Reuters Image: Collected Twitter Inc said on Monday it launched a pilot program that has users flag tweets that they believe are misleading and write notes to provide context. The project, called Birdwatch, is initially offered in the United States, the social media firm said in a blog post here. Twitter and other social
Month: January 2021
10 innovators win Grameenphone Digital Ninja CodeMasters Hackathon
As a connectivity partner to Digital Bangladesh, Grameenphone has been continuously collaborating to upskill and build capabilities to meet digitalization and new-normal customers' needs. In December 2020, the organization arranged a series of Hackathons "Codemasters" as a flagship event under this platform. The platform has helped Grameenphone to identify competent coders and IT professionals to achieve
Finance ministers highlight fiscal, sustainability pressures at Climate Adaptation Summit
BSS Photo: Bangla Tribune The Vulnerable 20 Group of Finance Ministers (V20) yesterday highlighted mounting pressures to their economies amidst growing costs from worsening climate disasters and the Covid-19 pandemic during the inaugural of Global Climate Adaptation Summit. The V20 is seeking support for new climate investments to exceed the low-bar $100
KTM Bangladesh and Runner Automobiles unveil country’s first two KTM motorcycles
World’s No. 1 premium motorcycles brand KTM, in partnership with the country’s leading manufacturer Runner Automobiles Ltd, has officially launched their first two motorcycle models in the market of Bangladesh. On January 25, 2021, KTM unveiled the KTM 125 Duke and KTM RC 125 at a grand inaugural ceremony held
Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G comes with exciting pre-order deals
Samsung Bangladesh has unveiled Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G for the local market with exciting pre-order deals. The device drives the boundaries of what a smartphone is capable of doing with revolutionary camera experience and powerful performance. For the first time, Samsung is bringing their S Pen experience to the Galaxy
China, Indonesia to strengthen cooperation in developing cyber security capacity and technology
China and Indonesia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on developing capacity building of internet security and tech cooperation, marking the first-of-its-kind internet security agreement China signed with a foreign country. The MoU, which will provide a framework for cooperation in developing cyber security capacity and technology, is signed during Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang
Bangladeshi team attending to play PUBG in Dubai
Banglalink becomes promotional partner of A1 Esports at PUBG Mobile Global Championship Banglalink has become the official promotional partner of A1 Esports, the first Bangladeshi competitive E-Sports team to qualify for the finals of the PUBG Mobile Global Championship which is scheduled to be held in Dubai from 21 to 24
Offline Digital Learning Through Mobile Memory Cards: A Trial Outcome and Moving Ahead
2020 has been a year of immense suffering all over the world, as well as learning. A major transformation that 2020 accelerated is online education & work culture. As many experts rightly pointed out, the widescale adoption of these tech tools that happened almost overnight because of pandemic lockdown might have taken many years in
Razzaque for exporting agro products to Germany
BSS Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has underscored the need for exporting high-value crops, such as fruits, vegetables and herbs, to Germany and other EU countries. “Bangladesh produces a huge variety of agricultural products. There are enormous potentials for exporting high-value crops such as fruits, vegetables and herbs to Germany and
Turkey keen to expand textiles, jute trade with Bangladesh
Photo: Collected Turkey has showed keen interest to expand its trade and cooperation with Bangladesh in textile and jute sectors. This was revealed yesterday when Turkish ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan called on textiles and jute minister Golam Dastagir Gazi at secretariat here, an official handout said During the meeting, the