Technology

Iran on Monday unveiled an Islamic dating application aimed at facilitating “lasting and informed marriage” for its youth, state television reported. Called Hamdam — Farsi for “companion” — the service allows users to “search for and...

Chorki, the much-anticipated Bangladeshi streaming platform, will launch today, July 12. The site has a sizable library of more than 200 films, episodes, and documentaries. Chorki was created with the goal of making local content more...

An Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report sponsored by Ericsson has found that nations with low broadband connectivity have the potential to realize an increase in GDP by up to 20 percent by connecting schools to the...

Due to COVID-19 and its escalating consequences, going to the market to buy and sell cattle has become an enormous hazard. To come up with a convenient solution during the crisis, the country’s largest online marketplace,...

Nagad, Bangladesh Post Office’s mobile finance arm, has won yet another important international award, this time from Global Economics Ltd in the United Kingdom, for “Most Innovative Digital Finance Service” in 2021. The prize was granted...

Microsoft on Wednesday urged users of Windows-powered computers to install a freshly released patch to thwart hackers trying to take advantage of a potentially serious flaw in the operating system. The US software colossus said in...

In an extension to the horizon of its responsible business practices, Grameenphone has incorporated the national vaccination management portal ‘Surokkha’ into its one-stop digital solution MyGP. Hence, the MyGP users can now enjoy the opportunity to...

QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), stated today that science, technology, and innovation are critical to accelerating the transformation of agri-food systems and combating hunger and malnutrition. The...

In Bangladesh, eligible individuals may now register for the Covid-19 vaccination using the popular instant messaging app imo. According to a news statement issued by imo on Wednesday, the online messaging platform’s initiative is intended to...

For centuries, businesses and, in some cases, entire industries have been built on the simple principle of trust between multiple parties. However, this trust business is about to be disrupted and transformed with the advent of...