US mobile giant AT&T suffers fresh massive data theft
US mobile operator AT&T reported Friday that hackers had stolen call and message data from virtually all of its customers for six months in 2022 鈥� around 90 million people...
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Health minister urges reduction in caesarean deliveries
Health minister Samanta Lal Sen emphasised government鈥檚 commitment to reduce the number of caesarean operations in childbirth across Bangladesh....
Green telecom network for sustainable future
BUILDING a sustainable future is not optional but, rather, a deliberate choice we have to make for a safe future. To reach these decarbonisation goals, telecom operators are trying to have a leadership position in sustainability and the use of renewable energy sources. The Green Telecom Network is now explored as a potential application of green solutions...
Xi tells leaders to resist external interference at Central Asia summit
For the third consecutive day, students blocked Dhaka鈥檚 Shahbagh intersection around 11:45am on Thursday protesting the High Court鈥檚 decision to reinstate the quota system in government jobs....
Putin, Xi for spearing influence in Central Asian region
The leaders of Russia and China were in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a regional summit, seeking to harden anti-Western alliances and press their influence in the Central Asian region....
Xi Jinping arrives in Kazakhstan for state visit, summit
Chinese president Xi Jinping arrived in Kazakhstan for a state visit on Tuesday....
Tax hike to affect mobile usage, subscriber number: AMTOB
Mobile operators at a post-budget press meet on Wednesday said that the imposition of an additional 5 per cent supplementary duty on mobile service usage and a Tk 100 increase in VAT on SIM connections might negatively impact mobile consumers and the telecommunications industry, according to a statement issued by the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh on the day...
TOAB demands continuation of existing VAT exemption
The Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh on Tuesday called for continuation of existing VAT exemption on tour operator services, which is planned to be withdrawn in the proposed national budget announced on June 6...
JICA launches project to enhance access to justice
The Japan International Cooperation Agency has rolled out its three-year-long 鈥榙evelopment of mediation and civil litigation practices for enhancement of access to justice鈥� project in Bangladesh, with an aim to establish a more accessible and efficient justice system in the country...
Desh Opera premieres 鈥楤idrahi Nazrul鈥�
Chittagong-based jatra troupe Desh Opera premiered its production titled 鈥楤idrahi Nazrul鈥� at the Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium of Bangladesh Mahila Samity as a part of the ongoing weeklong 鈥楤ashori Nazrul Natya Samaraho 2024鈥� on Wednesday...
FM seeks OIC鈥檚 continuous support in Rohingya repatriation
Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud sought continuous support from the member states of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation for ensuring the safe and sustainable repatriation of nearly 1.3 million forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar....
Nuclear deterrence
FIFTY years ago, in May 1974, India detonated its first nuclear device, calling it Operation Smiling Buddha. While the world remained largely silent, Pakistan鈥檚 foreign minister declared Pakistan would 鈥榥ever submit to nuclear blackmail鈥� or 鈥榓ccept Indian hegemony over the subcontinent鈥�...
JICA, Power Division host workshop on improving power quality
With a vision to improve nationwide power grid frequency, the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Power Division jointly organised a workshop at the Power Division in Dhaka on Monday, said a press release...
OIC condemns carnage against Palestinians
WITH a membership of 57 states located across the world, the 54-year-old Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is the second biggest inter-governmental body after the United Nations. The grouping formally recognises itself as the 鈥榗ollective voice of the Muslim world.鈥� Established in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco...
Opera criticises state censorship in 鈥楥loset Land鈥�
Theatre troupe Opera staged its production titled 鈥楥loset Land鈥� criticising state censorship at the Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium of Bangladesh...
UK worst-performing economy in G7 next year: OECD
The UK will be the worst-performing聽economy聽among the G7 next year because of lingering inflation and stubbornly high interest rates, said the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on Thursday...
EU says Apple iPad operating system to face stricter rules
The EU on Monday said Apple鈥檚 operating system for iPads must comply with tougher new rules that Brussels is imposing to rein in the world鈥檚 biggest digital companies...
City authorities must sort out dustcart operation problems
THE death of another student in a road accident involving a city corporation dustcart suggests that the authorities have failed to bring order to the operation of their vehicles. A student of the Motijheel Ideal School died...
Jamuna Roy dies
Jamuna Roy, 66, mother of Asim Kumar Roy, assistant private secretary to the managing director of Small Farmers Development Foundation under the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division, has died...
Govt must walk back personal data handling by private entity
THE government鈥檚 move to allow entities in the private sector to handle data of mobile subscriber鈥檚 identity module cards that have citizen鈥檚 personal data is worrying as it runs the risks of grave consequences...
PCP protests mass arrests in name of joint drive
Brihattaro Parbatya Chattagram Pahari Chhatra Parishad on Friday organised a rally in Khagrachari denouncing mass arrests and harassment in Bandarban in the name of joint operation...
TSMC founder Morris Chang receives medal of honour
Taiwanese tycoon Morris Chang received one of the island鈥檚 highest medals of honour on Friday, in recognition of his achievements as the founder of semiconductor...
Joint operations continuing in Bandarban: Quader
Ruling Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday confirmed that joint operations were going on in Bandarban's hilly areas in a bid to restore peace and order....