Govt links 12,000 institutions to broadband
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BSEC approves Desco’s Tk 45.9 crore preference shares
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Banks’ bad loans surpass Tk 6 lakh crore again
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BB pushes for passage of two banking laws
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Bangladesh's exports rise 5.43% in July-August
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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

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

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

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

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

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

Regulator to offer 3 licences to run mobile towers

The telecom regulator has decided to award three licences to manage mobile towers in Bangladesh and separate telecom business
4 July 2017

Exporters count losses for EU air cargo ban

Exporters are facing extreme difficulties in shipping their goods to the European Union due to a ban on direct cargo flights from Dhaka to the 28-nation bloc.
29 June 2017

Tourist destination: 4 waterfalls of Mirsharai

Even two years ago the Napittyachora village in Mirsharai upazila of Chittagong was rarely visited by outsiders. But now, several hundred tourists pay their visit on a daily basis.
27 June 2017

Thailand top milk exporter, India top producer in Asia

India is the world's largest milk producer, with 18 percent of global production, followed by the US and China. But when it comes to milk export, Thailand is the largest milk exporter in Asia.
24 June 2017

Robi fined Tk 2.5 lakh for deceiving subscriber

Mobile phone operator Robi has paid a Tk 2.5 lakh fine for deceiving a subscriber in Khulna.
21 June 2017

6 mobile operators pay Tk 855cr revenue

The government has earned Taka 855 crore as revenue from the six mobile phone operator companies during fiscal 2016-17, State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim tells parliament.
20 June 2017

Malaysia to impose tourism tax

The Malaysian government is going ahead with its tourism tax to be imposed from July 1.
17 June 2017

US has trade deficits with most Asian partners

The US imports more from Asian countries than it exports and as per available data the US runs trade deficits with most of Asian countries except Singapore. The US has trade surplus of $8 billion with Singapore.
17 June 2017

SIM card sales suspended for 18hrs today

Sales or replacement of SIM cards will remain suspended for 18 hours from 8pm today as the telecom regulator will update its central biometric verification monitoring system during the period.
14 June 2017

BTRC calls for termination of Citycell's licence

The telecom regulator has decided to cancel the licence of Citycell, which has been out of operation since October last year, and place its spectrum in the forthcoming auction.
12 June 2017

Qatar crisis: Indonesia may lose 50,000 tourists

The Indonesian government is predicting that the recent severing of ties between several Arab countries and Qatar would deal a blow to the archipelago’s tourism industry, with 50,000 expected tourists not showing up because of the crisis, a senior official said on Tuesday.
7 June 2017

Cement clinker-laden lighter vessel sinks in Bagerhat

A lighter vessel carrying 800 tonnes of cement clinkers capsizes in Pashur River along the Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
5 June 2017

Regent flies to Doha

Regent Airways began its first flight from Dhaka to Doha on Friday night.
25 May 2017

Export basket should be diversified: analysts

Bangladesh has the potential to export footwear, sportswear, denim products, toys, bags and electronic goods along with garment items, a top banker said yesterday.
24 May 2017