Smart Bangladesh
Govt to create over 10 lakh jobs in 5 years: Palak
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said Bangladesh is getting success rapidly in ICT sector as the government is working to transform the country into a “Smart Bangladesh” by 2041
Government plans to launch ‘Saathi’, a Bangladeshi version of Siri
The government is planning to launch ‘Saathi’, a Bangladeshi virtual AI assistant app, according to an official press release.
Is voice technology driving Bangladesh's transition from digital to smart?
In the throes of a digital renaissance, Bangladesh, steered by the government's Digital Bangladesh initiative, has achieved a remarkable technological evolution. The nation has seen an uptick in internet connectivity, digital financial services, e-education, and e-commerce, with an entrepreneur-driven surge.
What may an education manifesto for 2024 look like?
It needs to recognise both the challenges and the opportunities.
Smart Bangladesh, unsmart cybersecurity measures
In the recent case, the entire profile of an individual could be obtained from the Telegram channel by just providing two inputs: the NID number and the date of birth.
A mockery of data security
Failure to protect sensitive NID data shows government incompetence
Bangladesh needs proper policy for net zero by 2050
As a growing economy that needs to adopt clean technology, Bangladesh requires coordinated efforts and proper policy support to achieve net zero by 2050, said experts yesterday.
Digital refinance scheme’s fund raised to Tk 500cr
Bangladesh Bank has raised the fund for the digital refinance scheme to Tk 500 crore from Tk 100 crore, dedicated for disbursement of “digital nano loan” among marginalised people.
E-centres in shambles
Is this what Digital Bangladesh should look like?
Govt to create over 10 lakh jobs in 5 years: Palak
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said Bangladesh is getting success rapidly in ICT sector as the government is working to transform the country into a “Smart Bangladesh” by 2041
Government plans to launch ‘Saathi’, a Bangladeshi version of Siri
The government is planning to launch ‘Saathi’, a Bangladeshi virtual AI assistant app, according to an official press release.
Is voice technology driving Bangladesh's transition from digital to smart?
In the throes of a digital renaissance, Bangladesh, steered by the government's Digital Bangladesh initiative, has achieved a remarkable technological evolution. The nation has seen an uptick in internet connectivity, digital financial services, e-education, and e-commerce, with an entrepreneur-driven surge.
What may an education manifesto for 2024 look like?
It needs to recognise both the challenges and the opportunities.
Smart Bangladesh, unsmart cybersecurity measures
In the recent case, the entire profile of an individual could be obtained from the Telegram channel by just providing two inputs: the NID number and the date of birth.
A mockery of data security
Failure to protect sensitive NID data shows government incompetence
Bangladesh needs proper policy for net zero by 2050
As a growing economy that needs to adopt clean technology, Bangladesh requires coordinated efforts and proper policy support to achieve net zero by 2050, said experts yesterday.
Digital refinance scheme’s fund raised to Tk 500cr
Bangladesh Bank has raised the fund for the digital refinance scheme to Tk 500 crore from Tk 100 crore, dedicated for disbursement of “digital nano loan” among marginalised people.
E-centres in shambles
Is this what Digital Bangladesh should look like?
Two local startups win BDT 1 Crore of Govt's startup grant
The top 52 startups received BDT 7 crore in the 3rd iteration of the Bangabandhu Innovation Grant (BIG) 2023, organised by the Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) Project of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division.
