Freelancing is the Future: Polok
Freelancing is the future. In order to ensure self-employment for 70 percent of the country's youth in the future, the ICT Department's Learning and Learning Project has launched an online training program. State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junayed Ahmed Polok on Sunday inaugurated the virtual 200-hour training on the web, graphics, and digital marketing in 15 districts as a pilot project.ICT Secretary NM Ziaul Alam presided over the function while Learning and Learning Development Project Director (Deputy Secretary) Md. Akhtar Mamun and training materials planner Shafiul Alam spoke on the occasion. State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak was the chief guest at the occasion.Mentioning that 'technology has opened up knowledge', the state minister said at the time, under the Learning and Learning project, 1 lakh 85 thousand students registered to take online training. However, 40,000 people will be trained in 492 locations in the country, divided into 15 parts with PC and high-speed uninterrupted internet connection. For this 39 IT companies have been recruited. KPI is being given the utmost importance in training evaluation.Junayed Ahmed Polok said, online class, is our future. And Corona has opened new horizons in online education. We hope that online classes will eliminate urban-rural inequality.Mentioning that 'Internet Plus' has started in every sphere of life at this time, the state minister said that with the creation of high-speed internet and payment gateway infrastructure at the union level across the country, we are now able to start freelancer training activities online. Even after passing SSC and HSC, the visionary Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has continued this initiative in Corona to train the youth and make them self-employed.
Dark Web sells data to 63 million customers
The hacker team Shinyhunter is stealing customer data from multiple platforms and selling it on the Dark Web. These platforms have data of a total of 63 million subscribers. News Engadget.About 30 million of these data have been hacked by hackers from the data dating app Jusak. And the printing service has stolen the data of about one and a half crore customers from chatbooks. Hackers have even stolen data from a media website called the Star Tribune.According to the report, the data includes one million data from the South Korean fashion and furniture industry and 30 million data from the Chronicle of Higher Education. Although the accuracy of this database has not been confirmed. But researchers in the hacker community believe Shinyhunter's data is true. ShineHunter also claimed that they had seized 500 gigabytes of data from Microsoft's personal GitHub rethogeter. They also carried out hacking activities in the online store Tokopedia this month.
5 million families will get PM's Eid bonus in 4 mobile banking
The finance ministry has released Tk 257 crore to give to 5 million poor families affected by the coronavirus across the country. Each family will be given two and a half thousand rupees at a time.According to sources, the Eid bonus given by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be given through 4 mobile phone-based financial service providers (MFS). Among them, this service will be provided to the maximum number of families through the financial service provider cash in the mobile of the postal department. This coronary Eid bonus allocated for marginalized people will be distributed to 17 lakh families through cash. 15 lakh families will be distributed from bKash account. And this Eid-bonus will be given to 10 lakh and 6 lakh families through Rocket and Sure Cash respectively.It has been reported that on Monday (May 11) the money was released from two branches of the finance department of the finance ministry. This money will be given irrespective of village and town. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the program on May 14. Distribution will start and will continue till Eid-ul-Fitr. This information has been known from the sources of the Ministry of Finance.
WHO's apps will look for corona patients in the area nearby
Scientists are working tirelessly day and night to find a cure for the novel coronavirus. So far, the only effective way to prevent this virus is to identify and isolate the infected patient. For this reason, there is a need to know where there are patients with corona. That's why the World Health Organization is bringing mobile apps to save patients from nearby corona.The mobile app will look for the affected corona by looking at the symptoms. The smartphone that has this app will let you know if there is any corona around it.According to the news agency Reuters, the World Health Organization is bringing such a smart app this month. A person's location on the Google Earth map gives details of a person's gender, age, height, weight, history of a disease, blood group, what drugs (generic name), his name, body temperature, and more. The World Health Organization's app will tell if he is infected with corona!At the same time, the World Health Organization will inform the app user about the hygiene rules and precautions to be followed. In addition, the app will inform the user in advance about the immunity of the body, how far he is away from the containment zone, whether the user should be tested for saliva, etc. The World Health Organization is bringing this app thinking about other countries of the world. The World Health Organization believes that coronavirus infections can be controlled with the help of this app.
ITES demanded to declare internet service in the budget, the tariff is maximum 5 percent
After a virtual meeting with Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Sunday, ISPAB, an organization of internet service providers is going to hold a meeting with the state minister of ICT this week. After that, the leaders of 5 organizations are going to the National Board of Revenue with the consent of the two departments.Among organizations, not grants; ISPAB, an organization of Internet service providers, has proposed that the business be able to continue for the next two years. The organization will seek the attention of the State Minister for ICT rather than giving priority to ISP member organizations as government entrepreneurs in projects taken from the ICT department.With the green signal of the ICT department, the leaders of the organization will strongly demand the inclusion of internet business as a technology-based service (ITS) in the budget. In this case, they have also taken the support of allied organizations.In this year's budget, ISPAB has sought an equal 5 percent tariff on imports of service equipment to eliminate VAT-tax exemptions and import duty-related complications in the expansion of productive broadband internet services. Last month, an application was submitted to the Board of Revenue by the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPAB).In order to expand the use of updated technology, the organization will propose to impose the existing 5% facility on the endangered dialup modem on ONU and OLT servers.According to the concerned people, due to the complexity of HS code, they have to pay 37 and 59 percent duty instead of 5 percent. It will also propose to the National Board of Revenue to reduce the tariff from 5 percent to 59 per cent on 2, 12 and 24 core fiber cables and UTP cables used for networking to provide quality internet service at the customer level.
Virtual court 'MyCourt' launched on web
The experimental web portal ‘http://mycourt.judiciary.org.bd/’ has been launched for virtual court management. Applications, hearings will all be through this portal.A lawyer has to register with his name, photo, email address and mobile number to go to the court on behalf of the plaintiff/defendant. To prevent coronavirus infection, court proceedings are set to begin on Monday with a virtual presence using information technology, excluding physical presence during government-announced holidays and vacations. The virtual court 'MyCourt' has already been launched on the web on an experimental basis.After registration, the lawyer can log in with the username and password and enter the virtual court portal. There will be registration, the lawyer can login with the username and password and enter the virtual court portal. There will be two houses for bail application and bail bond submission.If a lawyer wants to apply for bail, he has to enter the bail house and upload the original bail application, power of attorney, and attached documents in three separate steps. In this case, no application fee will be charged.After the submission of the application, the officer of the concerned bench will start the process of accepting the application for hearing. After the approval of the concerned judge, the link of the video conference will be sent to the lawyer by email informing the time of the hearing. Alert will be given in SMS.Judges and concerned lawyers will be involved in the video conference at the specified time. The hearing on the application will continue in this way. If bail is granted, bail bond can be submitted from the portal.The portal also has video tutorials on how to use it
Department of Posts and Telecommunications Grants of 60 lakh Taka to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund
The Department of Posts and Telecommunications has donated to the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was present at the grant-in-aid ceremony via video conferencing from Ganobhaban on Sunday. Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister's Office received a grant check. Ahmed Kaikaus.Secretary of the Department of Posts and Telecommunications Mohammad Nur-ur-Rahman handed over a check for a grant of Tk 60 lakh on behalf of the Department of Posts and Telecommunications.Director General of the Postal Department Sudhanshu Shekhar Bhadra, Managing Director of the Financial Transaction Service "Nagad" of the Postal Department Tanvir A Mishuk and others were present on the occasion.At the same time, the secretary said, in order to ensure the service of all the people of the country in this disaster, under the leadership of the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Mustafa Jabbar, all have joined hands in the Corona War to keep the postal and telecommunication services uninterrupted. In this context, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received checks for donations from 57 organizations, institutions, and individuals of the country to her relief and welfare fund for coping with the Covid-19 epidemic. Among them are Noakhali University of Science and Technology, Chittagong Veterinary Science University, Bangabandhu Diploma Engineers Association, Bangabandhu PWD Diploma Engineers Association, Bangladesh Engineers Club Limited, BUET Teachers.
Palak informed the Prime Minister about the formation of 'Auditor Crowd Platform'
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak has briefed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the use of technology in health, education, food, agriculture and supply management during the last 60 days. The state minister presented the information in a video conferencing on Sunday while handing over a grant check to the relief fund at Ganobhaban from the Prime Minister's Office.Meanwhile, Junaid Ahmed Palak informed the Prime Minister that corona.gov.bd has been visited by 6 million citizens of the country through this website. The 333 hotlines have so far received 7 million calls and 1.6 million calls about Corona. In addition, 4 doctors are providing medical services. He said 1,000 entrepreneurs of the Union Digital Center are involved in providing support through the hotline. Food has been delivered to about 30,000 families seeking food assistance through the hotline. A digital platform auditor crowding platform is being created through a database of 50,000 citizens to provide humanitarian assistance.
Grameenphone's assistance of Tk 100 crore in Corona
Grameenphone has announced to stand by the side of doctors, customers and affected retailers through various initiatives and contributions in the fight against COVID-19. New initiatives have been taken as a continuation of the previous activities. In all, the amount of Grameenphone's promised initiative stands at Tk 100 crore.Grameenphone CEO Yasir Ajman announced the new initiative in a video conference on Friday. Grameenphone's Chief Marketing Officer Sajjad Hasib and Chief Liaison Officer Khairul Basar took part in the press conference.At the same time, it was informed that Grameenphone has decided to further expand the collaboration activities of 25,000 physicians recognized by the Department of Health at this stage as part of the continuous support of the frontline fighters in the fight against Corona. Under this program, Grameenphone has announced to provide 30 GB internet per month to the recognized doctors for a token price of Tk 1. This facility will continue for the next six months of scheduled physicians.· Provide 100 million free minutes for one crore customers· 30 GB internet per month for the next 6 months for 1 Taka for 25,000 Corona doctors certified by the Department of Health· 46 paisa per minute call rate for all Grameenphone subscribers from 8 am to 12 noon· 100% bonus on all weekly internet packs from MyGP· Securities credit scheme of Rs. 10 crores for affected retailersIn addition, Grameenphone has started offering 100 million minutes of free talk time (10 minutes per subscriber) to customers who have not been able to recharge in April or who have no balance. This initiative of the organization will help the valued customers to communicate with their loved ones. Also, as an emergency service provider, Grameenphone has raised the call rate to 48 paise per minute from 8 am to 12 noon for its 75 million subscribers during the crisis.Besides, in case of lockdown, MyGP has announced 100 percent bonus on all weekly data packs purchased from the app. Grameenphone has announced a Tk 10 crore equivalent safety-net credit scheme to help affected retailers.In this regard, Grameenphone CEO Yasir Ajman said, "We have never faced such a crisis before working for the country. No one could have imagined that such a crisis would come and damage our lives in this way. So now is the time for everyone to deal with it together. We have to work together with patience, understanding, empathy. It is a test for all of us and I believe it is possible to tackle this ongoing crisis through unity. The combined efforts of various government authorities, development agencies and the industry as a whole to tackle COVID-19 has really encouraged me. ' He thanked the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Department of Health, A2I, BRAC, BTRC, WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, Department of Information and Communication Technology and other industry stakeholders for taking all exemplary initiatives to assist the government in tackling COVID-19.
1 crore 20 lakh children and adolescents are at risk of internet
Like all over the world, schools and colleges in Bangladesh have been declared closed from March 16 to March 31. About 25 million children and adolescents (play to class 10) are under house arrest in the country. As the government conducts online-based classes in schools and colleges, children between the ages of 4 and 14 are forced to use the internet. At the same time, the Bangladesh Mobile Phone Subscribers Association has raised questions about the security of the internet being handed over to tender-hearted children and teenagers even if they are kept at home.Mohiuddin Ahmed, president of the organization, urged parents to be vigilant in this regard, saying the medium is not yet suitable for children and adolescents to use. For this reason, on May 8, the United Nations, the International Telecommunication Union (IEU), warned young children against using the Internet. They say that about 1.5 billion schools and colleges in the world are closed. They are using the internet to study, play sports, watch video games. By doing so, they are going to fall into cyber risk. Due to the lack of internet and devices in Bangladesh, even if 50 per cent are out of the internet, the adverse effects of the internet on about 12 million children will still fall on them. At the same time, the issue of excessive use of internet addiction cannot be ruled out. "We are not aware of any initiative taken by the Ministry of Telecommunications to ensure the safety of children in using the Internet and no policy has been formulated in this regard," he added. The IEU is already going to make some recommendations. We all know what we want to know about the internet as well as unwanted things. As a result, tender-hearted children know what they need to know at an early age before developing their talents. At the same time, they could put themselves and their families at cyber risk.
The telecom minister inaugurated the 'Krishak Bondhu Dak Seba'
The Department of Posts has launched 'Krishak Bondhu Dak Seba' to deliver agricultural products produced by marginal farmers to the wholesale market in the capital Dhaka free of charge. Initially, this service was introduced through free transportation of vegetables produced by the farmers of Manikganj district.Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar inaugurated the Krishakbandhu postal service by connecting to Jhitka Bazar in Harirampur upazila of Manikganj district through video conferencing from his official residence on Bailey Road in Dhaka on Saturday.Speaking online, the minister said the service would be rolled out across the country in phases, adding that under the service, farmers would be able to get money for their products at home through a digital platform. As a result, the farmer will get a fair price for his produce without any middleman. The vehicles of the Capital Return Postal Department used for postal transport across the country will be used to transport the goods produced by the farmers. It will not require any additional expenditure of the government.Director of Postal Department SM Harunur Rashid, Harirampur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sabina Yasmin, Upazila Agriculture Officer Md. Zahirul Haque, Bangladesh Krishak League representatives, local people's representatives, and business representatives along with business representatives were present at the video conferencing at Jhitka Bazar. Nur-ur-Rahman, Secretary, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, Dhaka, and SS Bhadra, Director General, Department of Posts, Dhaka, were also present on the occasion. On the first day of free service from Jhitka Bazar, 1200 kg of onion, 60 kg of green chilies, 80 kg of eggplant, 80 kg of karla, 60 kg of chichinga, 60 kg of shrimp, 60 kg of zinga, 60 kg of dill and 120 kg of lentils, 180 kg. The farmer friend postal service started its journey to Dhaka at 10 am. The agricultural products will be delivered to Gabtoli Krishibazar and Minabazar Dhanmondi. Minabazar, Chaldal, and Parking Bazaar farmers are buying all these products directly through digital platforms.
To stop irregularities in relief - 5 million families will get QR card next week
To bring transparency in the relief work, the government is going to follow the digital method through the ICT department. QR card coming. QR (Quick Response) cards are being made for 5 million families to prevent the theft of relief rice. The ICT department is developing the software for this card under the supervision of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.According to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, the government has a plan to distribute 20 kg of rice to 5 million families in May alone. This time QR (Quick Response) card will be given to bring transparency and accountability in the distribution of this rice. The ICT department is developing the software for this card. The work is almost at the final stage. Work is also underway to identify 5 million families with the help of Deputy Commissioners, UNOs, public representatives, and concerned people.The work of making the card is almost finished. The distribution will start next week with the help of Deputy Commissioner, UNO, people's representatives and concerned people said Abul Khair Mohammad Maruf Hasan, Deputy Secretary (Relief-1), Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.He said that the work of identifying the real beneficiaries of the relief has started from April 28. Information on 5 million families will reach the ICT department by Thursday (May 7). These families will be given KR cards next week. According to sources, the digital QR card includes the name of the head of the household (family), number of members in the household, date of birth, photo, mobile and voter ID card number. The card can be screened on the camera of the mobile. As a result, one cannot take the rice of the other. The entry will be made as soon as the rice is given. These activities can also be monitored by the Prime Minister's Office.
