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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BTCL hikes incoming call rate

State-owned BTCL's incoming call volume dropped after it increased the international call termination rate to 2 cents per minute from 1.5
3 December 2015

Novoair starts flight to Yangon

Novoair yesterday started an international flight to Yangon in Myanmar.
1 December 2015

Bharti Airtel plans $9b investment to upgrade India phone network

India's biggest telecommunications carrier, Bharti Airtel Ltd, will invest 600 billion rupees ($8.98 billion) over three years to upgrade its
30 November 2015

BTRC to study market before giving nod to Robi-Airtel merger

The telecom regulator now plans to conduct a study on the socio-economic implications of the proposed merger of Robi and Airtel before giving a final approval to the merger.
25 November 2015

Ericsson sees tenfold rise in mobile data traffic by 2021

Swedish telecoms network gear maker Ericsson on Tuesday raised its forecast for mobile data traffic growth as the use of video increases
17 November 2015

Minister asks BTRC to take steps to lower internet prices

State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim yesterday asked the telecom regulator to take steps to reduce internet prices, but increase
17 November 2015

France's fragile economy under siege after Paris attacks

France's fragile economic recovery is under threat after the Paris attacks, economists say, with tourism and consumer spending likely to come under siege.
16 November 2015

Teletalk to go for a brand overhaul

State-owned mobile operator Teletalk is moving towards a major brand overhaul by February 2016 -- with a new logo, website,
12 November 2015

Plan for new internet exchange licence draws ire

The telecom regulator has recently recommended the government award a new national internet exchange (NIX) licence to Level3
10 November 2015

Dhaka Phone strives to resume operations

Dhaka Phone has recently applied to the government to revive its licence in a bid to resume operations.
4 November 2015

Robi, Airtel merger worries top operators

Grameenphone has recently sought clarification from the telecom regulator on whether the operator will be allowed to take part in the
29 October 2015

Bharti Airtel profit rises

Bharti Airtel Ltd, India's top mobile carrier by subscribers, posted a 10 percent rise in quarterly net profit that beat estimates, helped by
26 October 2015

Robi-Airtel merger may be delayed

The telecom regulator has sought certain assurances from Robi and Airtel before it makes its recommendation to the government about their merger, a move that is likely to delay the closing of the deal further.
22 October 2015

Strengthen cyber security measures

Bangladesh's current security measures are not adequate to combat hi-tech cyber crimes, said Sunil Kanti Bose, the outgoing chairman of the telecom regulator.
21 October 2015

Banglalink making profits: CEO

Banglalink has become the third operator after Grameenphone and Robi to register profits, although it never formally acknowledged its turn in fortunes.
21 October 2015

Tarana satisfied with her division's 90-day performance

Tarana Halim, state minister of the posts and telecommunications division, has expressed satisfaction over the division's performance
20 October 2015

Tarana asks telcos to compensate for call drops

State Minister for Telecommuni-cation Tarana Halim yesterday gave two months time to the mobile phone operators to improve their services quality and bring call drops to a minimum.
19 October 2015

Tax dispute takes a toll on GP profits

Grameenphone has linked the SIM replacement dispute with the tax administrator, for which it had to pay Tk 100 crore to start out-of-court settlement procedure, to the decline in its net profits in the July-September period.
19 October 2015

GP to launch iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus

Mobile phone operator Grameenphone will offer iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus from November 5.
17 October 2015

Withdraw VAT on internet prices

Internet service providers have called for withdrawing VAT on internet prices and reducing transmission costs, saying the moves will
13 October 2015