Sci-Tech

Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam has been given the charge of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting following resignation of Md Nahid Islam.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has invited top US businessman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SpaceX Elon Musk to visit Bangladesh and launch Starlink satellite service in the country.

Bangladesh could transform internet connectivity with NGSO networks like Starlink, driving up education, economy and social inclusion through high-speed, low-latency access, said technology experts.

BRAC University recently hosted an inspirational talk by veteran astronaut Joseph M. Acaba, chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office, at its Merul Badda campus on 15 December 2024.

Physics Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton and chemistry laureate Demis Hassabis on Saturday insisted on a need for strong regulation of artificial intelligence, which played a key role in their awards.

The government has taken steps to amend the International Crimes Tribunal Act, 1973, to expand the definition of crimes against humanity to include enforced disappearances and five other offences.

United International University, proudly launched its signature innovation cohort program ‘LAUNCHPAD BY UIHP@UIU’ with the support of the University Innovation Hub Program (UIHP) - an initiative under the Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem Development Project (DEIED), led by the Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA).

Microsoft says it estimates that 8.5m computers around the world were disabled by the global IT outage.

Xiaomi officially launched Redmi 13 recently, according to a press release.

Huawei has recently organized campus recruitment at Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) and Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST). Selected candidates will get the opportunity to work with Huawei.

State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak has opened Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL)`s high-speed broadband internet service `GBon`.