With increasing economic and technological transformation in recent times, data has become the foremost essential in developing any business. Cashing on the growing need to store data, Bangladesh is witnessing a boom in data centre business in order to boost the country's data storage capacity. As of now, two data centres
Month: February 2019
BLOCKCHAIN IS A FUNDAMENTAL NEW PIECE OF OUR FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE…
David Morris inhis TED Talk It is quite fascinating listening to David Morris talk about how cryptocurrency can shape the financial system in the future. He keeps things in perspective even while dealing with a heady subject and paints a picture that is really easy to comprehend. In his engaging TEDx Talk,
‘Bangladesh is a very important market for us’
FRANCE FINES GOOGLE €50 MILLION FOR DATA PRIVACY BREACH
France's regulatory body dealing with data privacy has fined Google €50 million regarding advertisers’ access to users' personal data. France’s top data-privacy agency, known as the National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) said that Google failed to fully disclose to users how their personal information is collected and what happens
Financial Inclusion and Emergence of FinTech
Technology transformation for existing financial organization will evolve with FinTech in Bangladesh. FinTech will play the key role in terms of technology transformation. FinTech can be characterized as the movement to bring trans-formative and disruptive innovation to financial services through the application of new and emerging technologies which address consumer
5G LAUNCH TO USHER IN DIGITAL REVOLUTION
The quality of telecom services will change thoroughly after 5G services are launched, said post, telecommunications and information and communication technology (ICT) minister Mustafa Jabbar. 5G will be a big advancement for Bangladesh as it will bring about a digital revolution, he said. The government will launch 5G services in line
BTRC PLANS TO CURB USE OF ILLEGAL HANDSETS THROUGH THIRD PARTIES
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to formulate a policy to curb the use of illegal handsets through third parties. According to the minutes of the 221st meeting of the commission, the commission has finalised a set of draft guidelines and sought the opinion of telecom operators and other
CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA SCANDAL: THE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Cambridge Analytica alongside social media giant Facebook were in the midst of a media firestorm in early 2018 after an undercover sting operation revealed that the London-based elections consultancy had harvested the personal data of millions of people's Facebook profiles without their consent and used it for political purposes. The scandal came to light in March
New JackRabbit Mobility eBike Comes with Compact Solution
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) every year in Las Vegas shows thousands of new stuffs for the future in the fast-moving world of technology and this year CES includes different smart e-bikes. Described as "a compact, lightweight and nimble electric vehicle for campus and urban mobility" the JackRabbit is shown off
No VAT and SD on MNP Service
The government has removed the value added tax (VAT) and supplementary duty on the SIM replacement under the mobile number portability (MNP) service. Now a subscriber who changes the SIM number under MNP service will not need to pay any SIM tax. The Finance Ministry issued a gazette notification on January
