Britain is offering the world's first digital health passport
Britain is the first country in the world to be infected with the coronavirus and to issue health passports to people who have recovered from the virus. British workers need to take a health passport to return to work or to go out. For this, the citizens must submit all the data of facial recognition and biometrics. Only passport holders can travel to the office or travel.Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government has already begun talks with technology companies. This digital passport will be issued only after corona or antibody (immunity) test. That is why it is also called 'Immunity Passport'. Not just Britain, but several other countries, including the United States, are considering issuing passports to citizens. In the UK, this data will be stored with the Department of National Health.“V-COVID is a game changer in rapidly speeding up the process of getting critical care key workers and frontline staff back into the NHS and in our hospitals,” said VST Enterprises founder and CEO Louis-James Davis, in the statement. “As a digital healthcare passport, it will also be a critically important asset in getting our other key workers in the blue light emergency services such as police, fire and ambulance services and the military returning back to operational duties quickly and effectively. At the same time this will also help to alleviate the pressure off the NHS and emergency services.” And in the United States, this information will be stored at all levels of local, state and central government. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over attempts to give citizens special permission to return to work. The Guardian.
Case filed against 11 people under digital law for spreading rumors
RAB-3 has filed a case against 11 people including information technology technologists, bloggers, expatriate journalists and cartoonists at Ramna Police Station under the Digital Security Act for spreading rumors and creating confusion in the minds of the people.In this case already, information technology and state thinker Md. Didarul Islam Bhuiyan, cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore and businessman and writer Mostaq Ahmed have been arrested.The other accused are expatriate journalists Tasnim Khalil and Shahed Alam, Minhaj Mannan, Sayer Zulkarnain, Ashiq Imran, Philip Schumacher, Swapan Wahid, and blogger Asif Mohiuddin.Ramna Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Monirul Islam said the case was filed under their Digital Security Act on Wednesday (May 7th).According to the statement of case, RAB-3 has reviewed and seen that the admin of IM Bangladeshi (written in English) page Sayer Zulkarnain, I Kishore, Ashiq Imran, Philip Schumacher, Swapan Wahid, and Mostaq Ahmed have been running the Facebook page for a long time.From this Facebook page, attempts are being made to spread propaganda and confusion with the intention of tarnishing the image of the Father of the Nation, Liberation War of Bangladesh, epidemic, and the image of the state/government. Despite knowing propaganda or lies, they were spreading various information including rumors through social media. RAB has mentioned that this is creating confusion, instability, and chaos among the people. In the statement, RAB has given links to various posts.
Coronathan Hackathon-19 Champion Sunny-Tanvir
Md. Tanvir has become the champion in the senior category and Sunny Zubair has become the champion in the junior category in the Coronathan Hackathon-19 competition.Their names were announced at the online digital awards ceremony on Monday. State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak was present as the chief guest on the occasion. Special guests were BUET's former professor Mohammad Kaikobad and Daffodil Family CEO Mohammad Nuruzzaman.The head of the computer department of Daffodil University, Dr. Mahbub-ul-Haq Majumdar, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University, presided over the function. Syed Akhter Hossain and the head of the software engineering department. Touhid Bhuiyan.Of the 98 ideas submitted to Hackathon's adult team, 26 projects were displayed online. The champion in the health category is Md. Tanvir, a student at Daffodil International University and son of the MD of the Hi-Tech Park Authority. The ‘Stop’ project has given the idea of tackling the epidemic through surveillance through AI-based CCTV cameras.Virus Hunter, a team from Sharif University in Iran, has been runners-up in this category with the idea of destroying viruses in populated areas through molecular dynamic simulations. The members of this group are Ahnad Ramjani Sadatabadi, Azadeh Kordajdeh, and Ali Azgar Mohammadi.On the other hand, the team of Bangla Agriculture University Smart Acupuncture System has become the champion in the food and nutrition category. The members of this group are- Mohammad Iftekhar Alam Omar, Adnan Setu and Tamzir Ahmed.The IUBAT team has also been runners up with the concept of ‘Digital Train’ innovation. The members of the team are Tanzila Binte Hafiz, Tawfiqul Anam, and Nasimul Islam, students of the International University of Business Agriculture and Technology.On the other hand, in the open box category, the team of three students from Daffodil, University of Nevada, and BUET 'Rakshi' has become the champion with the Smart Apartment Isolation and Lockdown project. The members of this group are Abrar Masum, Nasif Zaman, and Fahim Hasan.United International University team Minions has been runners-up in the same category by submitting the idea of automated relief delivery system. The members of this team are Prashant Kumar Das, Anika Tahsin, and Arifa Akhter.On the other hand, Sunny Jubayer, a student of Dhaka College became the champion in the health care category at the junior level by making a ventilator for Tk 40,000.Daffodil International College student Ishrat Jahan Tuli has been runner-up in this category by inventing touch-less door hand sanitizer.In the open box category of the competition, ‘Shopie’ has become the team champion with the concept of infection prevention service. The members of this group are Al Mamun Ovi, Abdul Azizul Hakim Vijay, and Maruf Ahmed Shafin. Sami Khan, a student at Daffodil University, is a runner-up in this category with the idea of disinfection benefits using ultraviolet rays instead of hand sanitizers.
UP to China will get a lot of facilities as 100 US firms may shift base
The government of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has made a special offer to many big companies. The UP government has told these companies that if they transfer their base and factories from China to UP, they will be given various facilities. These companies include FedEx, UPS, Cisco, Adobe, Lockheed Martin, Honeywell, Boston Scientific Cake, among many others. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took advantage of the current situation due to the spread of coronavirus and called for global companies who want to exit China. Based on this goal of PM Modi, the UP government has placed this offer in front of them by holding a video conference with about 100 investors and companies of America. Uttar Pradesh's MSME, Investment and Export Minister, Siddharth Nath Singh, has said that he was asked a series of questions about the façades that the state government may offer to companies operating in China if they shift their base to UP. In response to these questions, he told the companies that provisions can be made according to their needs of the companies coming to UP. For example, FedEx and UPS were told that they could use the proposed Jewar International Airport to start their business. Siddharth Nath Singh said that medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific has been asked what facility the state government can give them, as the state government is ready to negotiate changes according to its requirement. Apart from this, the minister also suggested that Lucknow would be the best place for the company. Similarly, defense firms like Lockheed Martin were told that they could use the Uttar Pradesh Defense Corridor. While global companies were already making plans to move their bases due to the US-China trade war, Coronavirus has made the situation worse for China.The trade war between the US and China had led to a steady increase in the prices of products, reducing the profit margins of companies. Although India could not fully benefit from the situation at that time, the Center and the States do not want to leave any stone unturned to attract foreign investors this time. Meanwhile, Siddharth Nath Singh told American companies that the state has already made several incentives like capital subsidy, land subsidy. Also, there are 90 lakh MSME units in the state which can be used for many purposes. Apart from this, the state government has also discussed several measures, including a change in its industrial policy, recently to entice companies wishing to bring their base UP from China
Block-chain technology problems need to be turned into opportunities: Palak
State Minister for Information Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak has called upon the winning teams participating in the first-ever Blockchain Olympiad to turn the problem into an opportunity with new innovations.The state minister made the call in his keynote address at the 'Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh 2020' program on digital platform on Sunday. The country will go a long way if they combine sophisticated technology like blockchain with their innovative and creative thinking and use it in various fields including agriculture, education, health.He said that new innovations are born out of necessity. In Corona, we maintain social distance, but with intellectual innovation, we are closer to each other in the virtual world.Habibullah N Karim, Coordinator, Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh, declared 10 of the participants as winners. The winners were given a virtual check for the prize money.The championship award was given in the name of the late National Professor Jamilur Reza Chowdhury, who was an advisor to Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh. The winners will also be sponsored to participate in the Hong Kong Blockchain Olympiad. Habibullah said a jury board evaluated 62 projects of 62 participating teams and declared 10 winners. The winning teams are: Hyperactive Orange, Team Lead Chain, Team Lead Chain, Tor, Web Three Dot One, Brogrammers, Aviato, DU Hyplerger, Cosmic Crew. A 57-judge board submitted projects from participants in the Blockchain Olympiad in April. A video clip in memory of the late National Professor Jamilur Reza Chowdhury was shown at the start of the online awards ceremony. Comptroller and Auditor General Muslim Chowdhury, Information Technology Secretary M Ziaul Alam, Professor of Education. Zafar Iqbal, convener of Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh and BUET Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. M Kaikobad and Coordinator Habibullah N Karim, BASIS President Almas Kabir, Hong Kong Blockchain Society President Dr. Lawrence Ma, MIT Professor Alan Alderman, Rezaul Karim of Bangladesh Computer Council spoke on the occasion.
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LICT & PeopleNTech jointly started Software Testing Training via online
The acquisition and distribution of our knowledge do not stop at lockdown. Therefore, On May 4, PeopleNTech in collaboration with LICT Launched an online training course “Software Testing Batch-02”. Participants across Bangladesh took part in the opening training session.These days as software testing is moving towards automation, most of the software testers, as well as QAs, are switching themselves from Manual testing to Automated testing. Today, Automated software testing is considered as one of the most trending terms in the field of software testing, as it is considered as one of the efficient as well as effective software methodology, making the overall software development/testing life cycle better and taking it to some different level.Orientation class of “Software Testing Batch-02” course was successfully completed. Although there is a desire to start the class offline with 100% scholarship, it is being started online considering the overall situation. Around 2300 Participants applied for the course and 20 of them selected based on online Assessment.Honorable CEO of PeopleNTech Limited Engineer Abubakar Hanip, COO Abdul Hamid and Senior Faculty Mehdi Zaman was present in the orientation class online.The orientation class of the online training program starts with the introductory part. In the presence of the students, COO Sir explained the course in detail and mentioned the needs of Software Testing in the context of Bangladesh and the opportunity to build a successful career. He said, "There is no option in contrast to acquiring skills in this lockdown. Get the hang of something right now with the goal that you don't need to sob for a vocation next time or see yourself in a vastly improved position."Our faculty shared their identity and their meritorious work experience as well as market research in this sector.From that point forward, the Honorable CEO Sir went along with us from far-away America. He encouraged everybody to know about the Corona circumstance and talked about the excursion of PeopleNTech. Urging youngsters to create abilities, he stated, "Quality can never be undermined. Manufacture your quality so that nobody questions it. We have been working on software testing in America for a long time, there are understudies here who have taken in work from HSC or non-IT foundation and are as of now winning Rs 12 lakh for each month. We must teach you, but at the same time we have to do our own research to fill the gaps,” he said.There was also a question and answer session for the students, where they asked questions on various topics and ended today's class by solving them.This course offers 250 hours of Software Testing Training for professionals and students to become a Certified Quality Analyst. In QA Training, participants will learn the necessary skills and knowledge in Automation Testing. Additionally, this course will include software testing fundamentals and advanced skills. Students will work on real-world projects and case studies to help them get hands-on experience.
Capping is illegal without BTRC permission, career neutrality violated
Due to the lack of career neutrality in the licensing policy, the service providers of the country's internet service are suffering step by step. For the past one and a half months, they have been sitting at home in lockdown to ensure basic e-services like office, education, medical and shopping to the customers by providing uninterrupted internet connection at the customer level, but now they are in trouble. Broadband internet connection is the lifeblood of this lifeblood.Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) is being used indirectly at the bandwidth supply stage without following due process even in case of emergency. IIG, ITC and NTTN licenses under the same person / institution are being used as a weapon of market exploitation. The result is not just a monopoly business; Consumer rights are being violated. This is because it has been alleged that these companies are using their licenses as muscle power in the name of collecting debts. As well as raising questions about network neutrality, victims are also complaining about the regulatory body's invisible misuse of licensing powers.ISPAB Secretary General Imdadul Haque questioned, “There are six ITC institute in the country, alleging that some are upsetting the market by exploiting the weakness of the policy. Does anyone exist without two ITCs?”He said, “The one who has the transmission is now King. Even if ten others are given IIG licenses, there will be no profit. For which we must give our hand in place of this policy. Only those who have a transmission license can do transmission business. He should not have the ability to have bulk bandwidth like IIG. If there is, the market will not be stable.”He suggested that if there was a complaint from a transmission service provider about the arrears, it should not be considered as a complaint and should lodge a complaint with the ISPB or the BTRC. Without doing so, the disconnection in the ongoing emergency lockdown situation in the country is an obstacle to the implementation of Digital Bangladesh, said the leader of the Internet service providers.Hajjaj Helal, senior assistant director, BTRC's E&I division, said he had not received any complaints from ITCs seeking permission or regulatory permission to disconnect during the ongoing lockdown. No one informed him about it.In such a situation, if anyone has disturbed the market balance by exploiting the policy constraints, the policy will be amended if necessary, said BTRC Chairman Md. Zahurul Haque.Regarding having more licenses from the same organization, he said, “There is a problem when something becomes too much or monopolizes. No one was there when this license was issued. Forced to pay. Now that there are more business opportunities, it will be time to think about it. Not everything can be accepted before starting an organization. Once the man was not found. It happened 5-10 years ago. Then no trader came. I don't understand.”He further said that “in order to take any action, permission must be sought from the regulatory body. (6: 22-6: 23) BTRC permission is required.” But without informing the regulatory body and ignoring the call of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, some companies are desperately trying to disconnect the connection service even in the Corona situation. They say that now that everything is closed, even though usage has increased, their income has decreased. Unable to collect the bill. Even though the banks are not pressuring them to collect the arrears, the more licensed bandwidth merchants are not failing to disconnect the 'Pranavayu' internet connection of Digital Bangladesh.
we are virtually very close in intellectual innovation: Palak
For the first time in the history of the country, a virtual prize distribution was held through the distribution of virtual clapping, handshake, and prize checks. Through this, the name of the late Professor Jamilur Reza Chowdhury has been announced as the Blockchain Olympiad Champion.Although socially far away, we are virtually very close in intellectual innovation: PalakJunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology, said the need fills the gap and gives birth to new innovations. It is true that we are maintaining social distance in Corona, but we are very close to each other in the virtual world through intellectual innovation.State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak made the remarks at the Virtual Awards Ceremony of the Hong Kong Blockchain Olympiad on Sunday. As the chief guest at the event, he announced the name of the champion team Hyperactive Oranges among the 10 winning teams among the participants in the Hong Kong Blockchain Olympiad.He added that the young students of the country can turn any problem into an opportunity from innovative and creative thinking. The country will go a long way if they combine sophisticated technology like blockchain with their innovative and creative thinking and use it in various fields including agriculture, education, health. Hong Kong Blockchain Society President. Lawrence Ma, International Blockchain Society Secretary Gabriel Chan, Information and Communication Technology Secretary NM Ziaul Alam, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Professor. Zafar Iqbal, convener of Blockchair Olympiad Bangladesh and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at BUET. M Kaikobad, Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh Coordinator Habibullah N Karim, LICT Project Director Md. Rezaul Karim, IT-ITES Policy Advisor Sami Ahmed, BASIS President Syed Almas Kabir, and Professor Shibli Rubaiyatul Islam spoke on the occasion.
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Adding new feature "distance-learning facility" to 333: Palak
To bring all the people under the service, the ICT department has also taken initiative to introduce class facility of feature phones. Therefore, new service is being added to 333 toll-free hunting number. A2I (Access to Information) is creating this platform at the initiative of the Ministry of Education. As a result, it will be possible to know the solution of the syllabus by calling in a few days.State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak said this at the inaugural digital press conference of 'Live Corona Test: Viber Bot' service on Saturday (May 2).Viber's Asia Pacific Director Anubhav Nair, ICT Secretary NM Ziaul Alam, Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance (LICT) Project Advisor Sami Ahmed, Viber Corona Bot App Developer MCC CEO spoke at the conference.At present, medical services are being provided by analyzing the condition and condition of more than 4 million people through the communication app, said the state minister for ICT. However, he said that the information is not being published in compliance with the information security policy."We don't stop," said Palak. Not sitting for idle. Every day I am trying to use new innovations for the people of Bangladesh. I am taking one initiative after another to bring all the people under digital service. He further said, “For those who do not have access to internet or TV, we have had a two-and-a-half-hour meeting with the Education Minister, Deputy Minister and Secretaries to conduct the curriculum from 333. It will be possible to launch this service in a few days.”
Meeting to finalize the style of writing domain in Bangla
An online meeting was held on Saturday evening to discuss online public comments on finalizing the practice of writing domains in Bengali in a browser-integrated manner. Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar presided over the 90-minute digital meeting. Brigadier General Mahfuzul Karim Majumder, Director General of B&RC's E&O Division was the coordinator of the meeting.The discussion was attended by Mamun Aur Rashid, Bangla Language Technology Specialist, ICT Department, Mohammad Abdul Haque Anu, Secretary-General, Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum and Hasib Rahman, Chief Technology Engineer, Language Technology Specialists and Professionals Systems.According to meeting sources, ICANN, an international organization, is working on formulating a technical policy for writing Bangla domains. As a result, it will be possible to write domains in Bengali in a browser.In this regard, Mohammad Abdul Haque Anu, Secretary-General of Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum, said that ICANN, through its IDN project, had taken the initiative to formulate a technical policy (LGR or Level Generation Rule) of nine scripts in India, including Bengali, for top-level only. An international panel-NBGP (Neo-Brahmi Generation Panel) with members from Bangladesh drafted the policy for more than two years. According to sources, public comment for the draft is currently underway. Interested people from all walks of life including linguists, technologists, calligraphers and localization experts of the country can observe the technical and practical aspects of the policy and give their views on Bengali LGR by clicking here till May 7.
Agribarta is giving tele-service to the farmers
Agribarta's expert team is providing services from 10 am to 5 pm on any problem related to agriculture, veterinary medicine, fisheries, and livestock sector. Agribarta has formed this team consisting of experienced and skilled experts in the agricultural sector of the country.This information was given in a statement sent by agriculturist Romana Khatun on Saturday. This service has been launched since Saturday.Lockdown is also going on in Bangladesh amidst global stagnation due to coronavirus infection risk. Despite this lockdown situation, farmers, ranchers and fish farmers in Bangladesh has continued their crop production activities to address the food shortage in the country. But they are constantly facing various problems to get agricultural services.Agribarta.com, an agricultural news outlet in the country has announced an expert team to immediately solve the problems of farmers, ranchers, and fishermen. Those interested in any problem-related to agriculture, veterinary medicine, fisheries, and livestock sector are urged to contact on mobile.
PM's grant to Qawmi Madrasa in e-check
Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has provided financial assistance of Taka 8 crore 31 lakh 25 thousand to 6,959 Qawmi Madrasas of the country through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).It has been informed that it has been sent to the concerned authorities from the Prime Minister's Office on the occasion of Holy Ramadan. Of these, 1,780 madrasas in Dhaka division, 1,481 in Chittagong division, 704 in Rajshahi division, 1,011 in Khulna division, 402 in Barisal division, 481 in Sylhet division, 703 in Rangpur division and 397 in Mymensingh division have been provided with the assistance, the source said.
