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.

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.

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.

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

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

Social media giant Facebook has started rolling out a new, redesigned User Interface (UI), with the option of switching to "Dark Mode" for high contrast social media browsing.

South Korea is fighting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by relying on its technological forte. The country has an advanced digital platform for big-data mining, along with artificial intelligence (AI) and Koreans are leading the technological front, with Samsung competing closely with Apple.Inc of USA.

Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman appeared before thousands of people at the Bangladesh Army Stadium during the Joy Bangla Concert at Bangladesh Army Stadium on March 7 -- virtually, through holographic technology.

In an interview with Vanity Fair, director Rian Johnson has said, "I don't know if I should say this or not, Apple... they let you use iPhones in movies but — and this is very pivotal if you're ever watching a mystery movie — bad guys cannot have iPhones on camera."

Although English is spoken worldwide, it is not the definitive language everywhere. And while language barrier can be a problem, it should not stop you from experiencing different cultures. Here’s a roundup of the best apps that will help you communicate across language barriers even if you don’t know the native language.

Learning a new language has been one of the most sought-after skills by Bengalis for quite some time now. Many universities even offer a foreign language course. But the entire process of learning a new language can be tedious and quite daunting. So, what better way of making it more fun and interesting than games, right?

In terms of developing codes at a faster rate and reducing the traditional programming efforts of writing a thousand lines, low-code development platforms are bringing a significant change.

Washington wants its allies to ban Huawei, arguing the use of its kit creates the potential for espionage by China - a claim denied by Huawei and Beijing.

Apple announced Monday it would miss its March quarter revenue forecast and global iPhone supplies would fall because of the deadly coronavirus epidemic, triggering a fall in Asian stock markets.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) yesterday floated a tender to purchase equipment for setting up a National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) in a move to stop illegal import of mobile phones.

Walton is set to export smartphones to the US, in what can be viewed as a remarkable endorsement of the leaps taken by Bangladesh’s manufacturing sector.