Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)

Bangla Phone may get NTTN licence

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) recently approved a Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) licence for Bangla Phone Ltd, the first such licence to be issued in the country in 11 years.
25 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Poor telecom service hurting customers

Regulators must ensure compliance with license agreements
4 October 2024, 06:00 AM

BTRC officials demonstrate at commission office

Many said they have been denied promotion for years
11 August 2024, 09:35 AM

We should be wary of the online gambling boom

Multi-faceted actions necessary to prevent this crime
26 June 2024, 05:00 AM

Walton to make mobile phone circuit boards

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has recently decided to give approval to Walton Digi-Tech Industries to locally manufacture printed circuit boards (PCBs) specifically for handsets.
4 May 2024, 18:00 PM

BTRC asks Meta to tackle misinformation on its platform

Meta top officials meet BTRC chairman in Dhaka
21 March 2024, 13:07 PM

Grameenphone receives unified licence

It will work as a single licence for 2G, 3G, 4G and the upcoming 5G technologies
11 March 2024, 14:10 PM

Teletalk, BTCL ordered to clear Tk 3,000 crore dues

The two will also face information system audits within this month
18 January 2024, 13:47 PM

Md Mohiuddin Ahmed, new BTRC chairman

He will hold the position until May 29 of 2025
11 December 2023, 13:47 PM
3 October 2023, 14:15 PM

4 IP telephony service providers lose licences

The 4 are: IDEA Networks and Communications Ltd, Digital Connectivity Ltd, Pritty International (Pvt.) Limited and Sadiatec Limited
23 September 2023, 11:56 AM

Mobile internet users near Nayapaltan facing connection issues

Mobile phone users who are currently near the venue of BNP’s rally in the capital's Nayapaltan have been claiming that they are facing trouble connecting to the internet
28 July 2023, 08:55 AM

147 illegal handsets worth Tk 15 lakh seized

BTRC, RAB conducted a drive at Siddhirganj’s Kassaf Shopping Centre
13 April 2023, 14:24 PM

Operators asked to bring proper ‘data without expiry’ packages

Shyam Sunder Sikder, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), today directed the telecom operators to provide people with proper ‘data without expiry’ packages.
12 November 2022, 15:00 PM

New benchmarking system launched for quality telecom services

The telecom regulator today launched a new benchmarking system to ensure standard voice and internet services for the customers.
6 November 2022, 15:11 PM

Global accolade for BTRC’s ‘One Country, One Rate’ initiative

The steps taken by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to ensure affordable broadband internet got global recognition as its internet at a flat rate initiative named ‘One Country, One Rate’ has won the ASOCIO-2022 award in the category of “Environmental, Social and Governance”.
29 October 2022, 10:23 AM

Compensation for every call drop on cards

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is formulating a new rule to enable customers to receive compensation for every call drop suffered, albeit a maximum of seven a day.
26 September 2022, 02:20 AM

Can BTCL just hold off paying its dues randomly?

Newly disclosed CAG report says it dodged payment of over Tk 2,200 crore to the exchequer
17 September 2022, 17:29 PM

3 private firms get nod to lay, run undersea cables

The government has selected three private firms to award them the licence to establish, maintain and operate submarine cables as it looks to ramp up the supply of bandwidth amid a surge in data consumption. 
30 August 2022, 02:15 AM

Bandwidth ban on aamra technologies revoked

The telecom regulator today withdrew the directive under which 50 per cent bandwidth of aamra technologies was blocked because of non-payment of outstanding revenue of over Tk 33 crore.
26 July 2022, 14:51 PM