PRIYO

The government will set up video conference rooms at all district administration offices by November as Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Ltd (BTCL) has already made broadband internet connectivity with all 64 districts through optical fibre network.

Computer security firm Symantec yesterday reported that about two thirds of the world's Internet users have fallen victim to cyber crime and few think crooks will be caught.

It is what parents of teenagers who `revise` in front of the computer have long feared. Students who use Facebook while they study get significantly lower grades than those who do not, according to psychologists.

The country's second largest mobile phone company Banglalink, a brand of Egypt-based Orascom Telecom is likely to submit its Initial Public Offering (IPO) proposal to the stocks regulator by December this year.

Detective Branch (DB) of police on Tuesday arrested a man on charge of sending an e-mail to the Communications Ministry threatening to blow up the country's key establishments.

Dhaka University launched a separate website on Tuesday to carry out online application process for students seeking admissions to the first year honours courses under the session 2010-11.

From next January, all the public universities and a few selected private universities would have high speed internet connectivity, e-lab facilities and a huge fund for improvement of skills of the faculties and researchers.

Grameenphone Ltd signed agreements with three solar power producing companies for purchasing solar power to operate 140 of its off-grid base station sites Sunday, reports UNB.

Minister for Textiles and Jute Abdul Latif Siddiqui has underlined the importance of digital Bangladesh for building a happy and prosperous country.

Mobile operator Grameen Phone signed agreements with two global telecommunication companies to increase its network capacity and service quality.