Virtual racing replaces real world racing

As the world confronts Coronavirus, causing events to cancel, fans are turning to virtual Simulator Racing events, to make up for the real world races lost to the pandemic.
23 April 2020

Country’s first Blockchain Olympiad organised

Aiming to keep pace with the rapid development and adoption of blockchain technology in the country, a business solution competition called Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh (BCOLBD) has been arranged, said organisers of the competition in an online press conference today.
20 April 2020

Facebook launches third-party fact-checking in Bangladesh

Facebook announced the launch of its third-party fact-checking program today in Bangladesh as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce the spread of misinformation and improve the quality of news people find online. Facebook will partner with BOOM, which has been certified by the Poynter Institute's non-partisan International Fact Checking Network.
19 April 2020

7 Engaging Websites for Your Little Ones

As the country continues to be on lockdown for an uncertain timeline, toddlers and adults alike grow restless indoors. While the adults
16 April 2020

What the auto industry is doing to help during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 has successfully caused the global economy to come to a standstill. The global car market has taken a nosedive with light vehicle sales in the US alone being dropped by 39%. Car production around the world has been shut down to prevent the spread of the virus,
16 April 2020

Portable hand washing solution launches in Bangladesh

WaterSHED Holdings Singapore Ltd recently launched the first-ever portable hand washing solution of in world -- called HappyTap -- in Bangladesh.
13 April 2020

Motorsport legend Sir Stirling Moss dies aged 90

Motorsport great Sir Stirling Moss has died aged 90 following a long illness, the British driver's wife announced Sunday.
12 April 2020

Apple partners up with Google to work on tools to trace coronavirus

Apple and Google announced they are working on a Bluetooth-based contact tracing system for COVID 19, which will allow users to share data through approved apps from health organisations.
10 April 2020

Spirited away in a 2012 Mazda RX8 Spirit R S2

I remember my brief (and first) encounter with a rx8 and recall being bewildered by its suicide doors.
10 April 2020

Coronavirus: CMP launches mobile app to monitor home quarantine

To prevent spread of coronavirus, Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) have launched a mobile app aiming to monitor the home-quarantine of people who came into contact with Covid-19 positive patients.
10 April 2020

Robots replace Japanese students at graduation amid coronavirus

Spring graduation ceremonies in Japan have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but students at one school were able to attend remotely by controlling avatar robots while logged on at home.
7 April 2020

Jobike offers free service for IEDCR staffs

Jobike, the bicycle hailing service, has extended its services for free to the healthcare professionals working at IEDCR. Ten bicycles are to be made available for IEDCR to help medical staff to commute inside the city to collect samples from patients in a safe and convenient way.
7 April 2020

Dhaka breathes

As of 7:30pm today (March 29), Dhaka’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stands at 91 -- a giant leap forward from a typical range of 260-319 at the beginning of the year.
29 March 2020

Coronavirus awareness: Govt collecting health info through SMS

Mobile operators in the country have started sending text messages to users to determine potential carriers of coronavirus.
29 March 2020

Young ones lending a big hand

Despite enduring heavy toll on their businesses, some startups have come forward to help the customers, the community as a whole the country. Here we have listed what some of the startups are doing:
27 March 2020

Internet service workers assaulted, facing restrictions from law enforcers: ISPAB

Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) today complained that the workers of different internet service providers have been physically assaulted by members of law enforcement agencies at different places across the country over the last two days.
27 March 2020

Huawei Bangladesh provides video conferencing support to health ministry

Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited will provide video conference systems and Artificial Solution (AI) to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to help fight COVID-19.
26 March 2020

Coronavirus awareness: GP’s signal bar urges user to stay home

As part of an awareness drive, from today, Grameenphone users have already noticed a cautionary message “Stay Home” next to the signal bar on their phones.
22 March 2020

BTCL plans to introduce free Wi-Fi in 1,216 unions

Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited is planning to introduce free Wi-Fi hotspots in 1,216 union parishads where the state owned company has its own fiber-optic connectivity, says its managing director on Facebook Live.
18 March 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: Google Hangouts’ premium video-conferencing free till July 1

Google has made the premium features of its Hangouts video-conferencing platform free for all users until July 1, in a bid to help businesses and schools to operate seamlessly from home, under coronavirus-induced social distancing.
16 March 2020
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