Abu Saeed Khan

The fallacious policy on exporting internet to India

Once approved, this will forever strengthen India’s grip on monopolising regional international internet bandwidth.

8m ago

a2i Act: Gateway to kleptocracy and highway to oligarchy

The Agency to Innovate (a2i) bill was hurriedly passed on July 5

1y ago

Flawed regulation sends wrong signals to private submarine cables in Bangladesh

The government has issued three submarine cable licenses to Summit Communications, CdNet Communications and Metacore Subcom Ltd. Last bastion of state-owned monopoly in telecoms will fall once the private cables emerge from the Bay of Bengal.

2y ago

No bank fees, please: Central Bank Digital Currency will deliver remittances like emails

Cross-border payments are inefficient, often slow, opaque and expensive. Worldwide businesses did $23.5 trillion cross-border transactions in 2020, which is equivalent to 25 per cent of global GDP. The businesses have also paid bank fees of $120 billion (excluding foreign exchange conversion costs), which amounts to Singapore’s one-third of GDP, said a recent J.P. Morgan analysis.

2y ago

No bank fees, please: Central Bank Digital Currency will deliver remittance like emails

Cross-border payments are inefficient, often slow, opaque and expensive. Worldwide businesses did $23.5 trillion cross-border transactions in 2020, which is equivalent to 25 per cent of global GDP.

2y ago

Recovering funds should be top priority

An important job was pending, and “Everybody” thought “Somebody” would do that. “Anybody” could have done it, but “Nobody” did it.

3y ago

BSEC and Nagad: Zero intolerance of noncompliance for zero-coupon bond

Regulators are like football referees. The latter runs along the ball, as much as he can, across the field and instantly intervenes upon foul play. Players’ stardom or the team’s elite profile is immaterial to him.

3y ago

Revisit corporate tax hike for MFS

Bridges over the mighty rivers have seamlessly connected Bangladesh, the naturally fragmented largest delta in the world. It has prompted the rapid buildout of highways and roads networks to accelerate the nationwide movement of passengers and goods.

3y ago
February 27, 2024
February 27, 2024

The fallacious policy on exporting internet to India

Once approved, this will forever strengthen India’s grip on monopolising regional international internet bandwidth.

November 13, 2023
November 13, 2023

a2i Act: Gateway to kleptocracy and highway to oligarchy

The Agency to Innovate (a2i) bill was hurriedly passed on July 5

September 27, 2022
September 27, 2022

Flawed regulation sends wrong signals to private submarine cables in Bangladesh

The government has issued three submarine cable licenses to Summit Communications, CdNet Communications and Metacore Subcom Ltd. Last bastion of state-owned monopoly in telecoms will fall once the private cables emerge from the Bay of Bengal.

November 24, 2021
November 24, 2021

No bank fees, please: Central Bank Digital Currency will deliver remittances like emails

Cross-border payments are inefficient, often slow, opaque and expensive. Worldwide businesses did $23.5 trillion cross-border transactions in 2020, which is equivalent to 25 per cent of global GDP. The businesses have also paid bank fees of $120 billion (excluding foreign exchange conversion costs), which amounts to Singapore’s one-third of GDP, said a recent J.P. Morgan analysis.

November 24, 2021
November 24, 2021

No bank fees, please: Central Bank Digital Currency will deliver remittance like emails

Cross-border payments are inefficient, often slow, opaque and expensive. Worldwide businesses did $23.5 trillion cross-border transactions in 2020, which is equivalent to 25 per cent of global GDP.

October 10, 2021
October 10, 2021

Recovering funds should be top priority

An important job was pending, and “Everybody” thought “Somebody” would do that. “Anybody” could have done it, but “Nobody” did it.

September 1, 2021
September 1, 2021

BSEC and Nagad: Zero intolerance of noncompliance for zero-coupon bond

Regulators are like football referees. The latter runs along the ball, as much as he can, across the field and instantly intervenes upon foul play. Players’ stardom or the team’s elite profile is immaterial to him.

June 27, 2021
June 27, 2021

Revisit corporate tax hike for MFS

Bridges over the mighty rivers have seamlessly connected Bangladesh, the naturally fragmented largest delta in the world. It has prompted the rapid buildout of highways and roads networks to accelerate the nationwide movement of passengers and goods.

June 24, 2021
June 24, 2021

The sinkhole of unpredictable regulation in Digital Bangladesh

he telecoms law is going to be amended for the third time to wipe out the residues of notional regulatory independence. The authorities have uploaded a draft amendment in their websites ostensibly for public consultation,

March 26, 2021
March 26, 2021

Golden jubilee of Bangladesh rings silver jubilee of mobile

Bangladesh celebrated its silver jubilee of independence in 1996. It coincided with Awami League’s triumphant return to power after 21 years with Sheikh Hasina’s prime ministerial debut.