake news, the abuse of users’ data...Details
Uber posts $50 billion in annual bookings

Uber posts $50 billion in annual bookings

Reuters
Uber Technologies Inc had $50 billion in total bookings for its ride-service and food-delivery businesses last year, a testament to the size and...Details
BTRC orders to block 176 betting sites

BTRC orders to block 176 betting sites

Bangla Tribune Report
Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has ordered to block 176 betting websites.  All International Internet Gateways (IIG) have...Details
‘Info Lady’ to empower 10m women

‘Info Lady’ to empower 10m women

Bangla Tribune Desk
The government would empower 10 million women through the ‘Info Lady’ or ‘Information Apa’ projects as Digital Bangladesh and Women Empowerment...Details
Free SIMs:Aaggressive marketing strategy for companies

Free SIMs:Aaggressive marketing strategy for companies

Md A Halim
Now a days, many operators are giving SIM cards at almost no cost at all; yet, they have to spend Tk. 280 to Tk. 290 for each SIM. The question...Details
Seizing on Huawei's troubles, Samsung bets big on network gear

Seizing on Huawei's troubles, Samsung bets big on network gear

Reuters
Samsung Electronics is pouring resources into its telecom network equipment business, aiming to capitalize on the security fears hobbling...Details
BTRC to shut down another 1279 porn sites

BTRC to shut down another 1279 porn sites

Bangla Tribune Report
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has moved to shut down another 1279 pornography websites. BTRC ordered the International...Details
Software pirates use Apple tech to put hacked apps on iPhones

Software pirates use Apple tech to put hacked apps on iPhones

Reuters
Software pirates have hijacked technology designed by Apple Inc to distribute hacked versions of Spotify, Angry Birds, Pokemon Go, Minecraft and...Details
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