Information

Are you really choosing to read this article?

How much of the information we consume are consumed by choice?
19 March 2023, 17:05 PM

Digital literacy is key to building a Smart Bangladesh

It can prepare us for the nation’s present and future needs
23 February 2023, 14:00 PM

The youth needs to consume information in moderation

Information as a resource is undoubtedly very valuable. A certain amount of exposure to the news is necessary. Naturally, it has developed into a social expectation to consume as much of it as possible.
16 February 2023, 00:00 AM

India SC bars ministers, bureaucrats from BCCI

India's top court has barred ministers and bureaucrats from holding posts in the country's cricket board (BCCI) as part of administrative reforms in the world's richest national cricket body.
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM

HC questions DMP provision

The High Court yesterday questioned the legality of a provision under which the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has been collecting information about residents of the metropolitan area.
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM

HC questions legality of tenant info drive

The High Court questions the legality of a provision under which the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has been collecting information about residents of the metropolitan area.
27 March 2016, 12:58 PM

HC clears way for DMP to collect info

The High Court yesterday cleared the way for Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to collect information about residents of the area under its jurisdiction.
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM

HC clears way for DMP to collect residents' info

The High Court clears the way for Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to collect information from the tenants of DMP area.
13 March 2016, 06:19 AM

Welcoming the new CIC

Unfortunately, citizens are yet to rise to the occasion and play a meaningful role to take the law forward. Demands for information are yet to pour into government offices in large numbers to test the system.
14 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Talk shows must not spread false info: Inu

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu says private satellite television channels will not get any scope to telecast “distorted and false” information through talk shows once the broadcast commission is set up.
6 September 2015, 15:14 PM

Days numbered for barcodes as shoppers demand more data

Growing demand for more information about the products we buy could mean the end of the simple barcode - the blocks of black and white stripes that adorn most objects for sale and are scanned five billion times a day.
28 August 2015, 07:33 AM

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 faces stylus issue

Some early adopters of a new Samsung phone have said the device's stylus suffers from a design flaw.
26 August 2015, 13:39 PM

Thai police struggle to track suspect; 'new bomb' false alarm (video)

Thai police say the trail had gone cold in the hunt for a bomber a week after 20 people were killed in the country's worst bomb attack.
24 August 2015, 12:30 PM