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
Righting the digital marketplace: stakeholders’ say
Although industry people do not want a new law or regulatory agency, some legal experts and a consumer rights body said those were necessary to oversee the industry now plagued with scams and controversies and protect the interests of stakeholders, including merchants.
15 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Pathao introduces Bangladesh to ‘Pay Later’ feature
Bangladeshi consumers can now get a taste of the global ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) phenomenon thanks to the digital services platform Pathao, which is rolling out the feature today on a test basis.
15 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Fitch forecasts 7pc GDP growth
Global credit ratings agency Fitch said Bangladesh’s economy would grow 7 per cent in the current fiscal year, powered by declining coronavirus infections and easing of supply chain disruptions.
9 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Cutting CO2 Emission by a Fifth: Bangladesh needs $176b by 2030
Bangladesh can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 21.85 percent by 2030 if provided with $175.9 billion as the country joins in the efforts to keep alive a target of capping global warming at 1.5C above pre-industrial levels and avert a climate disaster.
31 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Target to generate 4,100MW by 2030
Bangladesh has set an ambitious goal of generating more than 4,100 megawatts of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030 as the county looks to cut greenhouse gas emissions significantly.
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Computer services export crosses $300m BASIS says actual amount is much higher
Computer services export from Bangladesh has crossed the $300-million mark as the coronavirus pandemic turbocharged the global demand for data processing, hosting and consultancy services.
28 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Queues for subsidised food getting longer
Braving heavy heat, she was standing in a long queue in the capital’s Farmgate last week with hopes to buy some essential items at subsidised rates from a truck selling the products.
19 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Int’l Day for The Eradication of Poverty: Fight steeper due to food price hike
The poor, pummelled the most by the pandemic, just can’t catch a break, it seems.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Card use recovers slowly
Card transactions for e-commerce purchases increased slightly in August following a slump in July, when people were reluctant to place orders after it emerged that a few online platforms were scamming people.
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM
E-commerce scams: Complaint resolution system on cards
Amid a deluge of complaints against some beleaguered e-commerce companies, the e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) and Access to Information Programme (a2i) have stepped up to build a digital system that will automatically receive and settle customer grievances.
12 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Biggest hike in LPG price to date
Bad news comes in threes, it is often said.
10 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Burgeoning local demand to spur call centre business
The country’s call centre industry is set to undergo fast growth as the government alongside private entities such as banks has started to provide many services through helplines.
6 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Facebook outage hits entrepreneurs hard
Monday night’s six-hour Facebook outage hit thousands of F-commerce entrepreneurs in the country as they neither could promote their products nor make deals during that period.
5 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Officials to be trained to speed up project implementation
The finance ministry is initiating a training programme on procurement and financial management procedures for officials of the Health Service Division (HSD) in a bid to improve their efficiency.
29 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Big promise, bigger deception
It calls its hefty discount offers tornado, typhoon, kalbaishakhi (Nor’wester), conflagration and Tufan (hurricane) and sells mobile phones, flats, cars and whatnot.
27 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Remedy exists in law to recoup customers’ money
There are ways for online shoppers to get back their money stuck with some e-commerce platforms under the existing laws. But they will have to abandon the hope of retrieving all of their funds, said a legal expert.
25 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Another e-commerce scam unfolding
Qcoom has suspended its physical operations after hundreds of customers thronged its office in Dhaka, demanding products or refunds amid the e-commerce platform’s failure to make deliveries within the promised dates despite receiving payments in advance.
23 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Chorus of complaints against rogue e-commerce firms
Lured by hefty discounts at e-commerce platform Eorange, Md Sahedul Islam, a private firm employee with a Tk 15,000 monthly income, borrowed Tk 13 lakh from family members, relatives and colleagues to make advance payments for five motorcycles in May and another three in June.
20 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Laws inadequate to protect rights of e-commerce customers
Existing laws need to be amended while new ones formulated to establish a robust system of clear, enforceable rules creating obligations on e-commerce platforms to adhere to a set of uniform rules on payment and delivery.
19 September 2021, 18:00 PM
State enterprises’ profit drops 21pc
The profits of state-owned enterprises plummeted in the last fiscal year as their incomes took a beating from the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
19 September 2021, 18:00 PM