Tarana Halim

Facebook appoints translator to help understand ‘objectionable’ Bangla posts

Facebook authority hires a translator for helping them understand the “objectionable” Bangla language posts in the social networking platform.
10 January 2016, 14:18 PM

Users must be compensated for call drops: Tarana

Mobile phone users will have to be compensated for every case of call drop and network failure, State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim said yesterday.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM

‘Telecom operators will be forced to compensate call drops’

The country’s mobile phone operators will be forced to compensate their users for call drops, State Minister for Telecommunication Tarana Halim says
6 January 2016, 07:43 AM

Govt eager to ink deal with Facebook: Tarana

The government shows interest in inking a deal with Facebook to ensure cyber security in Bangladesh.
30 November 2015, 15:11 PM

Cyber crimes: Govt to write to Facebook for deal

The government will write a letter to Facebook authorities tomorrow to strike a deal with it to be able to get information about its users to ensure cyber security in Bangladesh.
28 November 2015, 08:35 AM

Bangabandhu satellite deal inked with French firm

The telecom regulator has signed a Tk 1951.75 crore deal with Thales Alenia Space, awarding the French company a work order for commercial and broadcast satellite Bangabandhu-1.
11 November 2015, 06:25 AM

Mobile number portability by Feb: Tarana

Mobile phone users, by February, will be able to keep their current number even if they switch from one operator to another, Minister of Telecommunication Division Tarana Halim says.
7 October 2015, 07:23 AM

Tarana Halim threatened for stance against illegal VoIP and SIM business

Tarana Halim, state minister for post and telecommunication, has been threatened over a telephone call for her stance on banning illegal voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) businesses.
11 September 2015, 07:34 AM

Tarana now says SIM re-registration not for everyone

The government alters its decision on re-registration of mobile phone connection that was scheduled to start on Sunday following a couple of meetings with the Election Commission (EC) and mobile operators.
10 September 2015, 14:02 PM

Asaduzzaman, Yeafesh, Nurul take oath as ministers

In a major reshuffle, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inducted three new faces into her cabinet and promoted two junior ministers as full ministers.
14 July 2015, 07:25 AM

Home boss gets death threats

State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan and 6 notable personalities receive death threats from Al Qaeda Ansarullah Bangla Team-13.
2 June 2015, 14:02 PM