Govt links 12,000 institutions to broadband
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Bangladesh Travel Mart 2026 begins today
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Reforms can boost leather, footwear exports to $5b by 2030: Nasim Manzur
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Price of bottled soybean oil rises by Tk 5 a litre
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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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Telcos refuse to compensate for call drops

Mobile phone operators are delaying the process of compensating their customers for call drops in a complete disregard for the
14 July 2016

Huawei opens innovation centre in Dhaka

China's telecom equipment vendor Huawei yesterday opened its first Customer Solution Innovation and Integration Experience Centre
14 July 2016

Robi-Airtel merger fee set at Tk 100cr

The finance ministry yesterday finalised the fees for the much awaited Robi-Airtel merger at Tk 100 crore, while the charge for each megahertz of spectrum has been fixed at Tk 33.8 crore for the next four years.
13 July 2016

Robi gets first Bangladeshi chief executive

Mobile operator Robi yesterday named Mahtab Uddin Ahmed as its first local chief executive officer and managing director.
13 July 2016

BTRC's revenue to fall short

The telecom regulator is once again set to miss its revenue target by Tk 2,000 crore after it failed to hold a spectrum auction last fiscal year as per their plan.
13 July 2016

Exports hit record

Exports continue to be a beacon of hope for the economy, raking in $34.24 billion in fiscal 2015-16 -- the highest in the country's history.
13 July 2016

Factory safety group sticks by Bangladesh after attacks

A group of fashion brands and retailers including Gap and Wal Mart working to improve safety in Bangladeshi factories, are still committed to sourcing from the country despite a series of attacks claimed by "Islamist militants".
13 July 2016

Pre-bid meeting on mobile number portability tomorrow

The telecom regulator has called upon interested entities to attend the pre-bid meeting tomorrow for the auction of the mobile number
12 July 2016

BTRC set to crack down on SIMs registered with fake details

The telecom regulator is set to formulate a directive for SIM deactivation process after a huge number of subscribers found their biometric details were forged to re-register numbers that they are not in possession of.
11 July 2016

BTRC examining need for separate 4G licence

The telecom regulator is set to explore the option of allowing operators to provide 4G services with their existing 3G licences, said a
10 July 2016

SIM re-registration takes toll on mobile money accounts

The number of active accounts of mobile financial service (MFS) declined about 6.56 percent in May compared to the previous month,
10 July 2016

Tourism takes a blow in terror aftermath

Hospitality and tourism sectors are taking the heat of terrorist attacks in Gulshan, with foreigners cancelling their scheduled trips to
10 July 2016

Air Arabia plans big for Bangladesh

Budget airline Air Arabia plans to increase its presence in Bangladesh as the country offers tremendous growth potential for the aviation
9 July 2016

Banglalink allows users to check registered SIMs against NIDs

Banglalink has become the first mobile phone operator to start sending texts to its customers to help them find out how many connections have been registered against their national identification cards.
4 July 2016

Operators of mobile value-added services gear up before Eid

Mobile entertainment will get a boost this Eid as several music albums, music videos and other entertainment pieces will be released ahead of the biggest religious festival for Muslims.
4 July 2016

Telecom act to be amended: Tarana

State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim yesterday said they will amend the existing telecom act in line with the newly approved
28 June 2016

GP seeks to continue Jan-Dec as income year

Grameenphone has sought exemption from following July-June as the 'uniform' income year, set by the stockmarket regulator.
28 June 2016

Teletalk signs $39m deal with Huawei to expand network

Teletalk yesterday signed a deal worth $39.2 million with Chinese equipment vendor Huawei to expand its network for both 3G and 2G at all upazilas, growth centres and educational institutions.
27 June 2016

GP hits milestone in 3G rollout

Grameenphone yesterday launched its 10,000th 3G enabled base transceiver station (BTS) at Moheshkhali in Cox's Bazar as part of its
26 June 2016

4G licence will not force Telecom Egypt to sell Vodafone stake

Telecom Egypt will not be required to sell its stake in Vodafone Egypt following the introduction of fourth-generation mobile phone
23 June 2016