Technology

The US-based Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit (NGSO) service provider, Starlink, has officially received its operating license in Bangladesh. The announcement was made on Monday, through a statement from the office of Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who personally approved the license. According to his Special Assistant, Fayez Ahmad Tayyab, Starlink aims to launch commercial services by June. Following Sri Lanka, Bangladesh ...

Apple aims to make most of its iPhones sold in the United States at factories in India by the end of 2026, and is speeding up those plans to navigate potentially higher tariffs in China, its main manufacturing base, a source told Reuters. The US tech giant is holding urgent talks with contract manufacturers Foxconn and Tata to achieve that ...

Broadband users will now receive 10 Mbps internet speed for Tk 500, said Md Emdadul Haque, president of the Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB), on Saturtday. “The new speed upgrade would take effect immediately. Customers will get 10 Mbps instead of 5 Mbps from today.” Emdadul Haque disclosed this information during a roundtable discussion organised by the Telecom ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is gearing up for a close encounter with a small asteroid this weekend, offering scientists a glimpse into the early days of the solar system—and a test run for a bigger journey to come. Launched in 2021, Lucy is on a 12-year mission to study a total of 11 asteroids, including a rare group known as the ...

Meta Platforms has announced new safety measures for teenage users on Instagram, including a requirement for parental consent before users under 16 can livestream or unblur nudity in direct messages. The changes are part of a broader effort to provide parents with more control over their children’s online activities. These new measures will first be implemented in the United States, ...

US telecom giant Starlink has completed its registration with Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and is now one step closer to launching operations in the country. The company can begin its services in Bangladesh once it obtains the Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit (NGSO) license. At a press conference held on Sunday at Foreign Service Academy in the capital, BIDA’s Executive Chairman, ...

The Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC on Sunday announced a 10 per cent reduction in the prices of all types of internet services. This decision was made at the company’s board meeting on Saturday. Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Post, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, said the government is actively working to reduce internet prices. “Several initiatives ...

Two Nasa astronauts “stranded” onboard the International Space Station (ISS) since June 2024 are finally on their way back to Earth, more than nine months after the failure of Boeing’s pioneering Starliner capsule scuppered their originally scheduled week-long mission, reports The Guardian. A SpaceX Dragon capsule containing four astronauts, including Starliner’s test pilots Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore, undocked ...

Several Bangladeshi firms have signed agreements with Starlink to facilitate the establishment of ground earth stations in the country, according to a press release from the Chief Adviser’s Office. A team from the US-based telecommunications service provider is currently visiting Bangladesh to assess potential locations. Discussions are ongoing regarding site selection, with some firms offering their own properties and others ...

The UK government has demanded to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service. Currently only the Apple account holder can access data stored in this way. The tech giant itself cannot view it. Legally, the notice, served by the Home Office under the Investigatory Powers Act, cannot be made public, and Apple ...