Ctg port gets 5G spectrum for smart port trial
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The internet regulator has granted the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) temporary access to 20 MHz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band to test a private 5G network aimed at transforming the Chattogram seaport into a smart port.
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
BTRC to auction more lower-band spectrum
3 June 2026, 00:00 AM
It is expected to strengthen network coverage in both urban and rural areas
3 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Tk 300 SIM tax may be scrapped
2 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The government is likely to scrap taxes on new SIM cards and SIM replacements entirely in the upcoming budget, a move aimed at making mobile services more affordable for low-income people who do not currently own a handset, according to finance ministry officials.
2 June 2026, 00:00 AM
RFL bets on telecom equipment after phone push
1 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Just four years after entering mobile phone manufacturing, RFL is now expanding into local production of telecom service-related equipment, including routers and vehicle tracking devices (VTDs), under its Proton brand.
1 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Regulator lifts BTCL int’l call cap despite Tk 1,106cr dues
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The telecom regulator has lifted the cap on international incoming calls for state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), even as the company owes Tk 1,106 crore in unpaid revenue from that same service.
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Mobile service quality Test: Tk 21cr spent, no final report yet
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Four years after spending 1.5 million Euro (Tk 21.4 crore in yesterday’s rate) on a sophisticated mobile network testing system, the telecom regulator has yet to publish a final report on the quality of services (QoS) provided by the country’s mobile operators.
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Less than 3% of manufacturing units use computers
21 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Fewer than 3 percent of manufacturing units in Bangladesh use computers or information technology (IT) in their production work, according to the latest Economic Census 2024.
21 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangla Phone gets govt nod for NTTN licence
18 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The government has approved a Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) licence for Bangla Phone, marking the first major telecom infrastructure licence approval since the formation of the new government. The company’s earlier bid was rejected by the interim government.
18 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Blessing in trying times: OBHAI’s dedicated home-hospitals runs
Nazim Ahmed, a retired banker residing in the capital’s Mohakhali DOHS, was mired in consternation last week when he realised his daughter was showing major COVID-19 symptoms: fever, dry cough, fatigue, sore throat and body ache.
1 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Now Berger Paints will make hand sanitiser
There is a gold rush to be found in the hand sanitiser market now, it seems. Or else, nothing explains the entry of Berger Paints Bangladesh into this domain, which is so far removed from its bread-and-butter of decorative paint.
30 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Spotlight shifts to fairness product market as Unilever rechristens its Fair & Lovely brand
Equating fairness with beauty has been an agelong practice in the Indian subcontinent and much of Asia, one which spawned an immensely booming market for skin lightening creams and perpetuated the myth further with their advertisements.
25 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh among top three Asian nations promoting green financing
Green financing is rapidly gaining traction in the Bangladesh market thanks to the country’s specific focus on issuing green loans, according to an International Finance Corporation (IFC) report.
23 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Buying ad space on Facebook just became easier for Bangladeshi firms
That we are a nation obsessed with the social media platform Facebook is a foregone conclusion.
22 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Visa to finally set up shop in Bangladesh as cashless transactions gain momentum
Coronavirus has transformed people’s everyday life significantly. Transactions and spending have overwhelmingly been altered by the disease, which is lethal and highly contagious.
17 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Parcel delivery arena heats up as Uber makes its grand entry
Uber seemed to have had another trick up its sleeve when it announced last month that it was shutting down its highly popular food delivery arm, Uber Eats, in Bangladesh from June 2.
16 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi skincare brand now selling on Amazon US
Local organic skincare product brand Skin Café has ventured into the foreign territory after it got the nod to list its products on the Amazon US site, a development that can be viewed as a trailblazing moment for a Bangladeshi company.
13 June 2020, 18:00 PM
A ray of hope for the jobless
April was undeniably the worst-ever month for Amena Akter, a second year honours student of a college in Dhaka.
10 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Shohoz’s crowning glory
Corona Tracer BD, a contact tracing app that warns users if they are near someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, is off to a good start as individuals are increasingly downloading the solution to keep the contagion at bay.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Uber fixing host of safety measures of its own as it waits to motor riders again
With technological innovations and precautionary measures to contain the novel coronavirus, Uber is confident about providing safe travel to passengers as the top global ridesharing platform looks to resume operations in Bangladesh.
6 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Why can’t ride-sharing services ply the roads when everyone else can?
After passing nervous two months thanks to the countrywide general shutdown, hitting the Dhaka streets again has become a compelling need for Md Belal Hossain, who drives a car under a ridesharing service.
2 June 2020, 18:00 PM
An EBL account can now be opened in just two minutes
Eastern Bank (EBL) yesterday rolled out the electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) system to allow account-opening without filling in any documents, in a bid to help clients maintain the maximum level of social-distancing during the ongoing pandemic.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM
This has been the most depressing Eid for clothing brands
With butterflies in their stomachs, a host of clothing brands took up their shutters after one-and-a-half months after the government allowed them to reopen ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, their biggest sales season that rakes in one-third their total annual sales.
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Work from home taking a toll
When the multinational company Shaker Hossain introduced work from home option from the third week of March, just as the rogue coronavirus was gaining a foothold in the country, he was beside himself with relief.
11 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Restaurants’ iftar season salvaged by food delivery platforms
In recent years, Dhaka was developing an eating-out culture for iftar and sehri, like in the cosmopolitan cities in the Middle East and Southeast Asia,
2 May 2020, 18:00 PM
No thirst for soft drinks even amidst hot spell
The soft drinks industry has been pounded by the outbreak of coronavirus in Bangladesh at a time when it typically enjoys mounting sales for the rise in mercury.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Out of work and tips, restaurant workers fighting the crisis alone
Thousands of restaurant workers in Dhaka and across the country are set to get no salaries for April as the shuttered establishments have either laid them off or sent them on leave without pay amid the coronavirus outbreak.
20 April 2020, 18:00 PM
And their workers join the frontline
Much of the workplace in Bangladesh has shut down, sending millions of employees home to wait out the coronavirus pandemic.
15 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Grooming industry in an anxious wait
The existential question confronting many right now: how do you look put together when even simple grooming could spread the virus?
30 March 2020, 18:00 PM