Auction full ‘golden spectrum’, lower prices
GSMA tells BTRC high costs, limited supply could slow digital expansion
22 October 2025, 18:35 PM
Telcos, ISPs asked to boost fire safety measures
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has directed all telecom and internet service providers, including mobile operators, to strengthen fire safety measures across their infrastructures such as data centres and towers to ensure uninterrupted communication services amid a
22 October 2025, 15:40 PM
Indian firm halts bandwidth imports from Bangladesh
This move will directly affect internet connectivity in India's northeastern region
20 October 2025, 18:49 PM
Bangladesh issues legal notice to ESPNcricinfo over online betting ads
The notice was sent to ESPN's legal department in London via email on October 12
14 October 2025, 09:52 AM
BTRC prepares for next spectrum auction by Jan
Operators push for full 700 MHz sale at lower rates to increase 4G-5G coverage
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Shared responsibility key to safe digital transactions
As digital payments continue to rise in Bangladesh, concerns about online fraud and transaction security have grown. Keeping the system secure depends on shared responsibility among banks, payment service providers and users, according to Sabbir Ahmed, country manager of Visa for Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.
11 October 2025, 18:09 PM
Shielding personal data: Govt brings big tech under local courts’ purview
The Advisory Council yesterday approved the Personal Data Protection Ordinance, 2025, making social media platforms and foreign and local tech companies answerable to the courts of Bangladesh regarding the handling of restricted personal data and confidential personal data of Bangladeshi citizens.
9 October 2025, 18:21 PM
Celebrating Bangladesh’s private sector champions
The growth story of Bangladesh is often described through rising graphs and GDP figures. Yet the real narrative lies in the journeys of entrepreneurs, executives and founders who have steered the country from poverty to an economy worth nearly $460 billion.
1 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Mobile money booms, empowers unbanked
Mobile financial services, seen as a means of poverty alleviation and financial inclusion, fared well in 2021 in Bangladesh thanks to adaptation of the people to digital transactions amid the coronavirus pandemic,
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM
New year, old problems: Project revisions at 1st Ecnec meeting of 2022 despite PM’s directive
Old problems greet the Prime Minister-led Executive Committee of the National Economic Council when it convenes today for its first meeting for 2022: applications for project revisions.
3 January 2022, 18:00 PM
E-commerce’s New Year resolution: Regain customer trust
Regaining customers’ trust will be the major challenge for Bangladesh’s e-commerce sector in this new year of 2022.
3 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Energy price hike pushes up inflation
Consumers in Bangladesh were squeezed further in November as inflation kept rising, driven mainly by non-food inflation as the impacts of last month’s hike of diesel and kerosene prices are taking a hold.
26 December 2021, 18:25 PM
Energy price hike pushes up inflation
Consumers in Bangladesh were squeezed further in November as inflation kept rising, driven mainly by non-food inflation as the impacts of last month’s hike of diesel and kerosene prices are taking a hold.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Budget outlay to see marginal cut
The budget for the current fiscal year is set to be slashed by 1.6 per cent in the revised one because of lower development expenditure, with the cut being marginal for healthy revenue collection and higher subsidy spending.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Yuletide spirit comes to town
With Christmas just around the corner, upscale hotels are organising parties, restaurants are floating various offers and shops are stocking up on festive products ahead of the biggest religious festival for the Christian community.
19 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh scales up might in mobile manufacturing
Just after completing his diploma in electronics from Magura Polytechnic Institute in 2019, Abdullah Al Noman got a job offer from Anira International Ltd, a local handset manufacturer. And he now works as a mobile assembly engineer for the company at its plant in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon.
18 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Loans at your fingertips
Borrowing loans has now become super easy for about a third of the population in Bangladesh thanks to bKash and City Bank as they have joined hands to roll out digital loans that are spreading around the world.
15 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Seaweed farming gains traction
If people visit Reju Khal, a hill stream that flows through the southern part of Cox’s Bazar district and into the Bay of Bengal, they would see long queues of bamboo poles along the waterway.
15 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Gig workers underpaid
Workers at ride-sharing and food delivery platforms in Bangladesh often work in dangerous condition and face high levels of insecurity and their income falls short of the living wage threshold, found a new study.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Big push for solar, waste-based power
The government yesterday gave a big push to its renewable energy and waste-based power generation drive as it approved five projects with a combined electricity production capacity of 223.5 megawatts.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Mega project for digital economy
The government is undertaking a mega project worth Tk 2,541 crore to create an enabling environment for the digital economy as it gears up for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
6 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt moves to ease collateral requirements
The government is set to introduce an innovative financing model under a new law to enable small businesses and startups to show their moveable assets as collateral with a view to nurturing entrepreneurs and helping them secure loans.
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Idcol plans big for industrial rooftop solar
The Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (Idcol) has big plans to invest in industrial rooftop solar power projects in line with the government target to meet 30 per cent of Bangladesh’s energy needs from clean sources by 2030.
30 November 2021, 18:00 PM
10 Minute School raises $2m seed funding
Online educational platform 10 Minute School has raised $2 million in seed funding from Surge, Sequoia Capital India’s rapid scale-up programme, to increase investment in product and technology.
30 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Tourism’s share 3.02% in GDP
Tourism’s contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated at 3.02 per cent by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
27 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Pathao cuts commission on bike trips
Pathao has decided to substantially cut its commission on bike rides in line with demands from drivers in a move that could potentially increase the company’s competitiveness and put pressure on rival Uber.
24 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Interoperability among banks, MFS from 2022
The wait for an interoperable digital transaction system is soon going to be over as the government is launching it early next year.
21 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt aims for major reforms to boost tax receipts
The government plans to merge development and revenue budgets, amend income tax laws and establish a procurement authority in the next three years as part of a set of reforms aimed at boosting revenue collection and ensuring transparency in expenditure.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM