Muhammad Zahidul Islam

The number of active user accounts in the mobile financial service industry declined 28.34 percent in the last four months because of

As much as 95 percent of the handsets sold in Bangladesh by the South Korean electronics giant Samsung are assembled in its plant in

The growing demand from rural parts of the country and unbearable traffic in the capital have turned out to be a boon for e-commerce sites ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, with many recording 30 percent higher orders than last Eid.

The telecom regulator is yet to appoint auditors to conduct financial and technical inspection of Banglalink and Airtel’s system even though the formal process has started more than a year and a half ago due to irregularities within the institution itself. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)

The Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) has received proposals from two Singapore-based companies -- SingTel and SigMar -- to establish connection for the country’s third undersea cable.

Solving local problems using homegrown innovations will be key to pulling off major business successes in the digital industry, said a top e-ecommerce expert in the region.

All the local television stations are now ready to get on board the Bangabandhu Satellite – 1 -- one year after its launch.

When people can buy a mobile phone SIM for a few hundred taka tops, a gang with the help of unscrupulous employees of carriers has been selling easy-to-remember phone numbers for as much as Tk 3 lakh.

The financial industry in Bangladesh is increasingly embracing mobile application-based transaction -- a move that is gaining traction and holds the potential not only to make the country a cashless economy but also a card-less one.

Grameenphone subscribers’ minimum call rate is set to increase by 5 paisa a minute to Tk 0.50 as part of restrictions imposed on the operator for being declared a significant market power.

Grameenphone subscribers can brace themselves for higher charges thanks to a set of decisions taken at a telecom division meeting

Dhaka is set to get another ride-hailing option by the end of the month named Drivill that promises at least 10 percent lower fares

Bangladesh's current complex telecom regulatory regime, which has already prevented the sector from achieving its full potential, is

Online shops are now even selling hilsa fish ahead of the Pahela Baishakh, an annual festival that is typically celebrated with a meal centred on the delicacy.

Payments through the mobile financial service platform have trebled in the last one year, in a development that will bring cheer to the

Grameenphone's woes over unpaid dues just got worse, with the government now likely to claim about Tk 800 crore more following

Shopping is set to become even more convenient with the arrival of Deligram, an omni-channel e-commerce company that promises to harness existing corner shops in neighbourhoods to act as their collection points.

The local assembly of handsets by Samsung is already bearing fruit as their quality in some cases is better than the imported ones and the prices are also low, said Muyeedur Rahman, head of mobile at Samsung Mobile Bangladesh.

Local tech giant DataSoft is set to introduce four state-of-the-art Internet of Things devices next month to make people's lives less stressful.

Three more local companies are in the process of rolling out their mobile assembling plants as astute players look to exploit the 14 percentage points of tax benefit being offered to log in higher sales.