The cost of convenience

For any high rise building, lifts are essential tools that save time and effort. But the reality is that very little thought goes into maintaining them on a regular basis. There are multiple recorded incidents of lifts in continued states of disrepair, ultimately leading to injury and death.
23 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Budget offers little for construction sector

The proposed budget for FY2018–19 has not come up with incentives and measures that can give a boost to the construction sector. Professionals in the industry say that they have not seen any measure that can help reduce prices of key construction raw materials.
23 June 2018, 18:00 PM

VAT on internet use to go down

The value-added tax on internet use might be cut by 5 percentage points from the existing 15 percent to meet a longstanding demand of the ICT businesses.
21 June 2018, 18:00 PM

83 per cent television viewers still watch BTV, Inu tells JS

Though there are many private television channels in the country, 83 per cent television viewers still watch Bangladesh Television (BTV), Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu tells Parliament.
21 June 2018, 13:02 PM

Etihad Airways to wind up Bangladesh operations in Oct

Etihad Airways is set to suspend its flights between Abu Dhabi and Dhaka from October 1, making it the fourth airline to suspend operations in Bangladesh in recent times.
14 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Allocation for telecom, ICT declined 6.64 per cent

Allocation for the telecom and ICT ministry declines about 6.64 per cent to 6,064 crore in the proposed budget of 2018-19 fiscal which is placed by Finance Minister MA Muhith at the Jatiya Sangsad.
7 June 2018, 07:09 AM

Opportunities and challenges of tower-sharing licences

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to award telecom tower licences to four companies.
4 June 2018, 18:00 PM

No internet, phone in Motijheel Jun 8-11

Bangladesh’s telecom authority says they will keep landlines and internet off in Dhaka’s commercial hub Motijheel from June 8-11.
4 June 2018, 09:54 AM

Fire at Benapole port burns 12 goods-laden trucks

At least 12 trucks carrying imported goods from India are gutted as a fire breaks out at a truck terminal of Benapole land port in Jessore.
3 June 2018, 07:13 AM
26 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Cement consumption to grow steadily

The future of Bangladesh's cement sector looks strong as the country is urbanising fast on the back of people's improved living standard and increasing purchasing power.
26 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Samsung ordered to pay $533m for copying iPhone design

A federal court jury in the US orders Samsung to pay Apple $533 million for copying iPhone design features in a patent case dating back seven years.
26 May 2018, 04:40 AM

Huawei launches 2018 version of Y3 smartphone

Huawei yesterday launched a new smartphone—Y3 2018 which runs the Go version of Android Oreo (8.1)—for the Bangladesh and global markets.
24 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Record-breaking 100Gbps wireless transmission is a world first

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) in Japan has successfully demonstrated the world's first 100Gbps wireless transmission, using a new technology that already surpasses the upcoming 5G standard. But this new tech, called Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) multiplexing, isn't likely to roll out on a large scale before 2030.
23 May 2018, 06:03 AM

Robi loses Tk 103cr in Q1 of 2018

Robi, the country’s second-largest mobile operator, fails to register profit for the third consecutive quarter, counting net losses of Tk 103 crore in the first quarter of 2018 despite favourable growth in subscriber base and revenue.
22 May 2018, 15:25 PM

Internet slows for undersea cable repair

People in some parts of Bangladesh are experiencing slow internet, because of the ongoing maintenance work in the Chennai portion
21 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Telecom tower business garners huge response

The telecom regulator has so far found 15 parties interested in running Bangladesh's telecom tower business, which is more than triple the number of licences up for grabs.
17 May 2018, 18:00 PM

iPhone users start enjoying 4G in Bangladesh

Nearly around three months after the launch of fourth-generation (4G) mobile internet, the iPhone users have started to enjoy the speedy service as the country code on the Apple handsets is unlocked.
9 May 2018, 07:13 AM

Dhaka stocks fall for fifth session

Stocks fell for the fifth consecutive session yesterday as lower-than-expected dividend declarations by most banks depressed
8 May 2018, 18:00 PM

IMEI database in 3 months

Finding out whether a mobile handset is original or not is a challenge for a buyer in Bangladesh, as there is no valid database of
6 May 2018, 18:00 PM