Govt to focus on ICT as foundation for future growth
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From economic growth to artificial intelligence adoption, the new government views telecom and ICT as the foundation for Bangladesh’s development over the next three decades, according to Prime Minister’s Adviser Rehan Asad.
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Telcos seek priority fuel supply amid concerns
10 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Mobile operators have urged the government to ensure priority fuel supply and stable electricity for telecom infrastructure, warning that any possible shortages could disrupt nationwide connectivity.
10 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Govt keeps NTMC for another year
1 March 2026, 02:49 AM
The home ministry has decided to allow the National Telecommunications Monitoring Centre (NTMC) to continue operating for another year, even though the previous interim administration had moved to abolish the much-criticised surveillance agency.
1 March 2026, 02:49 AM
Mobile subscribers see slight dip in 2025
27 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh’s telecom sector recorded a slight fall in total mobile phone subscribers in December 2025 compared with the same period a year earlier, due mainly to a drop in active connections after new limits on SIM ownership per individual.
27 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Legal fights heat up in telecom sector
19 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Corporate rivalry in Bangladesh’s telecom sector is nothing new. Operators have long competed fiercely on price, network quality, and subscriber acquisition. But 2025 saw that rivalry erupt not through marketing campaigns, but through formal complaints, regulatory challenges, and court petitions.
19 February 2026, 00:00 AM
IT exports up 14% in Jul-Nov on AI-driven demand
18 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh’s information technology (IT) exports grew 13.54 percent in the first five months of fiscal year 2025-26, buoyed by accelerating global artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and the widening digitalisation of services, according to government data.
18 February 2026, 00:00 AM
700 MHz BAND / Teletalk to get spectrum despite Tk 5,500cr dues
16 February 2026, 00:00 AM
The government has directed the telecom regulator to allocate a majority share of the remaining 700 MHz spectrum to state-owned operator Teletalk Bangladesh, despite the company having more than Tk 5,500 crore in unpaid spectrum fees and other liabilities.
16 February 2026, 00:00 AM
BTRC to seek govt nod for Starlink’s bandwidth export
15 February 2026, 00:47 AM
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), the country’s internet regulator, is taking a cautious approach to Starlink Services Bangladesh Ltd’s proposal to export unfiltered internet bandwidth to neighbouring countries via local cable providers, and will seek the government’s opinion before approval.
15 February 2026, 00:47 AM
Chaldal on expansion spree
Local online grocery store Chaldal is expanding at a faster clip outside of Dhaka to cater to customers who have become habituated with digital shopping throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
30 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Despite IMF warning, Govt plans to borrow $313m from forex reserves for power transmission project
The government plans to use the country’s foreign currency reserves to implement a $370.96 million power transmission project, ignoring warning from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Reprioritise spending, bring financial reforms: IMF suggests better use of public money
The government should reprioritise spending, take steps to reduce corruption and initiate financial sector reforms for better use of public money with a view to overcoming challenges brought on by the pandemic, suggests the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Prepaid Gas Meters: Perks aplenty but installation slow
The installation of prepaid gas meters is going on at a snail’s pace even though the system comes with many perks, including cuts in customers’ cost and a reduction in gas wastage.
16 January 2022, 18:00 PM
'Selling like hot cakes': Estimated size of cake, pastry market app Tk 400cr
Cake sales in Bangladesh are growing at a faster pace, driven by changing taste and consumption while celebrating various occasions.
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Foreign aid use target to remain unchanged
The government plans to keep its foreign aid use target unchanged in the next fiscal year compared to the current fiscal year owing to lower utilisation of development allocations and projected reduced spending related to the pandemic, especially for vaccination.
11 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Rising inflation eats up wage gains
Wages have ticked up in Bangladesh in recent months, but rising inflation, fueled by internal and external factors, has eroded the gains for the workers in various sectors.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM
JV to invest $100m in hi-tech park
Bangladesh Cards Ltd, a joint venture between Japanese, Australian and Bangladeshi investors, is going to invest $100 million in a local hi-tech park to manufacture high-end technology products, including smart cards and specialised security items, to cater to the growing domestic and international markets.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Non-food inflation: a runaway train
Non-food inflation has been unbridled since the government hiked diesel and kerosene prices two months ago, touching 7 per cent in December, a six-year high, pounding consumers.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Mobile money booms, empowers unbanked
Mobile financial services, seen as a means of poverty alleviation and financial inclusion, fared well in 2021 in Bangladesh thanks to adaptation of the people to digital transactions amid the coronavirus pandemic,
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM
New year, old problems: Project revisions at 1st Ecnec meeting of 2022 despite PM’s directive
Old problems greet the Prime Minister-led Executive Committee of the National Economic Council when it convenes today for its first meeting for 2022: applications for project revisions.
3 January 2022, 18:00 PM
E-commerce’s New Year resolution: Regain customer trust
Regaining customers’ trust will be the major challenge for Bangladesh’s e-commerce sector in this new year of 2022.
3 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Energy price hike pushes up inflation
Consumers in Bangladesh were squeezed further in November as inflation kept rising, driven mainly by non-food inflation as the impacts of last month’s hike of diesel and kerosene prices are taking a hold.
26 December 2021, 18:25 PM
Energy price hike pushes up inflation
Consumers in Bangladesh were squeezed further in November as inflation kept rising, driven mainly by non-food inflation as the impacts of last month’s hike of diesel and kerosene prices are taking a hold.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Budget outlay to see marginal cut
The budget for the current fiscal year is set to be slashed by 1.6 per cent in the revised one because of lower development expenditure, with the cut being marginal for healthy revenue collection and higher subsidy spending.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Yuletide spirit comes to town
With Christmas just around the corner, upscale hotels are organising parties, restaurants are floating various offers and shops are stocking up on festive products ahead of the biggest religious festival for the Christian community.
19 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh scales up might in mobile manufacturing
Just after completing his diploma in electronics from Magura Polytechnic Institute in 2019, Abdullah Al Noman got a job offer from Anira International Ltd, a local handset manufacturer. And he now works as a mobile assembly engineer for the company at its plant in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon.
18 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Loans at your fingertips
Borrowing loans has now become super easy for about a third of the population in Bangladesh thanks to bKash and City Bank as they have joined hands to roll out digital loans that are spreading around the world.
15 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Seaweed farming gains traction
If people visit Reju Khal, a hill stream that flows through the southern part of Cox’s Bazar district and into the Bay of Bengal, they would see long queues of bamboo poles along the waterway.
15 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Gig workers underpaid
Workers at ride-sharing and food delivery platforms in Bangladesh often work in dangerous condition and face high levels of insecurity and their income falls short of the living wage threshold, found a new study.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM