While the use of AI in text generations have many potential benefits across industries, like any other tool, they too may be misused in a variety of ways. To counter the misuse of AI-generated texts, there are some tools that may come handy.
In the last decade, artificial intelligence has evolved at a breathtaking pace. The Standard Institute for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence (HAI) publishes the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Index Report every year, providing a comprehensive picture of the current state of the AI world.
Understanding of the benefits of diversity is growing.
Fairwork and DataSense has published the annual Fairwork Bangladesh Ratings Report to understand the working conditions of platform-based gig workers in Bangladesh.
In 2015, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The webinar was led by Wendy Naylor, Consultant at The British Council, where she had an interactive discussion with the online audience regarding IELTS and General English.
The Daily Star with the collaboration of the British Council has returned with its LIVE webinar series on 29 August 2022. A session titled 'How can we increase creativity in the classroom?' was aired live, which was hosted by Wendy Naylor, Consultant, The British Council. In this event, respected education practitioners discussed and shared ideas on how to boost creativity in classrooms. Creativity in education is often a subject of debate, as schools can develop a culture of routine and conformity. Often, training students to simply pass exams may discourage and inhibit originality, which is why the government is currently reviewing assessments in schools.
With more dependency on the internet, the cases of online scams are always on the rise. Among different innovative ways to scam people, tricking users through QR codes is a very common scenario. Since the early 2000s, QR codes have been in use, and these are still alive and well. Smartphone cameras can even scan them directly. The continued usefulness of QR codes is due in large part to changes to different marketing channels and new applications for their usage. Popular among modern tech users, QR codes have become essential in transferring large amounts of data by providing an easy and quick way to promote website URLs. However, it bodes to be careful when using QR codes.
For the last 15 years, these reports have been providing real-world views on data breaches, cyber crimes, and data-driven analysis.
Misleading news propagated through social media and the web can influence public actions and opinions adversely. Here are some ways you can verify information before jumping into a bogus narrative.
Our mothers are our greatest treasures. While there can be a variety of gifts for mothers, for a change of pace, you can opt to give useful tech gifts to your techie and modern mom. Here are our recommendations for 6 gadgets that can be great tech gifts
This Mother's Day, instead of the usuals, you can opt to give useful tech gifts to your techie and modern mom.
Every morning the hustle of going to work and thinking of their little munchkins all day long often urges working parents to find a suitable daycare nearby. Here is a list of some of the daycare centres in Dhaka that you may be interested in checking out, depending on your location.
When an arm is lost or amputated, an artificial hand can help in the rehabilitation of a person. However, such robotic hands come with a huge expenditure.
In the digital age, eBook reader apps have partially, or in some cases, fully replaced conventional printed books.
Learning any language can add a feather to one’s cap. To be globally accepted, learning English has its own significance for personal and professional development.
Trello is a project management and collaboration tool that makes team collaboration and organising office work easier.
Higher education globally has been going through dramatic changes in the last decade and that is no different in Bangladesh.
However, ‘Nikhoj’ is here to help. This app connects the police, NGOs and volunteers in one platform so anyone can help missing children in need. ‘Nikhoj’ aims to ensure that no child stays separated from their parents due to a lack of reliable information or access to proper authorities.
The EMK Center has set up an augmented reality and virtual reality (AR-VR) laboratory with an aim to provide hi-tech features to Bangladeshi youths and help them develop innovative products and services.
The incidents of rape and sexual violence against women in Bangladesh are on the rise over the years. This number has bizarrely increased during the Covid-19 pandemic.
People with autism spectrum disorder are not given enough opportunities to have regular and paid jobs due to their developmental condition. However, they are often more focused and have a better long-term memory than most normal people.
The uses of plastics cannot be curtailed completely, but eco-friendly plastics may step in to reduce environmental pollution as well as to fulfil consumers’ different purposes.
While there is no foolproof way to identify and protect against smartphone hacking, here are some easy-to-follow steps to check primarily if your smartphone has been breached and some ways to protect it from such an attack.
‘BUET HellBent’, a team from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), has earned the title of the ‘Champion of the Asia West’ in the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Moscow World Final 2021.
The World Economic Forum has released its latest youth survey, "ASEAN Digital Generation: Pathway to ASEAN’s Inclusive Digital Transformation and Recovery" - during a virtual briefing session on Wednesday, October 13, 2021.
'BUET HellBent', a team from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), has earned the title of the ‘Champion of the Asia West' in the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Moscow World Final 2021. Globally, it has also secured the 28th position out of 117 teams participating from over 100 countries in this prestigious yearly multi-tiered programming competition.
Audra Bangladesh launched 'Audra HomeShield', Bangladesh's first-ever internet security and parental control solution, through a ceremony yesterday.
The Covid-19 is still looming large, but travel restrictions are gradually easing up all over the world. For business, academic, or even entertainment purposes, many people are already planning different trips at home or abroad. Here are some travel tips to follow if you don’t want to bring any unwanted souvenirs to your home.
With new technology and innovation, there are unlimited options of travel gadgets to try. These gadgets can make your vacations easier, more organised, and enjoyable.
Bangladesh is home to a great number of indigenous communities that hold a rich diversity of living heritage and culture. But unfortunately, we have very few sources to know about their distinct cultures, languages, daily phenomenon, or even their struggles.
While the spread of the internet targets to carve out a path towards an equal and inclusive world, women disproportionately face violence and harassment in this cyberspace. Such harassment impedes their freedom and basic human rights. However, this issue is overlooked in most cases.
Lately, Bengali OTT platforms have created much buzz over Bengali web content in contrast to traditional TV shows, especially among millennials and gen-z viewers. Here is a list of 5 contemporary Bengali web series featuring intriguing storylines you may consider putting on your watchlist.
Every year the cattle market gets the spotlight during Eid-ul-Azha, the holy festival of sacrifice. However, the situation for such a market is quite different due to the Covid-19 pandemic since last year, as conventional makeshift markets for selling animals for Qurbani can be hazardous for people.
Bangladesh currently has one of the largest untapped online markets as the country expects 80 million more smartphone users by 2030.
The unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted people's quality of life and deteriorated their mental health. And this situation has been a period of upheaval for young people and university students who are known to be vulnerable in the case of developing mental disorders. We have talked to some teachers and students to know about their perspective on the deteriorating mental health conditions of students at the university level.
The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly affected people of all age groups, even children in some cases who are thought to be less likely to get affected.
To drive productivity, efficiency and revenue growth in any sector, data analytics plays a significant role by extracting insights from data. Using modern technology in different businesses and corporations has generated huge amounts of valuable information,
We talked to Dr MM Akash, Professor and Chairman of Economics department, Dhaka University, and Dr Rumana Huque and Dr Sayema Haque Bidisha, Professors of Economics, Dhaka University regarding the common queries of the budget of FY 2021-2022.
The world is already reeling under the Covid-19 threat, and now a new epidemic of ‘black fungus’ has surged in the neighbouring country, India. In Bangladesh,
Fact: The notion of ‘being your own boss’ seems like a dream come true, along with a bunch of advantages. You can enjoy your hobby as a side hustle, save extra money for any big purchase, clear your debts, and so on.
Have you ever had such a mixed feeling where you are too tired and overwhelmed to do anything but still eager to engage in different activities
No matter how you slice and dice it, being a mother is never an easy task. And working moms always struggle more to maintain work-life balance.
Having suicidal thoughts or suicidal behaviour indicates a psychiatric emergency. It can also be a predictor of suicide. No person takes their life out of the blue.
A biodegradable handmade paper, which is made from recycled paper and embedded with different plant seeds. Shalbrikkho- a startup working with biodegradable and recycled products came up with its project 'Bonkagoj' to promote such plantable seed papers in Bangladesh.
LED lights are far better lighting options than incandescent and other traditional lights as LEDs are more energy-efficient. It implies that they produce less carbon dioxide, a harmful product generated from electricity. For example,
Art has no rulebook or status quo. It is transcendent as artists get the freedom of spirit and the opportunity to create their own enchanting
Read on the following apps if you are or want to be a travel writer or just looking for some tech solutions to increase your writing efficiency.
While the use of AI in text generations have many potential benefits across industries, like any other tool, they too may be misused in a variety of ways. To counter the misuse of AI-generated texts, there are some tools that may come handy.
In the last decade, artificial intelligence has evolved at a breathtaking pace. The Standard Institute for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence (HAI) publishes the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Index Report every year, providing a comprehensive picture of the current state of the AI world.
Understanding of the benefits of diversity is growing.
Fairwork and DataSense has published the annual Fairwork Bangladesh Ratings Report to understand the working conditions of platform-based gig workers in Bangladesh.
In 2015, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The webinar was led by Wendy Naylor, Consultant at The British Council, where she had an interactive discussion with the online audience regarding IELTS and General English.
The Daily Star with the collaboration of the British Council has returned with its LIVE webinar series on 29 August 2022. A session titled 'How can we increase creativity in the classroom?' was aired live, which was hosted by Wendy Naylor, Consultant, The British Council. In this event, respected education practitioners discussed and shared ideas on how to boost creativity in classrooms. Creativity in education is often a subject of debate, as schools can develop a culture of routine and conformity. Often, training students to simply pass exams may discourage and inhibit originality, which is why the government is currently reviewing assessments in schools.
With more dependency on the internet, the cases of online scams are always on the rise. Among different innovative ways to scam people, tricking users through QR codes is a very common scenario. Since the early 2000s, QR codes have been in use, and these are still alive and well. Smartphone cameras can even scan them directly. The continued usefulness of QR codes is due in large part to changes to different marketing channels and new applications for their usage. Popular among modern tech users, QR codes have become essential in transferring large amounts of data by providing an easy and quick way to promote website URLs. However, it bodes to be careful when using QR codes.
For the last 15 years, these reports have been providing real-world views on data breaches, cyber crimes, and data-driven analysis.
Misleading news propagated through social media and the web can influence public actions and opinions adversely. Here are some ways you can verify information before jumping into a bogus narrative.