internet

Internet disruption: Speed expected to be restored by tomorrow

Says president of Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh

Digital divide points to disparity in rural-urban internet access

The digital divide continues to exist in Bangladesh underscoring disparities in internet access between rural and urban areas, while gender digital divide also worsened.

Moderating the content kids watch through communication

As bacteria grows resistant to antibiotics, children are likely to find ways to bypass restriction imposed by their parents.

How can abuse of privacy be legal?

Authorities must address concerns about the draft Data Protection Act

The dangers of chronic multitasking

Why is it so hard to resist texting three people simultaneously while studying?

Who is Xavier, the meme-Star?

Pakalu Papito went viral and achieved tremendous fame in 2015 as a result of his amusingly excellent use of puns and unrelated comedy in his joke tweets.

What made Flash games so good

Browser games still exist as well, but none of them have the love and care put into that Flash games had.

7 cool Google hacks that you need to know about

Among all the inventions of mankind, Google is probably at the top of the pyramid. It isn’t just another fun app. It has literally become a verb. From finding your favourite celebrity’s birthday to exploring Mars, there is hardly anything that Google doesn’t have the answers to. But is this great invention only a platform to gather knowledge? Well, there are far too many features that haven’t reasonably been discovered yet. Let’s take a look at 7 Google hacks that will blow your mind.

Why VPN is important for an everyday net surfer

Virtual Private Network (VPN) has become an increasingly important tool for everyday internet users. It offers a variety of benefits that can help protect your online privacy and security and enable you to access restricted content in your region. Here are some key reasons that make VPN so important for daily internet usage.

October 12, 2018
October 12, 2018

Global internet shutdown likely in next 48 hrs

Internet users across the world may experience network failures for some time as key domain servers are slated to undergo routine maintenance and will be powered down. Connection issues may be faced for 48 hours due to the global internet shutdown.

November 23, 2017
November 23, 2017

Forcing internet giants to pay tax

If the influence of Google and Facebook continues to grow at this pace and regulators let them get away without giving a fair share of their income to the regulators and publishers, we will be digging our own grave.

October 22, 2017
October 22, 2017

Internet to be slow for next 4 days

People in Bangladesh are likely to experience slow internet in the next three to four days due to maintenance work on a primary submarine cable in the Bay of Bengal.

October 19, 2017
October 19, 2017

Internet disruption likely from Oct 23

Internet users are likely to face disruption in data services for three to four days from October 23 due to maintenance work of the first submarine cable in the Bay of Bengal.

February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017

Ronaldo, Manchester United top Chinese internet tables

Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo is comfortably the most influential soccer player online in China, while Manchester United are the most dominant club, according to a report.

June 3, 2016
June 3, 2016

Mobile bills to go up

The cost of using a mobile phone would go up by more than two percent as the proposed budget looks to hike the supplementary duty on SIM usage.

June 1, 2016
June 1, 2016

Ad-blocking software use for mobile surges: study

The use of ad-blocking software for mobile devices has nearly doubled in the past year, raising questions about the viability of online media business models.

April 18, 2016
April 18, 2016

Internet subscription crosses 6cr milestone

Internet subscription in Bangladesh crossed six crore milestone last month with mobile connections dominating more than 90 percent of it, the telecom authority says. By March-end, the number of active internet connection stood at 6 crore 12 lakh.

April 5, 2016
April 5, 2016

Identity 2016: Facebook lets blind people 'see' its photos

As the internet becomes dominated by images, Facebook is launching a system which can "read" photos and tell visually impaired people what appears in them.

March 24, 2016
March 24, 2016

Power for bandwidth

Dhaka and New Delhi yesterday officially inaugurated the supply of 10GBps broadband internet from Bangladesh to India and 100MW power from India to Bangladesh, in yet another move towards stronger ties.

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