ICT

Experts at an on-field practical training workshop have stressed on adopting scientific methods and latest technologies in tea cultivation on plain lands to further boost its production. Bangladesh Tea Research Institute of Bangladesh Tea Board (BTB) organised the event on ‘Selection of leaves, fertilisation and pests’ management...

Platforms of internet giant like Facebook, Google and You Tube are being brought under VAT law with effect from July 1. To impose tax on advertisement given in these platforms the government has taken the initiatives. Concerned said, as a result such types...

The government has launched a digital haat, believed to be the biggest platform of such, for selling and buying sacrificial animals ahead of the coming Eid-ul Azha by maintaining social distancing.“We have taken the initiative to save cattle farmers, traders, and marginal farmers from financial loss in...

Prime Bank Limited and Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) have joined hands to facilitate micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) financing for ICT companies without collateral. The partnership titled ‘Prime Bank-BCS Alliance to Facilitate MSME Financing to ICT Industry’ will enable easy access to finance to the ICT...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought US investment in Bangladesh's promising sectors such as information and communication technology (ICT), renewable energy, agro-processing, blue economy, tourism and hi-tech parks. "We invite US investment in lucrative sectors such as ICT, renewable energy, shipbuilding, automobile, light engineering,...

With each passing quarter, Amazon, Microsoft and Google have been setting new records, while cloud computing has become the invisible backbone supporting much of our daily lives. Its potential to become an even bigger part of people's daily existence is sky-high. The rising popularity of the cloud...

State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Saturday said the coronavirus pandemic is also creating technology-based jobs and employment opportunities. "Many people are losing their jobs due to coronavirus outbreak. At the same time, many new jobs and employment opportunities are being created," he said. The state...

Bangladesh plans to train 1,000 cybersecurity experts over the next five years to fortify the country’s digital infrastructure, said ICT Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Tuesday. “They will keep both Bangladesh and the rest of the world safe from cyber attacks,” he said at...

The government has launched a two-month long lab programme to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) based 10 products including tools to monitor mask wearing and maintain social distance during Covid-19 pandemic. State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak today launched the Lab programme under Bangladesh Computer Council’s (BCC)...

Daraz Bangladesh (daraz.com.bd) has launched dExports in order to support small-and-medium enterprises (SME) that have suffered significant losses due to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a product of the collaborative relationship between Alibaba Group and Daraz Bangladesh Limited, dExports presents an opportunity for local sellers...