Teletalk's revenue shrinks 28pc

Teletalk's revenue in fiscal 2016-17 shrank about 28 percent year-on-year to Tk 710 crore -- the lowest in three years.
17 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Banglalink fined Tk 17cr for illegal towers

Banglalink is set to be slapped with a Tk 17 crore fine for establishing 109 mobile towers in the border areas without the telecom regulator's prior consent.
17 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Banglalink's revenue hits eight-quarter low

Banglalink's revenue fell 2.99 percent year-on-year to Tk 1,195.12 crore in the April-June quarter, which is also the lowest in the last eight quarters.
14 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Unwanted offers irk mobile phone users

Jamir Uddin, a young grocer in the capital's Mohammadpur, recently received a short message on his mobile phone which reads: “If you want to enjoy a hot video of a Bollywood couple, press 1.”
12 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Exports bounce back in July

Export earnings in July soared 26.54 percent to $3.2 billion, marking a strong rebound after lacklustre performance in the fiscal year that concluded in June.
9 August 2017, 18:00 PM

GP calls for consultation before 4G auction

Grameenphone has urged the government to organise a consultation meeting with mobile operators ahead of the spectrum auction for 4G service, saying still there are lots of unaddressed issues.
8 August 2017, 18:00 PM

BTRC brings cheer for telcos ahead of 4G rollout

The mobile operators were given a boost ahead of their planned 4G rollout after the government decided to slash the licence fee and other charges along with loosening other terms and conditions.
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Top 10 most expensive beaches in the US

Here is the list of top ten most expensive beaches in the US.
27 July 2017, 12:49 PM

Keep prices of essentials under control: Tofail to DCs

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed gives instruction to the deputy commissioners (DCs) to work sincerely for keeping prices of daily essentials within the purchasing capability of consumers across the country.
26 July 2017, 06:58 AM

Citycell gets another lease of life

The Supreme Court yesterday instructed the telecom regulator to return Citycell's spectrum in yet another twist to the operator's scrap for survival.
25 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Citycell gets its frequency back

Bangladesh’s first mobile phone operator Citycell secures permission from the Supreme Court to get back its frequency, an order that has to be implemented by 24 hours.
25 July 2017, 07:48 AM

BTRC invites applications for mobile number portability licence

The telecom regulator yesterday invited applications for the much-awaited auction for mobile number portability
24 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Citycell's demise a formality away

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who also heads the posts, telecommunications and information technology ministry,
22 July 2017, 18:00 PM

BTRC gives final approval to Robi-Airtel merger

Robi has received the final approval from the telecom regulator on its merger with Airtel – a development that has made the new entity the second largest mobile phone operator in Bangladesh.
20 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Telcos to spend Tk 22,600cr on 4G services

Private mobile operators are seeing no way of getting back within the first three years a “substantial” return of the over Tk 22,600 crore they will need to invest to roll out 4G services in Bangladesh.
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Operators add 1.74cr new users in 9 months

Mobile phone operators added 1.74 crore new connections in the nine months to May this year.
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Regulator wants a new mobile operator

With two mobile phone operators having merged and another shutting down, the telecom regulator plans to welcome a new player
6 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Thailand leads the pack for Asia's abused tourist elephants

Twice as many elephants work in Thailand's tourism industry as the rest of Asia combined, with the vast majority kept in "severely inadequate conditions", a new report reveals.
6 July 2017, 14:19 PM

Indian PM Modi's tea stall to become tourist shrine

Now it is rusting hulk in a small town railway station, but Indian authorities want the stall where Prime Minister Narendra Modi sold tea with his father to become a global tourist magnet.
5 July 2017, 09:23 AM

Don't look down: Glass bottom skywalk thrills in China

Suspended more than 120 metres (400 feet) above a gaping chasm, the world's longest cantilevered glass skywalk is delighting and terrifying visitors in China.
5 July 2017, 08:17 AM