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Dhaka, Feb 25 – The three-day Bangladesh School of Internet Governance (bdSIG) 2023 drew to a close in the capital on Saturday.The seventh edition of the fellowship program brought together 61 fellows – youth and professionals from the private sector, government, academia, civil society, and media – to help them shape the future of the internet by bridging the gap between technology and policy.The...

ASUS recently announced the release of four new laptops at 'The Incredible Unfolds' event at the Hotel Intercontinental in the capital.The newly released laptops from ASUS are Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED (UX8402), Zenbook Pro 16X OLED (UX7602), and Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302).Leon Yu, Regional Director, South Asia, ASUS, Md Al Fuad, Country BDM of ASUS, A.S.M Abdul Fattah, Chairma...

Having a vision of creating an eloquent connection between employers and IT job aspirants, CodersTrust Bangladesh, an IT skill development institute, and Techntalents, an ICT job recruitment Web-platform have recently signed an MOU on Mon 28th November at CodersTrust's Banani campus. Honorable guests from both organizations participated in the MOU signing ceremony. Mr. Md. Shamsul Haque, form...

Digital Bangladesh to build a knowledge-based societyThe term ‘Digital Bangladesh’ has created renewed interest in government and commercial organizations in utilizing Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in governance and service delivery. In the light of the lesson learnt from our past ventures in establishing e-government the definition of Digital Bangladesh must be clearly understo...

Amount of remittance used in development sectorThree sectors have contributed a lot to the economic growth of Bangladesh, namely the garment, services and remittance sectors. Generally, we identify garments as the highest foreign exchange earning sector. Excluding the cost of importing raw materials for the garment sector, net foreign exchange earnings from remittances sent by migrant workers are...

Reduce pressure on foreign reserveAccording to international safety standards, there should be a reserve equal to at least three months of import expenses in normal times. If food products are to be imported then there should be at least five months’ worth of import expenses. A reserve of at least 7 months’ worth of import costs should be maintained in case of volatility in global essential commod...

Focus more on Research to Ensure Quality EducationAccording to the University Grants Commission (UGC) 2020 report, at present there are 64 public and 107 private universities in the country. Among them, 27 public and private universities have not allocated any kind of money for research. Higher education certificates have been disseminated in these higher education institutions without research pr...