Facebook, the social media platform owned by Meta in various countries, experienced a sudden outage after 9 pm on Tuesday (March 5). At the same time, Instagram was also not working. However, users can re-enter the account after 10:30 pm. However, cyber security experts have banned some work on Facebook and Messenger.
According to website monitoring company Down Detector’s graph, 352,029 Facebook users reported problems using Facebook between 9:00 p.m. and 9:32 p.m.
Users said that their Facebook ID was suddenly logged out after 9 pm. Not only mobile phone users, Facebook users on computers are also facing the same problem.
When many try to log in again, the password shows up wrong. Some could not log in even after resetting the password. Not being able to log in to Facebook creates anxiety among users.
In a message on Threads around 10 pm, Meta’s CEO asked everyone to wait a few minutes. Around 10:30 PM, the Facebook problem went away. It is working again, but Instagram and Messenger are still not working.
4 lakh 61 thousand 48 users reported sudden log-out from 9:00 PM to 9:53 PM on the website monitoring website Downdetector.
Jennifer Alam, a cyber security analyst, said the problem is happening all over the world. Issues such as account being logged out, two-factor authentication not working, etc.
Cyber security experts have advised users to be aware of some things in this situation. They have banned Facebook users from doing certain things.
They say, now don’t click on forget password on the Facebook page. Facebook app cannot be uninstalled. Also advised not to give two-factor authentication code repeatedly. Also advised not to clear app data.
Internet speed will be slow across the country today
Today, Saturday (March 2) from 7 am to 7 pm internet service will be slow across the country. Internet service will be interrupted for the maintenance of the country’s first submarine cable.
In a press release, Bangladesh Submarine Cables plc has warned the customers about this.
According to the notification, the consortium will carry out maintenance work at the Singapore end of the country’s first submarine cable (C-MI-4) system in Cox’s Bazar. For this work, circuits connected through submarine cables will be partially or completely closed for about 12 hours on Saturday, March 2 from 7 am to 7 pm. As a result, internet customers of BSCPLC may temporarily experience slow internet access or internet service may be interrupted.
However, circuits connected through the country’s second submarine cable (C-MI-5) at Kuakata will continue to operate as usual.
BSCPLC authorities have expressed regret for the temporary inconvenience caused to the customers during the maintenance work.
The total bandwidth usage in the country currently stands at around 5,000 Gbps. More than half of that—about 2,700 Gbps—comes through international terrestrial cable licensees. The remaining 2,300 Gbps bandwidth is provided by BSCPLC through two submarine cables.
In 2006, Bangladesh was connected to the first submarine cable. It provides about 800 Gbps bandwidth. Since the launch of C-ME-5 in 2017, it has provided an additional 1,500 Gbps of bandwidth.
BSCPLC is aiming to provide another 13,200 Gbps bandwidth by 2025 by laying the third submarine cable C-ME-6. In addition, the company is going to spend 3.2 million dollars to increase the capacity of the first submarine cable almost six times to 4 thousand 600 Gbps.
Summit Communications, CDNet Communications, and Metacore Subcom Limited have formed a consortium to lay the country’s first private submarine cable. By 2025, the consortium is aiming to provide 45,000 Gbps bandwidth.
Internet and telephone services will be closed for 72 hours in those areas
Internet and telephone services will be closed for 72 hours in Bogra City, upazilas, and Joypurhat district from 5 pm on February 22 to 5 pm on February 25. The three-storied telephone building of Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) at Satmatha in the city has been declared hazardous by BUET. All the switch room equipment will be shifted from that building. Due to this, internet service will be closed for 72 hours.
During this time, internet services connected to government educational institutions, wireless, and libraries through the project implemented by BTCL in Bogra city, upazilas, and Jaipurhat district will be closed. This service will not be available from 22nd February 5 pm to 5 pm on February 25th.
This has been informed in a notification of the Deputy General Manager (Telecom) Bogra office.
The notification also informed that GPON, Leased Line Internet (LLI), and VPN services are available in this office. Apart from this, the connection provided through telephone (AGW) copper cable will be closed in Bogra city from February 22 to March 3 at 5 pm.
In addition, the company said that it will try its best to complete the work within this announced period.
Internet speed will be increased and prices will be reduced: blink
State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak said, I have already instructed the concerned to increase internet speed and reduce prices in every place within the next 5 months. Also, we are working to ensure every mobile network company guarantees 4-G speeds and affordable broadband connections to homes across the country.
He said these things in response to a question from journalists after the distribution of laptops among women trainees of three districts under the Her Power Project at Feni PTI school grounds on Wednesday (January 31).
Earlier in the speech of the chief guest at the event, State Minister Palak said that there are currently 17 crore people in Bangladesh. Of these, 20 to 25 lakh young people are entering the workforce every year. It is not possible to give jobs to everyone. Not everyone can go abroad. That is why we have to make some arrangements so that financial solvency can be achieved at home.
Pointing out that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has played an effective role in women’s empowerment, the state minister said, Bangabandhu used to say that women’s economic solvency is necessary for women’s empowerment. If you return home after earning, the status increases a lot. At one time dowry system was created as a disease.
No one could solve it. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has succeeded. He gave importance to women’s education and women’s empowerment. Now 60 percent of primary teachers are women. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took this landmark decision in 1996.
Parents are encouraged to educate their children. Later it was seen that the practice of taking dowry was abolished as a primary teacher was found as a housewife. Many such decisions of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have played an effective role in empowering women and giving dignity to women.
State Minister Palak also said that currently 13 crore people are connected to the Internet in Bangladesh. Which was 56 lakhs 15 years ago. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s information and communication technology advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s leadership has revolutionized this number. Earlier there were no IT-dependent employment opportunities in the country. Now there are about 2 million jobs in various fields in IT.
Talking about various initiatives to create IT-dependent youth power in Feni, he said, financing training will be given to girls from 3 pm to 6 pm and boys from 6 pm to 9 pm in every union of the district. There are 114 Sheikh Russell Digital Labs in this district. Another 100 labs will be set up here.
At the end of the speech, the guests handed over laptops to 745 female trainees of Feni, Lakshmipur, and Chandpur under the Har Power Project of the Information and Communication Technology Department.
Feni Deputy Commissioner Shahina Akhtar presided over the function as a special guest on the occasion.
Member of Parliament for Feni-1 Constituency Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim, Member of Parliament for Feni-2 Constituency Nizam Uddin Hazari, Feni Superintendent of Police Zakir Hasan and E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (E-CAB) President Shami. Kaiser. The Director General (Additional Secretary) of the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology gave a welcome speech at the event moderated by Engineer Kazi Tarana, Head of the Department (Projects and Communication) of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology. Mustafa Kamal Officials of various levels of the concerned department were present at this time.
Palak calls on Sweden to invest in IT sector
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak said that Bangladesh and Sweden will work together to implement the Smart Bangladesh vision. He also urged Sweden to invest more in the telecommunications and information technology sectors.
Swedish Ambassador to Dhaka Alexandra Berg von Linde met Palak at the Secretariat on Wednesday (February 7). He made this call to the ambassador in the meeting.
During the meeting, they exchanged views on various issues related to bilateral interests, especially the development of the telecommunication and information technology sectors.
The state minister said that besides other sectors, Sweden’s technology company Ericsson has been making an important contribution to the telecommunication sector of Bangladesh for the past thirty years. He expects that this trend will continue in the future.
He said Prime Minister’s Information and Communication Technology Adviser Sajib Wazed Joy’s advice and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s far-sighted leadership have revolutionized the country’s telecommunication and information technology sector in the last 15 years. Bangladesh has changed with the implementation of the Digital Bangladesh program.
Palak said, using this opportunity of the government’s investment-friendly policy, I am urging Sweden to come forward with more investment in the telecommunication and information technology sector.
The state minister said that Bangladesh and Sweden will work together to implement the Smart Bangladesh vision. This friendship will continue in the future for the benefit of both countries.
He said that along the path of the partnership of the past years, Sweden will cooperate in establishing research and development centers in 20 universities in the next 17 years in addition to the development of Bangladesh’s telecom infrastructure, export of ICT products and services, and increase of investment. Bangladesh-Sweden IT portal will be launched soon for cooperation in the startup sector, and knowledge sharing on 5G technology.
Companies like Ericsson, Spotify, Bluetooth, and Volvo will participate in the official startup summit next July.
Alexandra Berg von Linde said several companies in Sweden are at the forefront of innovation and sustainability in IT and telecoms. Among them, Ericsson will also accompany the implementation of the Smart Bangladesh vision in the continuation of regular cooperation. I think today’s meeting was very constructive and fruitful to further our cooperation.
BTRC Chairman Engineer Mohiuddin Ahmed, Post and Telecommunication Department Additional Secretary Mohammad Golam Sarwar E Kaynat, Startup Bangladesh Managing Director Sami Ahmed, and Hitech Park Authority Managing Director GSM Zafarullah were present at the meeting.
The first lunar eclipse of the year will be on March 25
This year’s first lunar eclipse is happening in March. It will start on March 25. The reception will start at 10:23 AM on that day. It will last until 3:20 PM.
Apart from India, this lunar eclipse will be visible from America, Japan, Russia, Ireland, England, Spain and other places. Besides, this lunar eclipse can also be seen from Bangladesh.
According to various Indian media reports, the lunar eclipse on March 25 cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Incidentally, when the Moon and the Earth are in the same straight line with the Sun during their orbits, the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon. As a result, the Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon. That cosmic event is called a lunar eclipse.
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