National Data Analytics Task Force Launches Today
The National Data Analytics Task Force has begun officially from today. The team will prescribe that the administration takes essential measures to forestall the spread of the Corona virus in Bangladesh through Bangladesh through artificial intelligence and big data technology and accurate data analysis. State Minister for Information and Communications Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak said the task force was helping the government by breaking down the data accessible from everywhere throughout the nation using mobile calls, call centers, IVRs, web applications and all other digital technologies. He said at an online meeting on Friday, the task force had already made 11 proposals to coordinate activities with Health Minister Zahid Malek. In addition to the two ministers, information technology experts associated with the Big Data research program was present at the initiative of the Information Technology Department, besides ICT Secretary NM Ziaul Alam, Health Secretary Asadul Islam, Director General of Health Prof. Dr. Abul Kalam Azad, Director of IEDCR, Mirzadi Sabrina Flora. 11 proposals from the Information and Communication Technology Department: 1. Structure of the National Data Analytics Task Force. 2. Conduct regular meetings with representatives of the Department of Health and the IEDCR with the National Data Analytics Task Force. 3. In addition to verifying the information obtained from high-risk people, a sample group has the Coronavirus test. 4. Considering livecoronatest.com as the primary tool for web applications. 5. Tracking via geo-fencing in the lockdown area. 6. Ensure participation of more private health-based partners for call verification. 7. To emphasize telemedicine more strongly. 8. To further promote general drug management through flu. 9. Adding COVID Tracker as an Open Data Tool to corona.gov.bd 10. Creating a presentation for resource mobilization that needs to be updated weekly. 11. Adequate measures should be taken to ensure data security.
WHO launches chatbot on Facebook Messenger to counter COVID-19 misinformation
The World Health organization has propelled another chatbot service in association with Facebook to make people everywhere throughout the world aware of the coronavirus and give the essential data. If you message on the World Health Organization page on Facebook, you should initially choose the language. At that point, Facebook Messenger users can choose a subject from various themes and get nitty-gritty data about that subject. It will likewise realize what number of people have been infected, how to secure themselves, different things, including news about coronavirus. The organization has stepped up so that people get precise data about coronavirus, not to be befuddled and to think about the continuous issues. Through this administration, Facebook and the World Health Organization will have the option to convey messages to more than 1.3 billion dynamic Messenger clients. Facebook has revealed that application use has expanded by in excess of 50 percent in territories where the pervasiveness of coronavirus has expanded.
Bangladesh National Architecture Team created the Covid-19 Tracker
Bangladesh National Architecture (BNDA) team has come up with a map-based Covid-19 Tracker to monitor the country's Covid-19 situation. The Tracker is straightforward and arranged in Bengali language. One of its unique features is that it consequently gathers new and refreshed data over a period. Minister of State for Information and Communications Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak stated after the online meeting of the Bangladesh National Architecture (BNDA) team progressing the work, he collected data from reliable international sources (worldometers.info, www.jhu.edu) in various formats (maps, summary). , Graphs, charts, etc.).He also said that besides searching in Bangla / English, it also shows comparative statistics of country-wise or different country-transmitted data through charts/graphs. It’s convenient to acknowledge meaningful information through the tracker so that people get aware of the pandemic situation. It is also useful for the common people as a result of displaying information in Bangla. The BNDA team had a great impact on contributing social Apps in collaboration with ICT department. Earlier, they created the Farmer's App for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture with technical assistance from the ICT department to reduce farmers' time, costs, and harassment. Due to the successful use of the seasonal season, the use of the app has already been extended to 64 Upazilas in 64 districts in Autumn 2020 season.Insights regarding Covid-19 Tracker can be found here -http://covid19tracker.gov.bd/
The transaction cost per thousand is 6 Taka, in Nagad
Bangladesh Post Department's digital financial transaction "Nagad" has reduced the transaction costs of small and medium traders by 6 taka in the face of the epidemic cervical virus. That is why "Nagad" brings 'Independent Merchant's service.Under this service, a " Nagad " "independent merchant" trader can now make payments to another " Nagad " "independent merchant" as payment for the merchandise required, at a cost of only 6 taka per thousand from now.All the individuals of Bangladesh will profit in a roundabout way by decreasing the exchange expenses of little and medium brokers. This " Nagad " activity will positively affect individuals' lives. The Mobile Financial Service (MFS) thinks " Nagad " implies that individuals will endure if small business survive. Hence, at this crucial point in time in the express, the state administration " Nagad " plans to remain by five kinds of organizations and merchants.These incorporate pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, staple goods, post workplaces, markets, and little and medium brokers. Likewise, under the heading of Hon'ble Minister Mostafa Jabbar, chats with portable administrators from the earliest starting point of the lockdown in the nation have chosen to purchase computerized cash for versatile top-up retailers the nation over.As a result, retailers like Robi, Banglalink and Teletalk can buy digital top-ups on mobile at any time through " Nagad ". As a result, people are enjoying continuous service in this disaster due to " Nagad ".Besides, " Nagad " is using that money to reduce transaction costs by reducing its advertising budget to stand beside the common man in such a crisis. Apart from this, initiatives have been taken not to charge the first 1000 taka cash out of Nagad and to reduce the settlement charges for essential commodities and medicines.Workers of " Nagad " distribute food and necessities free of cost to the underprivileged people in 492 Upazilas of the country under the care of the state-owned postal department. " Nagad " believes, "If people live, the country will survive".
Over 500,000 Zoom accounts being sold on Dark Web, hacker forums for FREE
Over 500,000 Zoom account being hacked and sold on a hacker forum, the dark web according to a new report by BleepingComputer. A portion of these Zoom accounts was being offered for nothing on hackers’ gatherings with the goal that programmers can utilize them in zoom-shelling tricks and malignant exercises. The more significant part a million records of Zoom, a virtual meeting specialist organization, have been sold on the dark web and hacker forums, and now and again, parted with for nothing. Zoom has surged in popularity in recent weeks as the number of people working from home has increased but concerns about the videoconferencing app's security have also made the headlines. However, the availability of Zoom accounts on the dark web does not appear to be a direct consequence of the app's failings. A portion of these Zoom accounts was being offered for nothing on programmer gatherings with the goal that programmers can utilize them in zoom-shelling tricks and malignant exercises. Others are sold for not exactly a penny each. These credentials are gathered through credential stuffing attacks where threat actors attempt to login to Zoom using accounts leaked in older data breaches, and successful logins were then compiled into lists that were sold to other hackers, The Daily Mail reported on Monday citing online forum BleepingComputer. BleepingComputer said Cybersecurity insight firm Cyblec first saw around April 1 that free Zoom accounts were being presented on programmer gatherings on the increase expanded notoriety in the programmer network. The accounts are reportedly being shared via text sharing sites as lists of email addresses and password combinations. The account can include a victim's email address, password, personal meeting URL, and their hockey. Cybersecurity firm Cyble, which had the option to buy 530,000 Zoom credentials for not exactly a penny each at $0.0020 per account, said the Zoom accounts started showing up in the hackers' network toward the start of April, with hackers offering the accounts to build notoriety. While Zoom has developed as a primary video chatting provider during the COVID-19 pandemic, the application is defaced by the day by day news about it being inclined to hacking. Issues that have hit its believability is information offering to Facebook, uncovered LinkedIn profiles, and a "malware-like" installer for macOS.
SMS will be sent to the customer for collecting health information
In order to know the general state of the people in coronavirus circumstances, SMS will be sent to all cell phone clients to get health data from the customers. It was accounted for that the SMS began on Sunday morning. If everyone responds to such use of technology, then everyone will get an idea about a basic image of health. Mobile SMS subscribers will be asked to dial * 3332 # if you have shortness of breath, fever or cough. Such SMS will be sent to every single mobile network for two days. Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission on Saturday sent an order to the administrators. It is reported that if a customer calls * 3332 #, he will get an IVR voice of 90 seconds where he will be asked five questions again. Answers received from customers will go directly to the Institute of Pathology, Disease Control and Research or IEDCR. Later, after reviewing them, some customers will be called from the IEDCR to provide more details, he said.
HelloDoc - The Virtual Hospital to treat patient at home
Junaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology, inaugurated the Virtual Hospital “HelloDoc” on the initiative of Lifestyle Apps in a web-based manner. He inaugurated this virtual hospital on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at 5:00 pm.State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak said the country is moving ahead with technology. Today, due to the advancement of information and technology, we have achieved to set a virtual hospital. We have now started all communication online. There is no alternative to using technology to provide citizen services at home for all the people of the country. We want to make maximum use of the technology to reach the core needs of 170 million citizens in the country.Initially, a skilled team of around 42 doctors will provide patients with this platform. At this time of the coroner, when most of the private chambers were closed, about doctors had come forward to take care of patients. From your own home, you can consult a doctor via video conference and teleconference. At the same time, emergency diagnostic tests and emergency ambulance services provided by the doctor can be taken from the same medium at home. There will be a free service through Messenger. The service will be available soon through the mobile app. To get free doctor services online, visit the AmarLab Facebook page. Link- https://web.facebook.com/amarlab.bd/
No alternative of technology to keep 170 million people at home: Junaid Ahmed Palak
People all over the country should stay at home to protect themselves and others from this pandemic coronavirus outbreak. And to do this, civil services must reach their helping hands to the citizen. As a result, there is no alternative to technology to keep 170 million people at home. The Minister emphasized the need for integrated planning to tackle the impact of technology and expressed if Corona outbreaks continue to go like this, the technology would have to be widely utilized to keep the health, education, food, and food supply across the country. Junaid Ahmed Palak spoke at the inauguration of Virtual Hospital Hello Doc on Tuesday (April 7th) this afternoon."We want to make maximum use of our digital platform to reach the basic rights of 170 million people," he said. At that moment, we went a few steps further through the opening of this hospital or messenger bot.State Minister for Information and Communications Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak said the Corona situation was likely to be prolonged after the inauguration. 40 state's hotspots have been distinguished as the hotspots of the flare-up of the infection, as indicated by data obtained from the national digital analytics platform. Local lifestyle apps Kotha Technologies Chairman Mahbub Zaman, co-founders of AmarLab Tajin Shadid and Tamjid Siddique Spondon, chief executive Istiq Zahid, Head of Business Development Haseeb Ahmed, Head of Operations Dr. Sajjad Rahat Hossain and Argo Ventures Limited Chairman Fida-e-Zahir, Chief Technical Officer Arbab Ur Rahman and Head of Operations Sheikh Fayaz Morsalin were present on occasion.
Find Coronary Risk Assessment at Home
As of late, Bangladesh is confronting some genuine difficulties foreseeing with the lethal COVID-19. Startling lockdown is on the way to forestall coronary outbreaks in the nation. The administration has guided people, in general, to keep up good social ways from their homes. Currently, the Department of Information and Communication Technology has created a website to check the risk of coronavirus online at home.This website is fair to assess symptoms by some inquiry checking and allows us to know whether you are at risk of getting coronavirus. If you are in danger, there are recommendations. This risk assessment service can be found on the Website platform (www.livecoronatest.com). Information can likewise be accessible at Messenger Group (m.me/ictdivisionbd). State Minister for Information Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak formally propelled the service at an online press conference on Monday, March 30th. By visiting the link (livecoronatest.com a person would know how much Corona is at risk. By responding to different inquiries and giving data, he would find out about its latent capacity dangers. Besides, the proper specialists of the government would have the option to survey the circumstance dependent on the data given by the residents. Data with respect to Corona infection would be gotten through the messenger group. Junaid Ahmed Palak said that the IEDCR is giving updates about corona infection through public interviews each day. Thousands of phones are also coming to 333 different call centers. Not only that, but millions of calls have also come in those days. There are some typical inquiries of residents. Many are posing a similar inquiry again and again. We have distinguished these regular inquiries through Machine Learning. I have concocted with a new solution to reduce the pressure on everyone, including doctors, call centers."Appropriate information services would lessen the dread of people. The main goal of these initiatives is to make everybody mindful through technology," the minister said. At the press conference, several initiatives for entrepreneurs in awareness of Corona were highlighted. These initiatives include Corona Action Bot (CAB), callfornation.com, probashihelpline.com. According to the press conference, the Start-up Bangladesh (Startupbangladesh.gov.bd) platform also has 17 different Innovative Initiative. Information Technology Secretary NM Ziaul Alam and senior officials of various projects under it have attended the press conference.
National Hackathon is propelling to Combat COVID-19
COVID-19 or new coronavirus is a worldwide pandemic. This emergency, like health and healthcare, has had a tremendous antagonistic effect on the monetary activities of the individuals just as the economy. Considering the current scenario, National Hackathon is propelling innovative technology to combat novel coronavirus (COVID-19). To address the emergency as a team with the youth of the nation, the "Act COVID-19 Online Hackathon" has been sorted out by the Information and Communication Technology Department (ICT). Due to the lockdown, this hackathon will be held online.As indicated by the ICT Department, this hackathon is mostly a coding competition from which technical solutions will be discovered to deal with Corona Virus. To address the current national emergency, a platform called “CallForNation” has been made by the Information and Communication Technology Department. The stage was inaugurated on March 30 by Minister of State for Information and Communications Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak. This hackathon is being held as its first activity. It will be held shortly after registration.Ask to inquire, State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak stated, "There are numerous skilled youngsters in our country. Nevertheless, some are researchers, innovators, or programming engineers. I believe, the impediments made by the Novel Corona infection can be handled by the development and authority of our youth. That's why, on this platform, I urge all of them to work together. To offer something to the nation, this is their most unique chance."To overcome the circumstance emerging, online hackathons can be dealt with 6 issues. These themes are – Socioeconomically Disadvantaged People, Business Operations and Production, Health care Equipment and Treatment, Access to Information, Mental Health, and others. Other categories incorporate the opportunity to manage any issues that may arise in the present situation.To solve this problem, young people from Bangladesh have looked for imaginative ideas, projects, and plans. All steps will be taken to identify the seed fund, the supply of crude materials, or the initiatives to be broadly perceived for financial support to the selected 10 innovators.Insights regarding hackathons can be found and registered athttps://callfornation.com/Participants likewise can participate in the hackathon either individually or in a group manner. Intrigued stakeholders must submit the proposed venture with the prototype of the innovation by April 20, as stated by the ICT department.
Oracle Celebrates 20 years by opening new branch in Bangladesh
Oracle one of the best tech giant company in the world open its new branch in Dhaka Bangladesh but it has begun its operations in Bangladesh twenty years back. Finance Minister, AHM Mustafa Kamal appreciated the US tech giant’s move in Bangladesh and mentioned Bangladesh economy surged 8.15 percent last fiscal year, the highest in the Asia Pacific region. State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak was present with US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller and he said “I would like to congratulate Oracle on this milestone, particularly since they have been close technology partners supporting Bangladesh’s development agenda”. Zunaid Ahmed Palak also said “The government is committed to transform Bangladesh into a digital nation by 2021 and we look forward to working with the Oracle to fulfill this important vision,”. “With an ecosystem of a 50-plus strong partner community in Bangladesh, we continue to support the digital transformation for our customers in the region,” said Rubaba Dowla, managing director of Oracle Bangladesh. “This new office is another milestone of our commitment to the country,” she said. n Bangladesh, Oracle has been experiencing strong demand for its cloud solutions from many organisations including Ananta Group, Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh Bridge Authority, Bangladesh Computer Council, Bangladesh Election Commission, bKash, BRAC Bank, DBL Group, Department of Immigration and Passport, Dulal Brothers, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, National Board of Revenue, National Polymer, Partex Star Group, Union Group, Pacific Jeans to name a few. Bangladeshi firms are leveraging Oracle Cloud to fulfill a variety of business requirements including to manage and retain talent, deliver better customer experiences, launch new services faster, or reduce costs.
UGC visited a study tour comprises 50 trainee of two batches of Foundation Training
The UGC visited a study tour comprises 50 trainee of two batches of Foundation Training (coming from 20 universities) run by the Graduate Training Institute (GTI) financed by the University Grants Commission. Professor. Dr. Md Sajjad Hossain, Honorable Member of the Commission and also a full-time member of the Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) spoke about the University automation for the visitors. The Graduate Training Institute is the first institute of BAU, established in 1976. GTI was established with the financial assistance of FAO/UNDP to train officers working in agriculture and rural development GTI performs the third function of the university: extension and community service. The motive behind establishing GTI in BAU campus was to make links between teaching, research and extension. Speaking on the occasion of 16th and 17th foundation training for University officers, Prof. Dr. Sajjad Hossain delineates about the prospectus of Foundation Training more specifically training on teaching, learning, curriculum and quality assurance provided by GTI- Graduate Training Institute, BAU, Mymensingh. “It’s a training of changing attitude, a training of making fellowship with other 15 university's teacher colleagues, a training of gathering & sharing knowledge, a training of making individuals a lifelong learner". Professor Dr. Md. Akhtar Hossain, Member, UGC; Jesmin Pervin, Additional Director of International Co-operation & Collaboration ,among others, were present in the courtesy call.
