Telecom & Computer Technology

State-run mobile network operator Teletalk has yet again failed to pay fees to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) for the spectrum it acquired in the latest auction. The commission has recently written to the operator, seeking Tk 100.75 crore in spectrum assignment fees and value-added tax. But it didn’t …

The telecom regulator has recently directed International Internet Gateway (IIG) service providers to disconnect bandwidth connections of 286 internet service providers (ISP) for not converting their licences in accordance with guidelines. According to the regulatory and licencing guidelines for internet service providers (ISP) of Bangladesh published in December 2020, the …

Local technology company Reve Chat is now facilitating access to information for citizens of Mexico while protecting their personal data with its AI-enabled chatbot, underscoring the Bangladesh tech industry’s growing clout in the global markets. Reve Chat developed Cavinai for the National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection …

Laptop users in Bangladesh are set for a bigger hit as the imposition of a 15 per cent value-added tax at the import stage of the essential digital device would lift the prices further. Even before the budget for the next fiscal year was unveiled on June 9, laptop prices …

The mobile network operators have resumed the operation of 989 towers in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrokona in the last few days after most of the sites became dysfunctional on Thursday and Friday following a power outage due to the floods. Out of 25,280 sites in the three districts, 1,687 sites …

Panic and uncertainty have gripped the relatives of people living in flood-hit Sylhet and Sunamganj as they are unable to communicate with their loved ones due to an electricity blackout that has put about half of the local mobile network towers out of commission. As such, most of the 40 …

Bangladesh, which has one of the lowest insurance penetrations in the world, is missing out on tapping the potential of the insurance sector using technologies for a lack of recognition of insurtech by regulators, said experts and industry people yesterday. Insurtech, a combination of the words insurance and technology, refers …

The Ministry of Land of Bangladesh has received this year’s World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) award. Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury received the award at a programme organised by different United Nations agencies, including the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at the Popov Conference Hall of ITU headquarters in Geneva, …

The government has taken an initiative to set up IT training and incubation centre in 14 districts as part of its efforts to transform the ICT sector into a major driving force of economy. The move comes as the government has put more emphasis on creating a knowledge-based human resource …

Almost 1,400 IP address has been used by hackers of Russia and Ukraine to launch cyberattacks on each other. This revelation comes after a recent investigation conducted by Bangladesh Government’s e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT or BD CIRT). Ever since the conflict erupted, according to several media …