Mobile phone operators have been instructed to notify users in advance via SMS
The government has decided to establish a national “fibre optic bank”, which will bring all unused fibre optic resources from state-owned entities under a single platform in a bid to accelerate digital transformation.
Leading foreign investors in Bangladesh’s telecommunications sector have urged the government to reconsider proposed restrictions on foreign ownership in the upcoming Telecommunications Network and Licensing Reform Policy 2025.
The telecom regulator has decided to permit the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) and Bangladesh Railway to extend their optical fibre networks beyond their respective grid lines and railway tracks in a bid to improve internet connectivity across the country.
For the first time, the World Bank, which traditionally provides development project loans and budgetary support, has extended its assistance through a guarantee facility to support Bangladesh in purchasing liquefied natural gas (LNG), aiming to ease pressure on the country’s foreign exchange reserves.
Early users of Starlink, the satellite internet service recently launched in Bangladesh, have expressed satisfaction over its high-speed and stable connection.
Bangladesh’s IT exports witnessed a slight rise in the first nine months of the current financial year, buoyed by growing global demand for AI-powered services.
True reform requires the courage to correct the policy missteps of the past
When the coronavirus pandemic hit Bangladesh in 2020, food delivery platform foodpanda accelerated its expansion to establish its footprint across the country as demand rose.
Online job postings have continued to be made in large numbers in the past eight months since September last year, sometimes even surpassing pre-pandemic levels, seeking manpower in garments, marketing, IT and logistics as fears over the virus subsided.
Private companies in Bangladesh are set to get licences to establish, maintain and operate submarine cables, in a shift that will break the state monopoly and pave the way for a smooth supply of bandwidth amid a surge in internet use.
The number of internet users in Bangladesh rose in March thanks to increased usage of both mobile data and broadband services for educational, entertainment and professional purposes amid the improving Covid-19 situation.
Hotels and resorts in tourist destinations across Bangladesh are enjoying brisk business thanks to the long holiday afforded by most industries in the current festival season centring Eid-ul-Fitr as they look to partially recover pandemic-induced losses.
Mobile financial service (MFS) providing companies are spending big in the form of cashbacks on purchases made during the ongoing Eid sales season as they are fighting a costly battle for digital payment supremacy in the country.
Taxes and fees as a percentage of mobile sector revenues in Bangladesh are more than double the Asia Pacific average, subsequently leaving a negative impact on access and use of mobile technology, says a GSMA report released yesterday.
Mobile users in Bangladesh are set to avail data without expiry date and monthly limitless data, which will allow them to use internet to work, communicate, study, and find entertainment to their heart’s content.
Digital transactions in the country are set to get a boost as Bangladesh Bank has allowed customers to make an unlimited number of transactions through mobile financial services (MFSs).
Broad smiles have finally returned to the faces of millions of Bangladesh’s retailers as shoppers have flocked to markets to complete their Eid shopping since the beginning of Ramadan.
