E-Govt.


Copyright Bill 2023 passed in JS to widen scope for protection

September 13 2023 | TW News Correspondent

The Copyright Bill 2023 was passed in Parliament on Monday providing a penalty of Tk 5 lakh for publishing, serving, or performing any work of others without having a copyright of such content.

For the violation of copyright of films, the maximum punishment is five years of imprisonment and Tk10 lakh in fi...
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#ZeroDigitalDivide Global Campaign launched

September 10 2023 | TW News Correspondent

Hashtag Zero Digital Divide Campaign has started to bring down digital inequality to zero level to establish equality of access to equality for all.

The a2i inaugurated this project through online participation of participants from 64 districts of the country at the conference center of Bangladesh Computer Cou...
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Prime Minister visited Paytm, Nagad’s technology partner, at the G-20 summit

September 10 2023 | TW News Correspondent

Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited Paytm, the technology partner of Nagad, the country’s fastest-growing mobile financial services company, and got an idea about its UPI, participating in the G-20 Summit in New Delhi at...
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Nokia and Oracle show interest in joint partnership with Bangladesh in network security

September 05 2023 | TW News Correspondent

Nokia and Oracle have expressed interest in establishing a joint partnership with Bangladesh to keep cyber security unbroken. At the same time, Rubaba Daula, Country Managing Director of Oracle Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan Region, and Arif Islam, Country Head of Nokia Solutions and Networks Bangladesh proposed to establish a strategic partnership with the ICT Divis...
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Palak meets the US Business Council delegation

August 30 2023 | TW News Correspondent

US Business Council President and South Asia US Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President Former Ambassador Atul Kashyap led a high-level delegation of 15 members of the US Business Council meeting with the State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak. The meeting was held in the Meeting Room of...
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Govt to set up two Digital Economy hubs for ICT industry

August 30 2023 | TW News Correspondent

The government will set up two Digital Economy hubs for the ICT industry to create a conducive environment for the digital economy by providing policy support, implementing upskilling and reskilling initiatives, and coordinating digital technologies.

The digital economy hub will be set up on the premises of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) and the Bangladesh Association of Contact Center an...
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Palak sought South Korea’s cooperation in creating tech-based skilled human resources

August 29 2023 | TW News Correspondent

State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak sought the cooperation of the South Korean government on various issues including the implementation of a smart city, the establishment of Bangladesh-Korea ICT University, the start-up exchange program, and the establishment...
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Cyber ​​Security Act (CSA) approved

August 29 2023 | TW News Correspondent

The Cabinet yesterday approved the final draft of the Cyber Security Act (CSA), which is to replace the Digital Security Act. However, the approved bill is a spitting image of the very law it means to improve on.

Other than minor changes, the newly approved draft of the CSA remains the same as the one first pres...
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‘Smart Bangladesh Launchpad’ at CUET Sheikh Kamal Incubator

August 27 2023 | TW News Correspondent

The ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak said that under the ‘One Family, One Seed’ initiative, the government has taken initiatives to ensure smart employment and entrepreneurial careers for at l...
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