Today, March 26, is the Independence Day of Bangladesh, commemorating its declaration of independence from Pakistan in 1971. Parades, political speeches, fairs, concerts, ceremonies and various other events celebrating the history and traditions of Bangladesh will mark the national holiday. And, Bangladesh soon will have more to celebrate!
The first thing I did when the opportunity to write this blog presented itself was to Google National Innovation Day—and what I found made me smile.
National Innovation Day, which is observed annually in the United States every February 16, was created to encourage children and young people to be creative and innovative.
It's no secret that the Internet has become a dangerous place. The privacy of our personal information is threatened by criminals seeking financial gain. Far from victimless, these crimes affect us all. Hackers stole 70 million credit card numbers from a major retailer in a recent data breach. Two million users of popular social networks had their passwords stolen in 2013 by online criminals. Security experts have estimated that up to one out of every three of us has been the victim of some sort of privacy breach.
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