Facebook officially allows users to have 'more control' over their news feeds.
Facebook says it is introducing new features to give people more control over what appears in their news feeds.The social network has been under intense scrutiny in recent years for how its algorithms promote content.Now, it says it is testing controls to "adjust people's ranking preferences" and customise the feed.That includes, for example, increasing the number of posts from friends and family, and decreasing those from groups and pages.It will also make controls that already exist "easier to access", it said - such as the favourites and snooze features, which largely live inside a settings sub-menu."We'll begin testing in countries around the world to a small percentage of people, gradually expanding in the coming weeks," Facebook said in its announcement post."This is part of our ongoing work to give people more control over [the] news feed, so they see more of what they want and less of what they don't."
Government plans to hire 20,000 BPO professionals in the next five years
Bangladeshi BPO specialists will be able to compete in the worldwide market thanks to this initiative.In the next five years, the Information and Communication Technology Division (ICT), in collaboration with the private sector, will train 20,000 Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) experts through online training for college and university students.Agriculture Minister Mohammad Abdur Razzaque inaugurated the BPO skill development training program via the digital platform at Mushuddi Razia College of Dhanbari, Tangail, on Monday as part of the program's debut. A total of 130 college students will receive 60 hours of English language training and 80 hours of German language instruction, both of which are essential for BPO work.LICT Project Director Tarique M Barkatullah and IT-ITES Policy Adviser Sami Ahmed, Chairman of Golden Harvest Infotech Rajeeb Samdani, and CEO of A2Arena Asub Ullah Khan were among those who spoke during the ceremony, which was chaired by college Principal Keshab Chandra Das. The event was co-organized by the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) and Golden Harvest Infotech.According to the minister, ICT has spread to the village level as a result of many efforts implemented under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's active leadership. Frontier technologies of the fourth industrial revolution, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), as well as robotics, are being implemented in a variety of industries, including agriculture.Dr Razzaque stated, "There is no alternative to skill development training, and we must build trained human resources for frontier technologies."Bangladesh has now become a development role model, he added, and this trend must be maintained by fully employing technology to transform Bangladesh into a developed country by 2041.According to Tarique M Barkatullah, the BPO skill development program would bridge the gap in English and German language skills needed to function in the global outsourcing business. According to him, the training will improve BPO professionals' ability to compete in the international market.ICT career camps, roadshows, and campus activation, according to Sami Ahmed, are being held in the country's colleges and institutions to encourage students to pursue BPO training and careers. Bangladesh's BPO sector has been gradually growing over the last 12 years, and local institutions, including banking, non-banking, and insurance companies, have expressed interest in outsourcing their work, he noted.According to Ahmed Rajeeb Samdani, Bangladesh has become an attractive investment location as a result of the government's establishment of an ICT ecosystem.According to Asub Ullah Khan, they are focusing on developing trained human resources at the village level, which is why this training program has been created in Tangail.The ICT Division of the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) has partnered with Golden Harvest Infotech to provide BPO skill development training on the WELEARN platform through BCC's training platform: www.bdskills.gov.bd.Those who successfully finish the training will receive certificates from both BCC and Golden Harvest Infotech.
HC is concerned by the failure to submit reports on fraudulent e-commerce companies.
The next hearing is scheduled for November 23. The High Court expressed its displeasure on Tuesday after the authorities in question failed to submit reports on the efforts taken to combat money laundering by e-commerce companies and the policy for collecting tax and VAT from them on time.During a hearing on three writ petitions filed by victims of e-commerce fraud, the HC bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Md Mostafizur Rahman expressed their displeasure. The bench stated that the court will treat the complaint seriously because the government bodies involved had not responded to the High Court's notice.The court ordered Deputy Attorney General Bipul Bagmar to notify the Attorney General. It then scheduled the next hearing for November 23 and delayed the deadline for submitting reports until then.On September 30, the court ordered the Ministry of Commerce, the National Board of Revenue (NBR), and the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) to produce separate reports on e-commerce platform money laundering by November 8. The court requested that the BFIU tell it of the efforts taken against money laundering by e-commerce firms, as well as NBR's stance on collecting VAT and tax from these businesses.The court also enquired about the operation of the 16-member technical committee for the e-commerce sector established by the Commerce Ministry.The petitioners were represented by lawyers Mohammad Shishir Monir, Md Anwarul Islam, and Pallob Kabir M Humaun, while the state was represented by Deputy Attorney General Bipul Bagmar.Anwarul Islam, a Supreme Court lawyer, had filed a writ case on September 20 seeking a directive from the court to establish an impartial e-commerce monitoring institute to defend the interests and rights of e-commerce customers.On September 22, SC lawyer Mohammad Humayun Kabir filed a petition asking the court to order the formation of a probe committee to identify the responsible individual or government authority whose negligence or failure has resulted in monetary losses for lakhs of consumers from well-known e-commerce sites such as Evaly, e-orange, Dhamaka, Daraz, Qcoom, Aladiner Prodip, Alesha Mart, and Dalal Plus.Thirty-three e-orange customers filed a writ on September 23 to seek their money back from the corporation. Advocate Shishir Monir filed the petition, which calls for a travel ban on senior officials and authorities of risky e-commerce enterprises like e-orange, as well as the formation of a commission to protect the interests of both customers and businesses, led by economists, IT specialists, and stakeholders.
5 thousand per minute users in Surokka
In order to prevent corona (Covid-19), the pressure has started to start mass vaccination activities in the country on the virtual registration platform 'Surokka'. From this app and website now more than 5 thousand per minute.The platform has successfully verified and registered the NIDs of a total of 14 lakh 60 thousand citizens from 9 am to 12:30 pm on Saturday. In all, more than 2 crore 16 lakh registrations have been made till this day.An official from the Department of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) said on condition of anonymity that the DIDS attack was carried out on August 4 and 5 for security reasons outside the country. Then in 48 hours 2 crore 36 lakh clicks were made from within the country. On the other hand, only 1 crore 20 lakhs from Hungary and a total of 36 million clicks from abroad. As a result, some people are embarrassed to use it at that time. Realizing the matter, registration from outside the country has been stopped. As a result, 15 percent of the registration capacity is now being used. Security has a total registration capacity of 16 crore. That means 50 thousand people can register every second.Earlier, State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak had said that the ‘Surokka’ has a capacity of 5 million registrations per day. Registration for the coronavirus vaccine began on January 26. After that, the vaccination program started from February 8. Due to low stock of ticks, the registration process of ticks was suspended from June 6. Later, at the end of June, the registration of tickers started again. Then, on July 14, the registration for the vaccine crossed the one crore milestone.
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Palak calls for inclusion of e-commerce in the academic curriculum
State Minister for Information and Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak has called for the inclusion of e-commerce in the curriculum of primary, secondary and higher secondary students for acquiring knowledge of e-commerce. Palak made the call at the 10th master class of the Women and E-Commerce Forum (WEF), a popular Facebook group of women entrepreneurs, on Saturday (April 24th). The main theme of this year's master class was Business Sustainability: From Plateau to Peak.Education Minister Dipu Moni was the chief guest in this program. Requested the Minister of Education to include e-commerce in the textbooks, Palak said, "If we can include the basic knowledge of e-commerce in textbooks or textbooks for 4 and a half crore students, then we can include it in the Women and e-commerce guide or curriculum for every student." That part of the commerce digital lifestyle, however, will be possible to deliver in the morning. During the last 12 months, it has been possible to provide various emergency services through e-commerce, which has resulted in people getting the benefits of e-commerce at home. E-commerce has surpassed the growth of the last 12 years in 12 months, said Palak.
Foreign Minister inaugurates Magicman's 'Innovative Global University' in US
The Innovative Global University (IGU) of the United States has embarked on a new venture to initiate students to acquire skills suitable for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The university, run by Abubakar Hanip, a renowned 'Magicman' engineer, is set to become the beacon of the future in Vienna, Virginia, with the aim of building human resources for every student with science and technology-based skills.Visiting Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen inaugurated the activities of the university at noon local time on Saturday. And through this, another chapter was added to the journey of Bengalis in the multinational American society. In this, a hard-working and talented Bangladeshi immigrant became a part of history.The minister termed the event as the first Bangladeshi-owned educational institution to be established on the golden centenary of Bangabandhu's birth and the golden jubilee of independence as a unique initiative for Bengali-speaking expatriates. At the event, a scholarship of around Tk 2 crore was announced every year for the students who want to study from Bangladesh. Engineer Abubakar Hanip also said that two scholarships will be given in the name of Dr. Abdul Momen at the bachelor's and master's level.Ambassador of Bangladesh M. Shahidul Islam, Rokeya Haider, Head of Voice of America Bangla Department, IGU Professor Dr. Mikhail Cobb, Chief Financial Officer Farhana Hanip and two students of the University Amit Gupta and Natalia Jagon spoke.The university has Masters in Cyber Security and Masters and Bachelor's degrees in Science and Information Technology and Business Administration. In addition, there are several certificate courses in computer and IT.The company also plans to launch a number of courses in health care, nursing, data science, and artificial intelligence soon.
Bangladesh's First B2B Marketplace for Small Retailers Chowkbazar.com Launches
Despite the huge growth in internet penetration in Bangladesh over the past decades, approximately 4 to 5 million small retailers (dokandar) holds more than 98% of all Bangladesh retail and trade market, which directly connect 180+ million population of Bangladesh.In the decades-old traditional systems, every week, these retailers buy 35% of their shop essentials: talking to 50-60 different single branded salespeople for placing orders. For the rest of the 65 % of their shop essentials: they need to close their shop and invest time in traveling to the wholesale market, negotiate, buy, and then manage logistics to bring products to their shops. Otherwise, they need to buy from the brokers, who provide them this service, with an undisclosed premium of 20-50%.chowkbazar.com, an online wholesale marketplace for small retailers, launches in Dhaka with an ambition to solve these problems for small retailers. Small retailers can buy all of their business goods from chowkbazar.com without leaving their shops. Likewise traditional wholesale market, a small shop owner can search for his desired products, price, quantity with different brands and sellers, even he can find the prices of a single product offered by many different sellers, which ultimately give him a scope to buy the best product with least possible wholesale price in Bangladesh. Normally the majority of the small shop owners aren’t tech-savvy. To make them comfortable with the online buying phenomenon as well as placing orders on regular basis, chowkbazar.com has route-wise dedicated sales executives who visit the small retailers weekly to check their stocks and help them place orders. Once you place an order, it is then forwarded to the sellers, Chowkbazar’s delivery person then picks up the package from sellers and delivers it to the small shop owners. From placing an order to delivery, the whole process takes 6-48 hours. The most important benefit the small retailers getting from chowkbazar.com is that: they can directly purchase the products from the manufacturers, importers, which eliminate the middleman i.e dealer, distributor, brokers, etc. and can save 5-50% of their procurement cost. To avail, chowkbazar.com charges a delivery fee of 0-10 taka (depending on products) per kilogram as a delivery cost, which is the current main revenue stream of chowkbazar.com. Currently, chowkbazar.com is available only in Dhaka and covers mobile phone, mobile accessories, electrical, lighting, hand tools and a number of verticals. The company, however, gradually plans to get into medicine and grocery as well as expand its services across the country.
20 lakh people will be employed in ICT By 2021
Junaid Ahmed Palak was speaking at a press conference on Saturday (January 18th) at the BCC auditorium at the ICT Tower in Agargaon, titled "12 Years of Digital Bangladesh Moving Forward Under the Leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina".Internet facilities will be ensured for all in 2021. At the same time, by 2021, 2 million young people will be employed in the ICT sector, said Junaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology.Junaid Ahmed Palak said, "Since 2008, more than 1.5 million young people have been employed in the ICT sector in the last 12 years. By December 2021, we expect this number to reach 20 lakhs. The government has emphasized on creating skilled people to meet the challenges and exploit the potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Training has already started on state-of-the-art technology blockchain, robotics, AI, AR, VR, cloud computing, 3D technology. Sheikh Hasina Institute of Frontier Technology is being developed. ’He said, ‘In the last 12 years, a strong ICT backbone has been created in the country, which has led to the expansion of information and communication technology to rural areas. The country's 3,600 unions now have broadband internet connectivity. Internet service will be ensured for all by 2021. In the last 10 months, 1 lakh youths have been employed in e-commerce in Corona. With the creation of the ICT backbone, it has been possible to maintain office-court, medical services, education and business activities while maintaining social distance during the Corona epidemic. Post Covid-19 has been planned and submitted to the Ministry. ’
Signal app 1.6 crore downloads in 7 days
WhatsApp is about to change its privacy policy. To use the updated version of the app from February 8, everyone has to click on the 'agree and accept' option. Otherwise this app will become unusable. And using this updated version the user information may be shared with other platforms of the organization. Ever since knowing this, people have been leaving WhatsApp and turning to Signal App. The Signal app has been downloaded 1.7 crore times in the last one week. “We are planning to hire more Indians for the betterment of our customers,” said the head of the Signaling App’s Controlling Foundation."We've seen unprecedented growth over the last few days," said Brian Acton, co-founder of WhatsApp and founder of Signal Apps, before being sold to Facebook. However, he has not yet made any information public. “Last week we recorded a lot of growth,” he said. Due to the record increase in the number of users, we are preparing for large-scale recruitment.Brian said Signal is working to improve its video and group chat features. According to Sensor Tower, 16 million users have downloaded the Signals app in the last seven days. Which is 72 times more than the previous week. At this time, 1.07 crore users have downloaded WhatsApp, which is 16 percent less than the previous week.Seeing their growing popularity, Signal is going to bring more than one new feature in their app. The matter has been reported on the official Twitter handle on behalf of the company. That being said, they are going to bring multiple new features including chat wallpapers, animated stickers. Signal profile is also being brought along. iOS users are also being offered the facility to view media auto download settings and profile pictures across the screen. These features are already available for Android users.WhatsApp recently announced that user information can be shared with any of its affiliates, even Facebook. In addition, the app will be able to track the user's location data at all times. Since then, people have started leaving this app and leaning towards Telegram and Signal. Tesla CEO Elon Mask also advised people to leave WhatsApp and use the signal. Meanwhile, with so many people suddenly starting to use this app, the company is seeing the face of profit on one side as well as the pressure on the other side. Because the app needs to bring a lot of updates as per the needs of the users. Signals have the same features as WhatsApp. However, there is no chat back-up option. In this case, no one else can be easily added to the group without proper consent. Besides, there was a limit to add people to video calls. This limit has recently been increased by five to eight people.
Facebook Messenger Problems Worldwide
Popular social media Facebook Messenger has caused a temporary error worldwide. Users are not able to exchange information through smartphones and desktops.This error has been noticed in use in Bangladesh since some time on Thursday (December 10) at around 2 pm.It was not possible to exchange information on Messenger until this report was written. Exactly what caused the problem is not yet known.At first, the internet seemed to be a problem, but after a long time, users started posting about it through other means of communication. That's when the problem came to the fore.
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PayPal XOOM Connectivity Launch Speech of Mr Sajeeb Wazed
Honorable ICT Affairs Adviser to the Hon'ble Prime Minister, Mr Sajeeb
Wazed addressing at the "PayPal+Xoom Connectivity Launch in Bangladesh
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PayPal XOOM Connectivity Launch
Honorable State Minister for ICT Division, Mr. Zunaid Ahmed Palak
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