Govt links 12,000 institutions to broadband
3 September 2026
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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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Biometric registration to stop crimes: Speaker
Speaker of the Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury says biometric registration of mobile subscriber identity modules (SIMs) will stop criminal activities using cell phones.
15 February 2016
Banglalink shuts offices over labour protests
Banglalink yesterday closed its headquarters and its regional offices as labour protests erupted after an employee fell ill during an interrogation by higher officials over a dispute.
14 February 2016
Panel formed to oversee SIM re-registration
Telecom Minister Tarana Halim yesterday asked mobile operators to cooperate with the government for re-registration of all existing connections through biometric verification.
11 February 2016
Air Arabia profit slips 6pc in 2015
Sharjah-based budget carrier Air Arabia said on Sunday its 2015 net profit fell six percent to 531 million dirhams ($144.69 million)
7 February 2016
BTRC to hear unsettled complaints
Customers can lodge complaints with the telecom regulator by dialling 2872 if they fail to get any remedy from any operator.
7 February 2016
Biometric SIM registration: Tarana unhappy with telcos’ non-cooperation
State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim says mobile phone operators are not cooperating with the government to ensure registration of SIM cards with subscribers’ fingerprints.
26 January 2016
Govt to export raw jute to Nepal: Tofail
The government will export raw jute to Nepal as jute millers of the Himalayan nation have urged Bangladesh to help save their local industry, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said yesterday.
24 January 2016
Govt seeks Malaysian investment for Teletalk
The government sought investment for Teletalk from the Malaysian government as part of its efforts to turn the state-run mobile operator into a vibrant company, State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim said yesterday.
24 January 2016
Mobile users rise 11pc in 2015
The number of new mobile phone connections rose 11.11 percent year-on-year in 2015, while internet subscriptions grew 24.01 percent, the telecom regulator said in a report yesterday.
18 January 2016
BTRC moves to build Telecom Tower
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission plans to build a Tk 200 crore building in the capital as its head office. The BTRC has recently sought the Telecom Division's permission to spend Tk 100 crore from its own revenue on the 13-storey Telecom Tower.
16 January 2016
Users must be compensated for call drops: Tarana
Mobile phone users will have to be compensated for every case of call drop and network failure, State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim said yesterday.
6 January 2016
BTRC to study internet service costs to regulate prices
The telecom regulator is going to analyse the cost components in providing internet services, to determine a pricing guideline for the
4 January 2016
Mobile top-up retailers may go on strike for commission hike
The association of mobile phone top-up and banking vendors yesterday threatened to go for a strike if their seven-point demands,
3 January 2016
3G brings a boom to telecom
The telecom industry added an average of 40,000 new 3G connections a day to their networks in the passing year, according to its regulator.
30 December 2015
Merge Teletalk, BTCL to make profitable entity: Joy
The prime minister's ICT adviser has directed the Posts and Telecommunications Division to take steps to merge the two loss-making
30 December 2015
Mobile top-up capped at Tk 500 a day
The telecom regulator has capped top-ups for prepaid mobile connections to Tk 500 per day, much to the exasperation of operators.
29 December 2015
Banglalink yet to refund users of unapproved package: BTRC
Banglalink is yet to refund a large chunk of the Tk 9.35 crore it earned from the unapproved Nababi Call Rate package it ran in 2011, having properly disbursed Tk 4.40 crore of the amount till date, the telecom regulator said.
28 December 2015
Facebook ban took toll on mobile internet
Mobile internet usage plummeted last month on the back of the government's 22-day ban on Facebook and other social networks for
22 December 2015
Robi to borrow $99m from IFC for expansion
Robi plans to borrow $99 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to expand its 3G
19 December 2015
Skilled workforce key to driving digital growth
Skilled workforce and a more conducive regulatory environment are crucial to driving the digital growth in Bangladesh, said Carrie
16 December 2015