IN THE ever-changing landscape of misinformation in South Asia, there has always been a debate about the state鈥檚 role in fact-checking. Can the state take on the role of fact-checker? If so, how can the state ensure that its fact-checking initiatives do not lead to censorship, especially in politically sensitive or controversial areas?..
Posts, telecommunications and information technology adviser Md Nahid Islam on Sunday said that the interim government was trying to create a suitable environment to attract foreign companies to invest in Bangladesh with the aim of generating more job opportunities...
A REFORM agenda must precede the question 鈥� why reform? This question is, however, redundant when it relates to a dynamic sector such as health. As new knowledge on different aspects of healthcare science is generated constantly and society and beneficiaries also update their knowledge continuously, people鈥檚 needs and demands for health...
The interim government has announced the withdrawal of all cases filed under the cybercrime laws during the 15-year tenure of Sheikh Hasina, who resigned as prime minister and fled to India on August 5 amid a student-mass uprising...
Rights activists at a discussion on Sunday said that the information commission turned into a key barrier to getting information and they demanded that the commission be reformed for making it functional...
Water resources adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday said that the government planned to create a blue network using Dhaka鈥檚 canals...
Transparency International Bangladesh has called for streamlining the information commission and bringing amendments to the Right to Information Act so that Bangladesh nationals can reap the benefit of the right to information.
Information and broadcasting adviser Md Nahid Islam on Monday said that the interim government was hopeful about declaring the formation of the mass media reform commission by the next week...
Bangladesh has shown promising growth in its information technology (IT) sector, especially in software development and IT-enabled services, said a global report on...
Bangladesh's interim government information and broadcasting adviser Nahid Islam on Thursday said that the government had the responsibility to look after the families of the people who were killed during the students-led mass uprising.
A block on Elon Musk鈥檚 X social network in Brazil started to take effect early Saturday after a Supreme Court judge passed an order in this regard, according to AFP.
The ministry of information and communication technology has directed six of its officials from various departments, organisations, and companies to refrain from performing their duties amid ongoing investigations into several allegations against them...
The High Court on Thursday scrapped a Dhaka Cyber Tribunal鈥檚 verdict that jailed noted human rights defender and former Odhikar secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan for two years in a case related to alleged violation of now defunct the Information and Communication Technology Act 2006...
Information and communication technology division issued orders to 14 officers/consultants of Aspire to Innovate programme to refrain from official duties as investigation was underway against them over different allegations...
An open letter on Wednesday called on Indian media outlets to stop running false propaganda and misinformation campaigns about the recent mass uprising in Bangladesh and apologise to the brave Bangladeshi protesters...
Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services urged the interim government to repeal the Cyber Security Act 2023...
State minister for information and broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat reiterated on Sunday that the government sought to resolve the ongoing crisis peacefully through dialogue, while...
Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services on Tuesday said that the information technology business institutions, especially export-oriented technology services, were facing enormous losses every day due to the internet blackout...
Information technology sector leaders on Sunday expressed their concerns over some provisions in the proposed budget for the 2024-25 financial year, saying that the removal of tax exemptions for cloud services and IT process outsourcing could hamper the sector鈥檚 journey toward achieving self-reliance...
State minister for information and communication technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak received the United Nations World Summit on Information Society Award-2024 for the videoconferencing app Boithak...
A workshop on 鈥業mplementation of Right to Information Act and Action Plan鈥� was conducted by the Right to Information Committee of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University under the Annual Performance Agreement...
Information technology experts and professionals on Monday in Dhaka said that the government needed to build up an efficient and easily accessible system as well as enhance the capability of the government employees to run the digital infrastructures properly for service seekers...
A workshop aimed at raising awareness of Right to Information Act and Regulations was organised by the PRIP department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University on Monday...
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day will be celebrated in the country today with the theme 鈥楧igital Innovation for Sustainable Development鈥�...
Bangladesh鈥檚 state minister for information and broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat and Mauritius鈥� information technology, communication and innovation minister Deepak Balgobin at a meeting have emphasized on strategic actions to combat the spread of misinformation through social media....
Speakers, at a programme in Dhaka, on Sunday said that lack of democratic values lead to the spread of misinformation, resulting violent attacks or even death...
The education system in Bangladesh is reeling under privatisation as the numbers of public educational institutions and the students there did not grow as expected...