Housing solutions for coastal areas of Bangladesh

Housing is one's fundamental right as per our constitution. The scenario of housing in Bangladesh in general is not good. And the state of coastal housing is even worse. The extreme poor in particular are in an especially grave condition.
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM

3 Andaman islands to get new names

Indian government has decided to rename three islands in Andaman and Nicobar - Havelock Island to Swaraj Dweep, Neil Island to Shaheed Dweep and Ross Island to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island.
25 December 2018, 07:20 AM

Teletalk finally launches 4G

State-owned mobile operator Teletalk finally launched 4G (fourth generation) mobile data services commercially in the capital, some 10 months behind the market's remaining three private wireless carriers.
17 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Purchasing apps, games made convenient

Mobile phone subscribers can now purchase digital services worth up to Tk 600 a month using his/her balance, a development that is expected to give a boost to local app and game developers.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Tourism booming with economy

Bangladesh's tourism sector has grown with the pace of the country's economic growth in the past decade, as more and more people are having sizeable disposable income.
13 December 2018, 18:00 PM

HC bans mobile call rate hike, call drop charge

The High Court issues a ban on hiking the mobile call rate and charge for call drop from subscribers. The court also directs the government to form a committee to determine the call rate.
13 December 2018, 09:47 AM

InterContinental opens to guests

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, has announced the commencement of commercial operations of InterContinental Dhaka in partnership with state-run Bangladesh Services Limited (BSL).
11 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Banglalink brings 014 number series

Banglalink yesterday announced the introduction of its new number series -- 014.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Moto E5 Plus launched

Handset maker Motorola has recently launched “Moto E5 Plus” in the Bangladesh market.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Mobile data usage rises 46pc on 4G

Data usage through mobile phones got momentum after the roll-out of 4G service in February, with the average consumption hitting the landmark of one gigabyte (1GB).
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM

China green lights first underwater high-speed railway

China green lights a project to build the first underwater bullet train route, reports CNN.
29 November 2018, 09:08 AM

High duty adds to handset prices

People have to spend more to purchase mobile phones in Bangladesh compared to any foreign country because of high import duty, a top official of a leading Chinese handset maker said.
28 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Internet may be cheaper from next month

The government is likely to reduce the value-added tax for the backward linkage of internet service providers to 5 percent with the view to lowering the price of internet for more than 9 crore internet users ahead of the general election.
28 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Handset sales drop

Mobile phone sales dropped in the first nine months of the year, with the industry now bracing itself for a full-year of negative growth -- a first for the sector.
27 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Robi turns a profit after seven quarters

Robi bounced back to profitability in the third quarter of the year after seven straight quarters of losses, helped by the sell-off of its 20 percent stakes in the telecom infrastructure provider edotco Bangladesh.
25 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Efficient logistics key to boosting local trade, global competitiveness

Bangladesh should put in place efficient transport and trade logistics not only to ensure smooth transportation of goods but also to boost the country's competitiveness globally, analysts said.
24 November 2018, 18:00 PM

ALTERNATIVE TO BRICKS

Bricks are rectangular blocks of baked topsoil from agricultural land and are used mainly for building walls and roads. They are also used for making coarse aggregate for concrete in civil engineering structures of some countries including Bangladesh.
24 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Real-time feedback makes hotel guests slash shower power

Providing hotel guests real-time feedback on the power they use in the shower sharply curbs the amount of energy consumed even though they do not pay for it, says a new research.
22 November 2018, 06:11 AM

42,150 SIMs seized for illegal VoIP

Incoming international voice calls dropped 50 percent to 3.5 crore minutes a day in two years thanks to illegal call routing channels,
11 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Novoair opens Kolkata sales office

Novoair last Friday opened a sales office at Chowronghee Mansions, Dr Md Ishaque Road (Kyd Street) in Kolkata, where it operates two daily flights.
11 November 2018, 18:00 PM