The telecom regulator’s restrictions on Grameenphone will remain in effect as the High Court has dropped from its hearing list a writ petition filed by the country’s leading mobile operator in this connection.

The country’s earnings from garment export in the outgoing 2019-20 fiscal year declined to 27.83 billion USD – an 18.45 percent decline compared to the previous fiscal year.

Grameenphone has filed a writ petition with the High Court, challenging legality of BTRC’s decision that imposed two new restrictions on the country’s leading mobile operator.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed continuation of 1 percent additional cash incentive for the country’s garment export in 2020-21 fiscal year too, considering the economic fallout from Covid-19 pandemic.

Real estate companies have urged the government to allow black money to be invested in the housing sector through the upcoming budget without prying into the sources as it would help the vulnerable industry survive the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

As connectivity through digitalisation has proven worthwhile in keeping socio-economic activities up and running even during the pandemic, entire Bangladesh is running after innovation in this area, said Yasir Azman, chief executive officer of Grameenphone.

Bangladesh yesterday rolled out a contact tracing app on a trial basis to warn users if they have been near someone who later tested positive for the coronavirus and suggest the next course of actions in a bid to flatten the curve on the rogue pathogen.

Clothing manufacturers in India have asked the government to impose more duty on import of clothing items, especially from Bangladesh, to save their domestic industry.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has been engaging different international rights groups to ensure that international retailers and brands pay local suppliers.

The Covid-19-induced nationwide lockdown and a much cleaner Yamuna river have ensured that the Taj Mahal in India’s Agra is free from swarms of insects for the first time in five years, an official of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has said.

The number of active internet connections in Bangladesh has crossed the landmark of 10 crore following a surge by 32.69 lakh in March, according to statistics published by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

Robi declares 33GB free data for the next six months to their 27,000 customers who are doctors and registered with the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

In an unprecedented move, the country’s second largest mobile operator yesterday blew off its pent-up resentment against the market leader over its offer of free voice call minutes and bonus data packs on humanitarian grounds during the pandemic.

Ready-mix concrete (RMC) is produced at batching plants as per specifications of concrete and then transferred to the project sites.

Grameenphone is going to organise the country’s first ever online annual general meeting (AGM) Tuesday morning.

It’s never easy to buy or sell a home -- even in the best market conditions, said Peter Lane Taylor, a contributor to Forbes, in an article on Sunday. And in the current purgatory climate, it’s become nearly impossible.

Mobile phone operators have asked the telecom regulator to allocate some spectrum for free for the time being, reasoning that their network had become busier for a surge in data use amid the novel coronavirus-induced ongoing lockdown.

People are taking more digital services now than during other times amid the government-declared general holiday, Mahatab Uddin Ahmed, chief executive officer (CEO) of Robi, says during a Facebook live session.

Bangladesh’s construction sector is set to face challenging times because of the coronavirus pandemic as it would slow down the economy, disrupt development activities and put workers out of jobs.

Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) complains that the staff of mobile and internet service providers are facing restrictions from the law enforcement agencies at different places across the country.