FICCI condemns attacks on foreign-invested smartphone retailers
15 January 2026, 20:41 PM
Business
Mobile phone prices will fall after import duty cut: special assistant to CA
14 January 2026, 19:06 PM
Business
Govt launches first shared GPU cloud facility to boost AI, research
14 January 2026, 15:33 PM
Business
Bangladesh sees first state-run freelancer ID management software
13 January 2026, 18:59 PM
Business
Mobile phone prices to drop upto Tk 5,500 as NBR cuts import duty
13 January 2026, 15:55 PM
Business
BTCL increases internet speed by five times
11 January 2026, 16:26 PM
Business
Robi won’t take part in spectrum auction
7 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Business
Postpone NEIR, release arrested colleagues: mobile phone traders
7 January 2026, 10:40 AM
Business
700MHz auction / BTRC lowers cap for spectrum acquisition
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Business
NEIR key to curbing illegal phones, protecting consumers: MIOB
6 January 2026, 09:10 AM
Business
7 pioneers honoured at 10th BRAC Bank-The Daily Star ICT Awards
Four companies, three individuals awarded for contributions to digital finance, e‑commerce, health‑tech and innovation
29 November 2025, 16:21 PM
ICT trailblazers honoured
Five companies and two individuals were honoured this evening at the 9th BRAC Bank-The Daily Star ICT Awards in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the advancement of Bangladesh’s information and communication technology sector
20 December 2024, 16:29 PM
ICT trailblazers to be honoured at 9th BRAC-The Daily Star ICT Awards
Five companies and two individuals are expected to receive the awards in six categories at the 9th edition of the BRAC Bank-The Daily Star ICT Awards
20 December 2024, 13:09 PM
Drive against illegal VoIP to continue: Palak
Anyone involved in illegal activities using the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) facility will not be spared and the drive against them will continue, State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak said today
24 March 2024, 15:24 PM
IT exports in the slow lane as demand falls
Information technology exports from Bangladesh dropped 4.4 percent in the first five months of the current fiscal year as the demand for software developers and products has fallen due to the lingering global economic slowdown.
4 February 2024, 15:17 PM
Govt frames sustainable procurement policy
The government recently drew up its Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) Policy 2023, facilitating the participation of small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) and women-owned business enterprises (WBEs) in public tenders.
21 December 2023, 18:00 PM
139 campaigns get Digital Marketing Award 2023
An initiative of Bangladesh Brand Forum, Digital Marketing Award 2023, was presented by Meghna Group of Industries, in association with The Daily Star.
10 December 2023, 11:00 AM
Microsoft says it does not own any portion of OpenAI
Microsoft said in a statement on Friday that it does not own any part of OpenAI, an artificial intelligence powerhouse.
9 December 2023, 09:27 AM
Europe agrees landmark AI regulation deal
Europe on Friday reached a provisional deal on landmark European Union rules governing the use of artificial intelligence including governments' use of AI in biometric surveillance and how to regulate AI systems such as ChatGPT.
9 December 2023, 09:15 AM
Use of bandwidth to shoot up by 600% in 7 years
The use of internet bandwidth will shoot up by 600 percent in seven years to 30,000Gbps as people ramp up internet use, said telecom minister Mustafa Jabbar.
3 October 2023, 21:46 PM
The dark side of AI on social media
Even innocent pictures or videos shared on social media can be turned into explicit content with artificial intelligence (AI), warns civil society.
1 October 2023, 22:29 PM
China's Baidu rolls out ChatGPT rival AI app to public: statement
China's Baidu rolled out its ChatGPT rival ERNIE Bot to the public on Thursday, in a major leap for the country's tech sector as it aims to cash in on the global artificial intelligence gold rush.
31 August 2023, 06:12 AM
Sheba Fintech gets PSP licence
Sheba Fintech Ltd, an IT service and consultation provider of Bangladesh, has received the payment service provider licence from Bangladesh Bank.
21 August 2023, 12:03 PM
ChatGPT fever spreads to US workplace, sounding alarm for some
Many workers across the US are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use.
12 August 2023, 07:01 AM
Delivering quality education is a challenge
Delivering quality education is facing a major challenge in Bangladesh due to the imposition of shallow thinking on the mindset of children through reels and shorts, said Mahmudul Hasan Sohag, co-founder of Rokomari, an e-commerce platform.
30 July 2023, 10:21 AM
Pathao gets Employment Catalyst Award
Pathao, Bangladesh's largest digital services company, was awarded with the Employment Catalyst Award by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday for its outstanding contributions to job creation, particularly in the youth segment.
30 July 2023, 08:20 AM
Citizen data leaked due to technical weakness: probe report
Technical weakness of the web applications of the associated organisation has been the main reason behind the leaking of a massive amount of citizen data, according to a probe report.
24 July 2023, 09:01 AM
ICT trade bodies demand amendment to A2i bill
ICT trade bodies in Bangladesh yesterday urged the government to amend the recently approved Agency to Innovate (A2i) Bill 2023, scrapping the clause that empowers A2i to form companies.
10 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Girl who burned her certificates on Facebook gets job in ICT dept
A girl who burned all of her academic certificates on a Facebook Live in frustration at not getting a job on May 23, Mukta Sultana, has been offered a job by State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak.
29 May 2023, 18:04 PM
Women's higher participation in internet governance a must now
Experts say at Bangladesh Youth Internet Governance Forum 2023
27 May 2023, 14:01 PM