Bangladesh trails behind 14 low, middle income countries in internet usage gender gap
When it comes to accessing digital services, Bangladeshi women are lagging way behind men with just 16 per cent having access to the internet compared with 33 per cent of the opposite gender, according to a GSMA report published recently.
30 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Fair Group announces car assembly tie-up with Hyundai
Fair Technology yesterday announced it has entered into an exclusive partnership with South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai Motors to set up a car assembly plant in Bangladesh within the second half of next year.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
To tighten purse strings, software maker moves office to rural backwater
Most companies have been put in harm’s way because of the ongoing pandemic, but a local software and mobile application developer stands to benefit from the new normal.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Digital Bangladesh held back by service delivery bottlenecks: Robi CEO
There is a very big gap between the reality and vision declared by the government on digitalisation as a huge number of bottlenecks lie behind service delivery processes, said a top executive of a Bangladeshi mobile carrier yesterday.
21 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh lags behind Asia Pacific peers in telecom services: GSMA
In the digital age, Bangladesh’s mobile telecom market is still dominated by the second generation (2G) services while scenarios in other Asia Pacific countries are quite different and are predominated by 4G services, according to a GSMA report published on Monday.
8 July 2020, 18:00 PM
A whopping 46 lakh mobile connections vanished amid pandemic
Mobile phone operators are struggling to retain their active subscribers despite offering lucrative packages, including free minutes, SMS and extra data, as the coronavirus-induced economic downturn has affected all sectors and curtailed people’s income.
6 July 2020, 18:00 PM
First SMP restrictions come into effect after nine years
Today will be the first time a restriction will come into effect on Grameenphone since the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) started working on Significant Market Power (SMP) guidelines nine years back to enhance competition and bring balance to the market.
30 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Japan, the land of rising promise for Bangladesh’s ICT sector
Japan -- ever at the forefront of science and technology thanks to its culture of intensive mathematics education and reverence for engineers.
29 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Polls campaign enters digital era
Election campaigns through digital platforms rose extensively targeting this month's national polls as contenders are increasingly using social media platforms thanks to voters' massive presence on the internet.
20 December 2018, 18:00 PM
App-based service to make calls cheaper
Five internet protocol telephony service providers (IPTSP) have recently won regulatory approval to roll out app-based services to make calls at much cheaper rates than those offered by the telecom operators.
18 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Google users face problems
Google users in Bangladesh have been facing difficulties in using the tech giant's services, such as Gmail, Google Ads, Google drive and its cloud services, for a week as a direct consequence of the government blocking some websites and links, industry insiders said.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Purchasing apps, games made convenient
Mobile phone subscribers can now purchase digital services worth up to Tk 600 a month using his/her balance, a development that is expected to give a boost to local app and game developers.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
IPTV, video on demand available again
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has withdrawn a bar on internet protocol television (IPTV) and video on demand services two years past suspending the streaming services which have an earnest demand in the market.
13 December 2018, 18:00 PM
A ghost survey causes concern
The telecoms regulator has collected sensitive personal data of about 7 crore cellphone users without their consent and shared those with another government agency for a “survey,” just weeks before the parliamentary elections.
13 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Int'l incoming calls lowest in nine years
The international incoming voice call minute has dropped by three-fourths in the last three years, as people progressively switch to internet-based mobile apps that cost nothing to communicate abroad.
11 December 2018, 18:00 PM
BTCL's WiMax gamble
State-run Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited is set to get the licence for the globally obsolete technology WiMax, in
10 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Another nine firms to invest in hi-tech park
Nine more local technology companies were allotted plots at the Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City at Kaliakair in Gazipur to manufacture hi-tech products with a view to advancing technological development in Bangladesh.
6 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Mobile data usage rises 46pc on 4G
Data usage through mobile phones got momentum after the roll-out of 4G service in February, with the average consumption hitting the landmark of one gigabyte (1GB).
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM
High duty adds to handset prices
People have to spend more to purchase mobile phones in Bangladesh compared to any foreign country because of high import duty, a top official of a leading Chinese handset maker said.
28 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Robi turns a profit after seven quarters
Robi bounced back to profitability in the third quarter of the year after seven straight quarters of losses, helped by the sell-off of its 20 percent stakes in the telecom infrastructure provider edotco Bangladesh.
25 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Brac to acquire 26pc of edotco
Brac is set to acquire 26 percent shares of edotco Bangladesh, the telecom infrastructure service provider, as part of the development organisation's efforts to find new business opportunities.
22 November 2018, 18:00 PM
BTRC to rank telcos, ISPs based on service
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will rank telecom and internet service providers based on different evaluation methods, including customer surveys, inspections, audits and test drives.
18 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Rules to clip GP wings
Grameenphone's indomitable crusade for more market share is likely to be ground to a halt as the government is set to activate a
13 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Govt gets keys of Bangabandhu Satellite
Bangladesh was yesterday handed over the keys of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 by its manufacturer Thales Alenia Space, meaning the government can finally start monetising the Tk 2,765.66 crore-project.
8 November 2018, 18:25 PM
Internet penetration slows in 4G era
The growth of internet in the first nine months of the year has been the lowest in three years despite the roll out of the faster 4G mobile data service in February.
8 November 2018, 18:01 PM
Commercial SMSs to boom on election campaigning
Commercial short message service industry is set to get a boost thanks to political campaigns ahead of the 11th parliamentary
7 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Teletalk to inject Tk 5,554cr to boost network
Teletalk is set to go on a massive investment haul to expand its network and upgrade its existing infrastructure with the view to getting it up to speed with its nimble-footed competitors.
4 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Regulator moves to fix mobile data price
The government has taken a fresh step to fix the ceiling and floor prices for mobile data with a view to controlling the charge for browsing internet thought smart devices.
31 October 2018, 18:00 PM