BASIS launches seventh edition of outsourcing award
The seventh edition of BASIS Outsourcing Award was launched yesterday aiming at bringing more youths into freelancing and creating skilled manpower to achieve a $5 billion export target from...
Local IT firms to get preference in govt procurement
The government is set to provide preference to local IT and software companies in public procurements for setting up digital systems.
Broadband internet providers eye growth
Over the last couple of years, Bangladesh saw a growing demand for broadband internet connections.
DataBird LaunchPad winners announced
DataBird, a Bangladeshi IT company working on building an internet ecosystem, recently celebrated the winning of six innovative ideas at the Grand Finale of DataBird LaunchPad 2021, held yesterday...
Burgeoning local demand to spur call centre business
The country’s call centre industry is set to undergo fast growth as the government alongside private entities such as banks has started to provide many services through helplines.
No bill if internet is down for 3 consecutive days: BTRC
Broadband users will not have to pay any bill in a month if their internet connection remains down for three consecutive days, said the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
ICT sector thrives on AI, IoT, big data warehousing
Bangladesh’s ICT sector is flourishing on the back of artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT) and big data warehousing, said Farhana A Rahman, senior vice-president of the Bangladesh...
Trial 5G on Dec 12 or 16: Jabbar
The government is planning to run a trial of 5G technology through Teletalk on December 12 or 16 this year, said Mustafa Jabbar, minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology,...
72pc of youths with smartphones use internet: survey
Over 72 per cent of youths out of the 86 per cent who have smartphones have access to the internet.
Next step of digital Bangladesh is cashless society: Sajeeb Wazed
Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Advisers Sajeeb Wazed Joy yesterday said that the next step of digital Bangladesh is developing a cashless society to ensure transparency, accountability and mobility...