WinTK Editorial Desk
Technology updates, digital policy coverage, and practical ICT insights shaping Bangladesh today.
SolarWinds hit 18,000 organizations through a trusted software update. Bangladesh's 200-website National Data Center faces the same supply chain risk — and its defenses aren't ready yet.
North Korea's Lazarus Group stole $81 million from Bangladesh Bank in 2016 — and is still active. In 2025, Bangladesh has 132 million internet users, a new Cyber Security Ordinance, and serious structural gaps in its digital defenses.
Bangladesh signed drone factory deals with China and Turkey, drafted a National AI Policy 2026-2030, and ordered Eurofighter jets — all in one year. The technology transformation is real. The governance framework to manage it is not yet ready.
As 11 EU countries ban Huawei and Canada joins Western allies in restricting 5G Chinese equipment, Bangladesh finally launched commercial 5G in September 2025 — with Huawei as a partner. How should Bangladesh navigate the global telecom wars while building the digital infrastructure it urgently need
From France's €25M iPhone throttling fine to the EU's €500M DMA penalty in 2025, Apple's regulatory reckoning reveals what consumer protection in digital markets looks like — and what Bangladesh's booming $7.5B e-commerce sector urgently needs.
Bangladesh ranks 13th globally for crypto adoption despite a decade-long ban — with 3.1 million wallet holders. As Pakistan legalises crypto and India leads the Chainalysis index at #1, Bangladesh's prohibition is increasingly anomalous.
The EU fined Google $3.45 billion in September 2025 for adtech abuses. For Bangladesh's $7.5 billion e-commerce market, the global big tech regulation shift is no distant concern.
Frances Haugen's 2021 disclosures proved Facebook knowingly amplified harm for profit. With 72 million users, Bangladesh bears the consequences of a platform with no real accountability framework.
Bangladesh has over 40 million young internet users and is one of TikTok's ten largest markets globally — with no digital safety law and a track record of ineffective bans.
Bangladesh became the 57th country in space in 2018 — and then watched its $248M satellite lose money while Starlink arrived in 2025. The story of Bangladesh Satellite-1, the second satellite decision, and what a $613B global space economy means for a country building real capacity from scratch.
Bitcoin hit an all-time high above $123,000 in 2025 while Bangladesh's crypto ban remained firmly in place — yet the country ranks 13th globally in crypto usage. For Bangladesh's 3.1 million crypto users, the bull cycle raised high stakes in a legal grey zone.
With 43 million users and 18% annual growth, Bangladesh's YouTube ecosystem is booming — but creators navigate algorithmic moderation built for Western markets, a Digital Security Act legacy of self-censorship, and a government that shut down the internet for 22 days in 2024.