Bangladesh trails behind 14 low, middle income countries in internet usage gender gap
30 July 2020
When it comes to accessing digital services, Bangladeshi women are lagging way behind men with just 16 per cent having access to the internet compared with 33 per cent of the opposite gender, according to a GSMA report published recently.
30 July 2020
Fair Group announces car assembly tie-up with Hyundai
25 July 2020
Fair Technology yesterday announced it has entered into an exclusive partnership with South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai Motors to set up a car assembly plant in Bangladesh within the second half of next year.
25 July 2020
To tighten purse strings, software maker moves office to rural backwater
25 July 2020
Most companies have been put in harm’s way because of the ongoing pandemic, but a local software and mobile application developer stands to benefit from the new normal.
25 July 2020
Digital Bangladesh held back by service delivery bottlenecks: Robi CEO
21 July 2020
There is a very big gap between the reality and vision declared by the government on digitalisation as a huge number of bottlenecks lie behind service delivery processes, said a top executive of a Bangladeshi mobile carrier yesterday.
21 July 2020
Bangladesh lags behind Asia Pacific peers in telecom services: GSMA
8 July 2020
In the digital age, Bangladesh’s mobile telecom market is still dominated by the second generation (2G) services while scenarios in other Asia Pacific countries are quite different and are predominated by 4G services, according to a GSMA report published on Monday.
8 July 2020
A whopping 46 lakh mobile connections vanished amid pandemic
6 July 2020
Mobile phone operators are struggling to retain their active subscribers despite offering lucrative packages, including free minutes, SMS and extra data, as the coronavirus-induced economic downturn has affected all sectors and curtailed people’s income.
6 July 2020
First SMP restrictions come into effect after nine years
30 June 2020
Today will be the first time a restriction will come into effect on Grameenphone since the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) started working on Significant Market Power (SMP) guidelines nine years back to enhance competition and bring balance to the market.
30 June 2020
Japan, the land of rising promise for Bangladesh’s ICT sector
29 June 2020
Japan -- ever at the forefront of science and technology thanks to its culture of intensive mathematics education and reverence for engineers.
29 June 2020
Logistics companies grinning
People’s voracious appetite for shopping and consuming food and beverage from the convenience of one’s home is giving oversize boost to logistics companies, with as many as one lakh deliveries taking place a day.
12 January 2020
FB, Robi drop plan to set up 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots
Facebook and Robi Axiata have recently scrapped a plan to set up about 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots for educational institutions in remote areas by partnering with local internet service providers (ISPs) as the telecom regulator is stalling on giving the go-ahead to the venture.
9 January 2020
Grameenphone’s new run-in with BTRC
Grameenphone has taken delivery of huge volumes of network equipment without obtaining the approval of the telecom regulator -- a move that has run into a grey area on the legal front.
8 January 2020
Local TV channels lose 20pc viewers
It became a habit for Golam Masood, who has been living in Saudi Arabia since the 90s, to tune into Bangladeshi television channels the moment he returned home from work.
5 January 2020
5G, data security to have greatest impact on business
Fifth-generation (5G) mobile service and data security are the two major technologies Bangladeshi companies believe will have the greatest impact on businesses in the next five years, according to a recent international survey.
5 January 2020
ICT Division seeks Tk 50cr for Startup Bangladesh Co
The ICT Division has decided to write to the finance ministry and seek Tk 50 crore for Startup Bangladesh Company Ltd (SBCL) after the government gave its nod to the new company to give a boost to budding businesses.
1 January 2020
BTRC for 65pc cuts in int’l call rate
The telecom regulator is set to recommend slash in international incoming voice call rate by 65.71 percent to $0.006 a minute in the face of fast shrinking earnings from the segment in recent years.
30 December 2019
Govt blocks mobile signals in border areas
The government has directed mobile phone carriers to block their signals up to a kilometre from the borders.
29 December 2019
Telephone Shilpa Sangstha stages a comeback
Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (TSS) managed to sell 13,825 units of its DOEL-branded laptops in fiscal 2018-19 as the once promising state-owned computer assembler makes a spirited fight for survival.
26 December 2019
Telecom tussle erodes trust
The outgoing 2019 would go down as one of the most challenging years for Bangladesh’s telecom industry, weighed down by the ongoing tussle between the regulator and two operators as well as slump in growth in mobile and internet connections.
25 December 2019
Rohingyas Using Mobiles: 2.94 lakh SIMs to be blocked
The government is set to block a few lakh mobile connections that are currently being used in Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar as it ramps up its efforts to crack down on criminal activities by a section of the refugee population.
24 December 2019
BTCL falls from grace
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited’s revenue slumped 22.23 percent to Tk 886.81 crore last fiscal year, in yet another emblem of the steady decline of the once hugely profitable state-owned enterprise.
21 December 2019
Facebook has no plan to open office in Bangladesh now
FACEBOOK has no plan to set up office in Bangladesh at the moment and is rather pleased to serve the country through regional offices, said a senior official of the social media giant, dealing a blow to a government push that aims to persuade it to establish local presence.
19 December 2019
Musical chair at BTCL
Nineteen managing directors have adorned the top position at the state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Ltd in its life of 11 years.
18 December 2019
E-commerce sales to reach $3b in 4 years
Bangladesh’s e-commerce market stands at $1.6 billion currently and will double to $3 billion by 2023 on the back of a digital foundation laid down by the government and a young and tech-savvy population, a German research firm said recently.
16 December 2019
HC okays BTRC move to restrict GP
The High Court yesterday cleared the way for the telecom regulator to declare Grameenphone as a significant market power (SMP) and the restrictions it imposed on the country’s leading mobile phone operator.
15 December 2019
Telecom sector’s revenue to cross $5b by 2023
The telecommunication industry’s revenue will grow by 34 percent in the next five years to $5.08 billion from $3.8 billion at present, on the back of expanding user base and wide range of services, said the USAID in a new study.
14 December 2019
Facebook to stand by small businesses
Facebook yesterday said one of its main goals is to support growing businesses, especially small entrepreneurs who are selling products and services in a limited way but have the potential to hit the global market.
9 December 2019
Internet service providers seek 5G licence
The Internet Service Providers Association Bangladesh (ISPAB) is seeking fifth-generation licence to provide low-cost service to users as the government plans to introduce the superfast cellular network technology within two years.
5 December 2019
Bandwidth export to India grinds to a halt
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecommunication carrier, is struggling to afford importing internet bandwidth from Bangladesh and will suspend its deal with the country in February after four years of doing business.
3 December 2019