telecommunication

Implement mechanism to identify illegal handsets

Mobile phone makers also demand stability in tax policy
27 March 2024, 16:00 PM

Ban on Grameenphone SIM sales lifted

The ban on sales of Grameenphone SIMs was finally lifted last night, six months after its imposition.
3 January 2023, 02:59 AM

SD on telecom services

We fully endorse the state minister for telecommunication's call to do away with the supplementary duties (SD) on telecom services...
12 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Network restored, Airtel says

Mobile operator Airtel successfully restores its network more than 12 hours after technical glitches disrupted its operation on June 1, 2016 around midnight.
1 June 2016, 14:00 PM

Operators face trouble with SIM re-registration

Mobile phone operators allege that they were facing troubles to re-registrar the SIM cards with biometric data.
29 April 2016, 10:29 AM

Integration with Airtel a year away: Robi chief

Robi yesterday said it would take a year to complete the merger with Airtel Bangladesh as the mobile phone operators will have to get
29 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt now moving for handset registration

The government will be moving for cellphone or mobile handset registration across the country for what is said “foolproof security” measures.
21 November 2015, 10:41 AM

French firm to build Bangabandhu satellite

Bangladesh government has approved a French company for the making and launching of the country’s first satellite Bangabandhu-1.
20 October 2015, 14:29 PM

Improve mobile phone services by Dec: Tarana

State Minister for Telecommunication Tarana Halimtoday gives two months to the mobile phone operators for improving their service quality and bringingdown call drops to a minimum level.
19 October 2015, 15:00 PM

75% SIM cards are fake: Tarana

State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim says around 75 percent out of the one crore SIM cards verified so far have not been registered properly.
22 September 2015, 11:48 AM

SIM re-registration starts Sep 13

Verification and re-registration process will continue for three months. Devoid of re-registration, a SIM will be blocked.
9 September 2015, 07:50 AM