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
May 26, 2019
Shoppers go digital to beat Eid traffic
The growing demand from rural parts of the country and unbearable traffic in the capital have turned out to be a boon for e-commerce sites ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, with many recording 30 percent higher orders than last Eid.
May 23, 2019
BTRC holds up audits into Banglalink, Airtel
The telecom regulator is yet to appoint auditors to conduct financial and technical inspection of Banglalink and Airtel’s system even though the formal process has started more than a year and a half ago due to irregularities within the institution itself. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)
May 21, 2019
Two Singapore firms show interest in 3rd submarine cable
The Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) has received proposals from two Singapore-based companies -- SingTel and SigMar -- to establish connection for the country’s third undersea cable.
May 14, 2019
Homegrown innovation key to digital boom
Solving local problems using homegrown innovations will be key to pulling off major business successes in the digital industry, said a top e-ecommerce expert in the region.
May 12, 2019
TV stations to take services from next week
All the local television stations are now ready to get on board the Bangabandhu Satellite – 1 -- one year after its launch.
May 10, 2019
‘Premium numbers’ sell at a premium
When people can buy a mobile phone SIM for a few hundred taka tops, a gang with the help of unscrupulous employees of carriers has been selling easy-to-remember phone numbers for as much as Tk 3 lakh.
May 6, 2019
App-based wallet boosts transaction
The financial industry in Bangladesh is increasingly embracing mobile application-based transaction -- a move that is gaining traction and holds the potential not only to make the country a cashless economy but also a card-less one.
April 30, 2019
SMP Restriction: GP call rate to rise by 5 paisa/minute
Grameenphone subscribers’ minimum call rate is set to increase by 5 paisa a minute to Tk 0.50 as part of restrictions imposed on the operator for being declared a significant market power.
April 18, 2019
GP users set to pay more
Grameenphone subscribers can brace themselves for higher charges thanks to a set of decisions taken at a telecom division meeting
April 14, 2019
New ride-hailing app promises low fares
Dhaka is set to get another ride-hailing option by the end of the month named Drivill that promises at least 10 percent lower fares
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