1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (151+ words) The Business Standard An international investigation has uncovered a 532-member WhatsApp group called "Traders of Greater Europe", allegedly used to facilitate a vast hawala cash-transfer network. With more than 82,000 messages, the network handled transactions above €5,000 and was linked in the…...

2+ day, 11+ min ago   (413+ words) Sunday August 30, 2026 The arrested couple was identified as 25-year-old Mohammad Sahil and his 21-year-old wife Sameera. Police said Sahil, an Indira Gandhi National Open University graduate, worked with a lawyer and planned to pursue a law course. In June 2022, he…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (507+ words) Saturday August 29, 2026 The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it was suing the Discord messaging platform for nearly $100 million in damages over its alleged failure to protect children from harmful content and demanded it adopt stronger safeguards. Brazil's National Data Protection…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (981+ words) Saturday August 29, 2026 Meta Platforms will pay up to $18 billion and strictly limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram under a sweeping agreement with nearly all US ​states to resolve claims it designed those social media platforms to addict children. The…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (865+ words) Whenever data sovereignty comes up in Bangladesh, the conversation seems to reach the same conclusion: keep the data inside the country. It sounds sensible. If the servers are here, the data is here, and therefore we have control over it....

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (447+ words) Wednesday August 26, 2026 A button phone in one hand, a smartphone in the other — two devices representing two very different eras of mobile communication. Bangladesh is now preparing for a major shift as the government plans to bring around 7 crore feature-phone…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (282+ words) Tuesday August 25, 2026 Honor recorded 9% year-on-year growth in global smartphone shipments in the first half of 2026 despite a downturn in the broader market. The figures were based on data from market research firms International Data Corporation and Omdia, according to a…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (308+ words) Monday August 24, 2026 The government has withheld clearance for two vessels hired to install Bangladesh's first privately funded submarine cable, preventing them from entering the country's territorial waters and further delaying the project amid regulatory hurdles. The Posts and Telecommunications Division…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (357+ words) Sunday August 23, 2026 Mobile phone brand helio has launched the helio 62 smartphone in Bangladesh, featuring a 7,000mAh battery, 120Hz display, 6GB RAM and Android 16. Priced at Tk18,999, the smartphone will be available nationwide through helio's authorised retail partners, according to a press release. The helio…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (438+ words) Someone posts a Story you actually want to keep. A friend's announcement, a recipe walked through step by step, a clip of your nephew doing something ridiculous. You watch it, you move on, and by tomorrow it is gone. Facebook…...