Bangladesh trails behind 14 low, middle income countries in internet usage gender gap
When it comes to accessing digital services, Bangladeshi women are lagging way behind men with just 16 per cent having access to the internet compared with 33 per cent of the opposite gender, according to a GSMA report published recently.
4y ago
Fair Group announces car assembly tie-up with Hyundai
Fair Technology yesterday announced it has entered into an exclusive partnership with South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai Motors to set up a car assembly plant in Bangladesh within the second half of next year.
4y ago
To tighten purse strings, software maker moves office to rural backwater
Most companies have been put in harm’s way because of the ongoing pandemic, but a local software and mobile application developer stands to benefit from the new normal.
4y ago
Digital Bangladesh held back by service delivery bottlenecks: Robi CEO
There is a very big gap between the reality and vision declared by the government on digitalisation as a huge number of bottlenecks lie behind service delivery processes, said a top executive of a Bangladeshi mobile carrier yesterday.
4y ago
Bangladesh lags behind Asia Pacific peers in telecom services: GSMA
In the digital age, Bangladesh’s mobile telecom market is still dominated by the second generation (2G) services while scenarios in other Asia Pacific countries are quite different and are predominated by 4G services, according to a GSMA report published on Monday.
4y ago
A whopping 46 lakh mobile connections vanished amid pandemic
Mobile phone operators are struggling to retain their active subscribers despite offering lucrative packages, including free minutes, SMS and extra data, as the coronavirus-induced economic downturn has affected all sectors and curtailed people’s income.
4y ago
First SMP restrictions come into effect after nine years
Today will be the first time a restriction will come into effect on Grameenphone since the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) started working on Significant Market Power (SMP) guidelines nine years back to enhance competition and bring balance to the market.
4y ago
Japan, the land of rising promise for Bangladesh’s ICT sector
Japan -- ever at the forefront of science and technology thanks to its culture of intensive mathematics education and reverence for engineers.
4y ago
October 1, 2019
Robotics in schools
The government is planning to introduce robotics at the secondary level in schools on a pilot basis from next year in an effort to equip young learners for the technology-driven world.
September 24, 2019
Facebook to appoint local representative within 4-6 weeks
Facebook will appoint a local representative within the next four to six weeks to ensure payment of value-added tax from their advertisement earnings from Bangladesh market, much to the relief of the revenue authority.
September 23, 2019
No response from Facebook, Google, YouTube
The government has failed to bring Facebook, Google, YouTube and other digital platforms under its tax network three months after
September 20, 2019
Govt can now filter online contents
The government is now equipped to monitor, block or filter online contents, including those on social media.
September 19, 2019
All TV channels on board Bangabandhu Satellite
The commercial potential of Bangabandhu Satellite–1 is finally coming into being more than a year after its launch as all 34 local television channels are set to start commercial transmission through it from October 2.
September 17, 2019
Telcos’ data revenue surges
Data revenue for the top three mobile phone operators surged 23 percent to Tk 2,862 crore in the first half of the year on the back of fast-expanding 4G coverage.
September 10, 2019
BTRC Audit Claim: Robi, GP launch legal battle
Mobile carriers Robi and Grameenphone have filed two cases with a Dhaka court, seeking permanent injunctions against the telecom regulator’s audit claims of Tk 13,447 crore.
September 5, 2019
42pc capacity leased out
Forty-two percent capacity of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 has been leased out since its launch in May last year as its demand is rising rapidly in Bangladesh.
September 4, 2019
BTRC starts work on 5G guideline
Bangladesh is homing in on a 2022 roll-out of the fifth generation (5G) cellular network technology, with the telecom regulator now
August 31, 2019
DIGITAL MARKETING: A two thousand crore taka market!
Digital media undoubtedly has a clear edge over traditional media in wooing customers at lower costs.
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