Govt links 12,000 institutions to broadband
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Bangladesh Travel Mart 2026 begins today
3 September 2026
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BB eases foreign remittance rules for industrial enterprises in hi-tech parks
3 September 2026
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Reforms can boost leather, footwear exports to $5b by 2030: Nasim Manzur
3 September 2026
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Price of bottled soybean oil rises by Tk 5 a litre
2 September 2026
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BSEC approves Desco’s Tk 45.9 crore preference shares
2 September 2026
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18,000 customers apply to withdraw Tk 1,300 crore from Sammilito Islami Bank
2 September 2026
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Banks’ bad loans surpass Tk 6 lakh crore again
2 September 2026
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BB pushes for passage of two banking laws
1 September 2026
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Bangladesh's exports rise 5.43% in July-August
1 September 2026
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Citycell to stay for now upon fresh bounds
The Supreme Court orders the government to allow Citycell to continue running operations for now with a fresh deadline to pay Tk 100 crore by November 19.
3 November 2016
SC order on reinstating Citycell’s spectrum Thursday
The Supreme Court fixes Thursday for passing an order on a petition filed by mobile operator Citycell seeking directives on the government to reinstate its spectrum allocation.
1 November 2016
Duty-free access to UK to continue until Brexit: envoy
Bangladesh will continue to get duty privilege to the UK under the European Union's Everything But Arms scheme until Brexit formally
31 October 2016
BTRC plans to allow tech neutrality in spectrum use
The telecom regulator has initiated a move to review the 2G service guideline, in a bid to offer technology neutrality to the mobile
31 October 2016
Citycell licence cancellation awaits PM's nod
The licence cancelation issue of mobile phone operator Citycell has now been placed before the prime minister, after the telecom regulator sent its recommendation to the telecom division for approval.
30 October 2016
Bangladesh export to exceed $60 billion by 2021: Tofail
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed expects Bangladesh to fetch over US$60 billion by 2021 from exports while the amount was over US$34 billion in the last year.
29 October 2016
Court to hear Citycell petition on Oct 31
The Supreme Court yesterday fixed October 31 for the hearing of a petition filed by Citycell to reinstate its spectrum allocation.
25 October 2016
BTRC to take public opinion on telecom services
Anisur Rahman, a student of a private university, received a bonus internet pack of 4GB from Teletalk upon recharging his account with
25 October 2016
Citycell’s SC hearing on curbing spectrum Oct 31
The Supreme Court fixes October 31 for hearing a petition of mobile operator Citycell seeking directives on the government for reinstating its spectrum allocation.
25 October 2016
Teletalk employees go on strike for double pay
Employees of state-owned mobile phone operator Teletalk went on an indefinite strike from yesterday, calling for the company to double
24 October 2016
BTRC moves to cancel Citycell's licence
The telecom regulator yesterday sought permission from the government to put the final nail in the coffin of the country's oldest
24 October 2016
Telecom operators lose 7pc of customers in Aug
The telecom industry faced a setback in August with its active SIM connections declining about 7 percent from the previous month.
23 October 2016
Bangladesh seeks to use Indian network to export bandwidth to Bhutan
Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd or BSCCL has urged its Indian counterpart to allow it to use its infrastructure to export
22 October 2016
Grameenphone gets new CEO
Mobile operator Grameenphone has appointed Petter-B Furberg as the company's interim chief executive, effective from November 1, replacing Rajeev Sethi.
19 October 2016
GP's net profit jumps on data service
Grameenphone's net profit rose 55.7 percent year-on-year to Tk 644.79 crore in July-September, driven mainly by the increased use of data in the third quarter.
19 October 2016
Samsung to compensate suppliers hit by Note 7 crisis
Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it would compensate suppliers hit by the decision to scrap its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones because
18 October 2016
Jute exports to India may face anti-dumping duty
Bangladeshi jute and jute goods may be subject to 25-30 percent duty upon entry to the Indian market if the local exporters are found
18 October 2016
BTRC alerts mobile users to frauds
The telecom regulator asked mobile phone users not to share any personal information, like passwords of mobile financial services or
17 October 2016
US-Bangla Airlines adds first Boeing 737-800 to fleet
US-Bangla Airlines yesterday added a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its fleet.
11 October 2016
1cr unregistered SIMs blocked in crackdown
The telecom industry lost more than one crore subscribers in August alone after the regulator decided to deactivate connections that
11 October 2016