আমাদের সময়কার এসএসসি বা এইচএসসি পরীক্ষার কথা হয়ত এখনকার জিপিএ ৫ পাওয়া ছেলে মেয়েরা কখনো অনুভব করতে পারবে না। আবার আমাদের আগের প্রজন্ম যারা ছিল - তারা ও বুঝতে পারবে না। কেননা ৫০০০ MCQ মুখস্ত করে ৫০০ নম্বর তুলে ফেলতে পারত তারা। আমরা ছিলাম এমন একটা শিক্ষা ব্যবস্থার সময় - যখন ছিল সত্যিকারের মেধা যাচাই…
Continue readingWhat is BDIX and what are the benefits of it?
BDIX is an IXP (Junction) where ISPs and other data service providers gets connected among themselves. It was established in 2004. It is a not-for-profit venture of the Sustainable Development Networking Foundation (SDNF) Bangladesh. Why BDIX? Internet Service providers used to get bandwidth from various upstream providers from various part of the world through- Submarine cable, VSAT, MicroWave…
Continue readingGHOST vulnerability in Linux distributions and its Solution
A GNU C Library (glibc) vulnerability - termed as "GHOST Vulnerability" was announced to general public on 27 January 2015 - after a Cloud research company Qualys discovered this major security vulnerability. This vulnerability enables hackers to remotely take control of systems without even knowing any system IDs or passwords. How to Quickly Identify if your…
Continue readingFacebook temporarily unavailable – January 27, 2015
Facebook was unavailable for about an hour today. Not sure what happened but this is what I found when I tried to browse FACEBOOK.COM UPDATE: From further search on this issue I came to know that the famous Lizard Squad (Black Hat Hacking Group) is responsible for the Facebook down issue. A huge DOS attack…
Continue readingViber – WhatsApp back in service in Bangladesh
Good News! - Viber, WhatsApp, Line, Tango etc have been Unblocked. These were blocked few days back on the ground of security issues. I checked this morning and all of these were working perfectly. This has happened when people were fearing ban on Facebook on same excuse.
Continue readingFree Joomla.com Subdomain
GRAB YOUR JOOMLA SUBDOMAIN - BEFORE OTHERS TAKE IT AWAY. Like wordpress - Joomla.com is now offering subdomain. You can open your joomla.com subdomain with just 1 step - signup process. This is indeed a great initiative by joomla. It will help the beginners to learn Joomla on realtime hosted environment. However, if you signup…
Continue readingHindi movies in Bangladeshi Theatres and multiplexes
Hindi Movies will be screened in Bangladeshi theatres soon. Government has lifted the ban on screening Hindi cinema in Bangladesh. Prabhu Deva Directed Salman Khan's Movie "WANTED" will be the first movie to be shown in Bangladeshi Cinema Halls. The screening may start right from next friday if the censor board permits. Three more movies…
Continue readingWhatsApp, Line and MyPeople Blocked in Bangladesh
Three more instant messaging and Internet calling software got blocked in Bangladesh - just one day after blocking another popular program Viber. From an unconfirmed source - I could learn that these are blocked till 21st January with an excuse of security concern. Although officials said these will be unblocked by 21st January - but…
Continue readingBTRC Website Hacked in protest of blocking Viber and other similar services
A group of Bangladeshi hackers have hacked the website of BTRC. They did put a logo of theirs' in BTRC website homepage. BTRC probably taken the site down immediately. The website www.btrc.gov.bd is still down ( 1am 19-01-2015). It has been referred from an unconfirmed source that - the hacking has taken place in protest…
Continue readingViber and similar Instant messaging services are blocked in Bangladesh
The Government of Bangladesh has blocked Viber and similar popular instant messaging and Internet calling services in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has sent a letter to all the mobile operators and International Internet Gateway (IIG) providers to shut the services of these services. While most of the users of Mobile operators are unable…
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