Mahmudul Hasan

After more than a decade of steady growth, Bangladesh’s semiconductor sector is preparing for what industry leaders describe as its biggest push yet, backed by coordinated government policy, tax incentives and renewed efforts to expand globally.

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has approved a stricter methodology for drive tests to assess the quality of service (QoS) provided by mobile operators to subscribers, aiming to strengthen consumer protection and make network evaluations more accurate.

The telecom regulator has upheld a Tk 3 crore administrative fine on Summit Communications Ltd, the country’s largest telecom infrastructure operator, after concluding it engaged in discriminatory bandwidth pricing.

Bangladesh has emerged from successive economic shocks with remarkable resilience and is now well placed to benefit from a gradual recovery in global demand, according to HSBC Chief Asia Economist Frederic Neumann.

The approval is expected to position Bangladesh as a potential regional connectivity hub

Bangladesh has approved a landmark proposal allowing Starlink to export International Private Leased Circuit (IPLC) links to carry unfiltered internet traffic from the country to neighbouring nations, marking the first time the government has formally permitted such an arrangement for a satellite internet provider

Mobile phone ownership, however, recorded a marginal dip

However, mobile phone ownership recorded a marginal dip