technology
First national vegetables fair begins
The day is not far when farmers would not need soil to grow vegetables, fruits and flowers in Bangladesh.
17 January 2016, 18:00 PM
‘Telecom operators will be forced to compensate call drops’
The country’s mobile phone operators will be forced to compensate their users for call drops, State Minister for Telecommunication Tarana Halim says
6 January 2016, 07:43 AM
Police form special counter-terror unit
A 600-men police unit specialising in technology has been formed under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police to enhance police capability in combating militancy and terrorism.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Mobile internet use drops after Facebook bar
Telecom regulator registers 5.14 crore active mobile internet connections last month – what was 5.23 crore in October-end. The move comes after weeks of ban on Facebook that started last month and continued till December. BTRC, however, did not explain the reason of the fall.
22 December 2015, 09:42 AM
Instagram is testing support for multiple accounts on Android
Instagram may finally be adding support for multiple accounts, reports Mashable.
28 November 2015, 09:25 AM
[WATCH NOW] Man freed from jail after 44yrs reacts to today's technology
Otis Johnson was locked up in jail for 44 years and was recently released from prison to find the world he left behind has vastly changed.
26 November 2015, 05:36 AM
Internet restored after an hour’s block
Internet blocked across country for over an hour shortly after blocking of Facebook, WhatsApp and Viber.
18 November 2015, 09:29 AM
Phones need 'bed mode' to protect sleep
Smartphones, tablets and e-readers should have an automatic "bedtime mode" that stops them disrupting people's sleep, says a leading doctor.
15 November 2015, 04:28 AM
Apple apologises after racism outcry
Apple apologises to six schoolboys asked to leave one of their shops in Australia, in what the students described as a racist incident.
12 November 2015, 05:01 AM
Blackberry Priv: The final phone in the coffin?
Before Apple's iPhone, Blackberry kicked off the smartphone revolution and brought the office out of the office and into the tap-tap-tap grasp of workers all over the world.
6 November 2015, 11:17 AM
5 Bill Gates quotes everyone should hear
Over the years, Bill Gates has given us quite a few pearls of wisdom that perfectly capture his philanthropic sensibility and business acumen.
29 October 2015, 08:08 AM
Discovery of oxygen on comet 'big surprise'
Stunned scientists announce the unexpected discovery of large quantities of oxygen on a comet which streaked past the Sun in August with a European spacecraft in tow.
29 October 2015, 04:47 AM
Google’s net balloons to circle Earth
Google believes it is on course to have enough internet-beaming balloons in the stratosphere to form a ring over part of the world next year.
29 October 2015, 04:30 AM
Samsung unveils new ‘stripe’ batteries
Samsung has unveiled two new batteries that represents major step forward in battery tech for mobile devices.
24 October 2015, 08:11 AM
Obama urges Pakistan to avoid raising nuclear tensions with new weapons
U.S. President Barack Obama urges Pakistan to avoid developments in its nuclear weapons programme that could increase risks and instability.
23 October 2015, 07:27 AM
Frozen child: The youngest person to be cryogenically preserved (video)
A two-year-old Thai girl became the youngest person to be cryogenically frozen, preserving her brain moments after death in the hope that she will one day be brought back to life.
17 October 2015, 06:42 AM
[WATCH NOW] New Skype feature allows chat without account
Skype unveils new feature that makes it easier for everyone to start a conversation and invite others to join.
16 October 2015, 15:42 PM
Get ready to teleport!
Today is the future that people have been talking about. Hover boards and self-driven cars are beginning to go mainstream, so why should the concept of teleportation still be a part of the distant future?
16 October 2015, 05:13 AM
Facebook readies fresh assault on YouTube
Facebook is testing a new video section on its platform.
14 October 2015, 12:56 PM
Toyota unveils self-driving car
Toyota on Tuesday unveiled a car that can drive itself along a highway, the latest foray by a major manufacturer into the world of automated vehicles.
7 October 2015, 09:10 AM