Zunaid Ahmed Palak
Govt rolls out Covid vaccination drive at five Dhaka hospitals
A day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Covid-19 vaccination programme in Bangladesh, the Health Ministry on Thursday rolled out the inoculation drive at five government hospitals in Dhaka.
Samsung air conditioner manufacturing plant launched in Narsingdi
Fair Electronics on Wednesday launched Samsung air conditioner manufacturing plant at Narsigndi’s Shibpur.
FBCCI to launch 'Tech C' to boost startups, CMSMEs
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), is going to launch "FBCCI Technology Center" (Tech C) to boost cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) and startups.
Administrative work remain uninterrupted amid pandemic due to progress in ICT sector: Palak
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Friday said the government’s administrative work did not stop for a single day amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Draft of data privacy and localization law is prepared: Palak
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Friday said a draft of data privacy and localization law has been prepared under the direction of Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
Citi, UNDP support young entrepreneurs to achieve SDGs in Bangladesh
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Citi Foundation have co-created Youth Co:Lab as a platform for young entrepreneurs in Asia Pacific towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through innovative business solutions.
Govt planning to formulate data privacy protection law: Palak
The government is planning to formulate a law regarding data privacy protection, State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak said Thursday.
He made the remark while inaugurating the Data Center Disaster Recovery Site in Jashore Border Guard Bangladesh-49 headquarters in the afternoon.
Important information from different government and private institutes can easily go outside the country through Facebook or Google and some other tech companies, he said.
Besides, a large amount of money is also getting out of the country, he said, adding that many economic institutes don’t even have any backups.
“So, there is no alternative to data privacy protection law. Self-reliant digital Bangladesh will be made by securing data shortly,” Palak said.
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‘My Constituency’ app launched
The Parliament and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh on Tuesday virtually launched the country’s first ‘My Constituency’ data platform, web and mobile-based application for Members of Parliament to measure the progress of SDGs.
Huawei comes forward with relief efforts in Natore
In response to the devastation caused by torrential rain and monsoon floods in Bangladesh, Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd has come forward to a public assistance appeal and aided relief supplies in flood-ravaged areas of Natore’s Singra upazila.
BCC wins UN ‘World Summit on Information Society Award-2020’
The Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) of the ICT Division has won one of the world's most prestigious awards in the field of information technology, the "World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Award-2020".