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Train derailment cuts Dhaka’s rail link with north

Rail communication of Dhaka with the northern parts of the country remained suspended on Sunday afternoon as four wheels of a coach of a train derailed on Dhaka-Tangail rail route in Salna area of Gazipur district.

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Ex-VC Arefin Siddique’s memorial held at DU

A memorial in honour of AAMS Arefin Siddique, former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University and Professor of mass communication and journalism department, was held on DU campus on Wednesday...

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Doughty Street Chambers, ICC communication and interim govt

THE recent move by the ousted Awami League leadership to engage the renowned British law firm Doughty Street Chambers, led by Stephen Powles, in drafting an Article 15 communication seeking an International Criminal Court investigation into Bangladesh’s interim government has reignited discussions about its potential impact in Bangladeshi politics...

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Local mobile phone output drops in Feb

The production of mobile phones in Bangladesh saw a significant decline in February, dropping to 13.88 lakh units from that of 18.19 lakh units in January, marking a drop of 4.31 lakh units, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...

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Govt websites must serve people, not bureaucracy

EVERY ministry, directorate, department, division, district and upazila administration office in Bangladesh now operates its own website. These websites were developed under the Access to Information programme of the former prime minister’s office, in collaboration with the Aspire to Innovation initiative of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology...

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TikTok, BTRC host digital safety summit

TikTok, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, on Monday hosted ‘Digital Safety Summit Bangladesh 2025’ in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...

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Train service halted 11hrs in Sylhet 

Rail communications between Sylhet and the rest of the country were suspended for about 11 hours after a compartment of an oil-laden train coming from Chattogram derailed in the Parairchak area under Dakshin Surma upazila in Sylhet on Saturday.

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Fog disrupts communications

Commuters had to suffer immensely as dense fog disrupted air, road and waterway communications across the country on Monday.

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Rail communications with Dhaka snapped for hours

Rail communications were restored at about 9:50pm Monday after protesting Government Titumir College students had lifted their six-hour-long blockade of the Mohakhali rail crossing in the capital.

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Closing ceremony of BUP Film Fest held

The department of mass communication and journalism of Bangladesh University of Professionals organised the closing and prize distribution ceremony of the two-day ‘BUP Film Fest-2025’ at the Bijoy Auditorium of the university in Dhaka on Sunday...

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Nokia posts 89pc net profit in 2024

Finnish telecommunications equipment giant Nokia reported on Thursday an 89 per cent rise in net profit for 2024, with sales surging in the final three months of the year...

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Commission for data protection a timely demand

THIS is assuring that the government plans an independent commission to protect citizens’ data on digital platforms. An Information and Communication Technology Division policy adviser at the launch of a European Union-supported initiative for an effective e-governance and digital public services on January 27 said that the government’s plan for the...

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Turkey keen to invest in renewable energy

Turkey has expressed keenness to invest in Bangladesh’s various sectors, including renewable energy, automobile manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, information and communication technology, logistics and construction industry...

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BTRC publishes draft guidelines on infrastructure sharing

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has published amended draft guidelines on telecommunication infrastructure sharing, with provisions for ensuring quality of service, maintaining technical standards and shared lawful interception systems for monitoring communications...

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BTRC rejects proposal

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has refused a proposal to provide transit for bandwidth to India through Bangladesh as the transit might weaken Bangladesh’s role as a regional digital hub...

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Rail link partially disrupted for derailment in Dhaka

Rail communications between Dhaka and rest of the country partially disrupted for around seven hours following the derailment of a wagon of a freight train in Azampur area in the capital on Monday...

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DU MCJ dept discusses July uprising graffiti

A presentation and discussion titled ‘Graffiti in the July Mass Uprising’ was held by the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Dhaka on Wednesday...

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Digital communication and food supply chain

With growing population and urbanisation in Bangladesh over the decades, the country is faced with the challenge of supplying foods to various destinations without much distortion in prices. In this digital age, it is important to make market information, data and intelligence available to all stakeholders so that no one loses and there is no...

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Policy reforms urgent to boost ICT sector dev: experts

Experts on Saturday said that a lack of integrated planning and supportive policy reforms remained as a significant obstacle to the growth of Bangladesh’s information and communication technology sector and...

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