Digital transformation is about reimagining how you bring together people, data and processes to create value for your customers and maintain a competitive advantage in a digital-first world. We spoke about how digital transformation is going to impact businesses and what Microsoft is doing in Bangladesh with Ralph Haupter President, Microsoft Asia and Corporate Vice-President, Microsoft. Here's the gist:

The UNESCO Carlos J Finlay Prize 2017 in Microbiology proves that the scientists in Bangladesh are doing world-class researches in their country, says Professor Dr Samir K Saha, a recipient of the award this year.

Parents of small children have long been hearing about the perils of “screen time.” And with more screens, and new technologies such as Amazon’s Echo speaker, the message is getting louder.

G7 countries and tech giants including Google, Facebook and Twitter agree to work together to block the dissemination of Islamist extremism over the internet.

Facebook announces initiatives to help struggling news organisations gain paid subscribers, following a similar move unveiled earlier by Google.

Google has revealed a spectacular new addition to its online mapping service letting users discover and explore the surface of several plants in the solar system and their moons.

Finding a genuinely good free music player is annoyingly difficult for music aficionados. This is where JetAudio comes to the rescue.

When Shadow of Mordor launched, everyone expected it to be one of those bad spin-off video games of a popular franchise. But everyone, including myself, was pleasantly surprised as it turned out to be one the best games of 2014.

First ever ethical hacking conference, HackTag2017, held in Dhaka last Saturday. Bangladeshi cyber security firm, Beetles Cyber Security Ltd, organised the conference to inspire ethical hacking in the country. Sumon Ahmed Sabir, Chief Strategic Office of Fibre at Home, Beetles Chief Executive Officer, Md. Muqeet Halim, Directors, Nahidul Kibria, Shahee Mirza and Tarek Siddiki, among others, were present on the occasion.

Local Ad Network company Wizards launched a Digital Ad Platform made for Bangladeshi publishers and brands last Saturday 14th October 2017, Hotel Le Meridien during the ‘Digital Marketing Summit 2017’.

Eviation Aircraft chief executive Omer Bar-Yohay pictures a day not too far away when summoning a bargain plane ride with a smartphone will be as easy as hailing Uber.

The negative effects of the internal combustion engine and the diesel powered engine is evident – rising global temperatures as a result of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, ongoing depletion of global fossil fuel reserves and clogging up of precious space in the world's cities has made the automobile the prime target for environmentalists and those dictating environmental policy.

Aston Martin is back at it. Widely known for making some of the best looking cars ever made and winning favour with a certain British

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Twitter, facing pressure for not doing enough to curb abusive behavior on its platform, says it would upgrade some features to better combat cyber-bullying.

Kaspersky Lab completes 10 years in Bangladesh and launches its latest 2018 version of home user security products for the local market on October 12th, 2017. These products include the popular Internet Security and Total Security range.

In an era where everyone is glued to their smartphones, it is only logical for marketers to spend increasingly more in small screens. Even in India, digital marketers are spending more than 62% of their marketing budget on small screens now. The trend in Bangladesh is heading that way too. We got to talk with George Chua, Director at Axiata Digital Advertising which is the digital advertising arm of Asian telecom giant 'Axiata Group Berhad'. He shares his view on mobile advertising and what future it holds in Bangladesh.

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After covering area city of Dhaka, Chalo has expanded its services to different places of the country. At the same time, the company has introduced Eco-Car service at Tk. 2,490/- taka including all costs for a day.