Telephone Shilpo Sangstha and Cable Shilpo Sangstha have taken up three mega projects to produce digital telephone sets, cellphones, fibre-optic cables, solar panels and laptops in the country.
The Election Commission has given over 3,000 laptops to three ministries, from a stock of around 8,000 used to prepare the voter roll ahead of the last general election, an official said on Monday.
Grameenphone on Monday introduced a handset branded GP, the first time any operator has brought its own handset to the market.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to set up an information and communication technology (ICT) wing to ensure a hassle-free environment for taxpayers and net more tax dodgers. The decision to set up the ICT wing under the government revenue-collecting agency came from a meeting held recently.
The Bangladesh Telecom-munications Regulatory Commission has blocked 113,880 SIMs of different phone operators for using illegal call termination. Of the total number, 46,032 SIMs are of Banglalink, 30,152 of Warid, 22,140 of Grameenphone, 5,750 of AKTel, 532 of CityCell and 9,274 of Ranks Tel, according to a BTRC press release.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday urged the teachers to get ready with information communication and technology (ICT) dealing with the country's poverty, hunger and corruption.
Government's goal of issuing secure passports by the ICAO mandated deadline of April 2010, is in disarray due to frequent changes in plans. According to reliable sources, the government after several failed attempts now plan to finally float the tender by early next month leaving just enough time to meet the deadline for the TK 283 crore project.
The government will set up a modern IT village at Karail of Mohakhali in the city. The work of the IT village, to be established on 47 acres, is expected to begin by this fiscal year, State Minister for Science, Information and Communication Technology Yafez Osman told on Tuesday.
First-ever Bangladeshi meta-search engine SearchW3.net, created by a 13-year-old kid, has been launched to help Internet users find local contents and applications easily on the Web. Shehzad Noor Taus, a student of class seven at Seabreeze International School, created and programmed the meta-search engine.
The use of web and advanced phone services have already transformed the way businesses are done in the country and now it is time for companies to increasingly use the Internet as a virtual office, improving their productivity at all levels. "With a virtual office, first of all, you'll be able to get rid of the high cost of your rental space and use your home as your office," said Muhammad Fazlur Rahman, a former Secretary of the government.
