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
April 11, 2019
Complex regulatory regime may hinder 5G: Banglalink CEO
Bangladesh's current complex telecom regulatory regime, which has already prevented the sector from achieving its full potential, is
April 10, 2019
Pahela Baishakh: online shops log brisk sales
Online shops are now even selling hilsa fish ahead of the Pahela Baishakh, an annual festival that is typically celebrated with a meal centred on the delicacy.
April 7, 2019
Paying with MFS at retails gaining traction
Payments through the mobile financial service platform have trebled in the last one year, in a development that will bring cheer to the
April 2, 2019
GP woes over unpaid dues get worse
Grameenphone's woes over unpaid dues just got worse, with the government now likely to claim about Tk 800 crore more following
March 29, 2019
Novel e-commerce store Deligram goes live
Shopping is set to become even more convenient with the arrival of Deligram, an omni-channel e-commerce company that promises to harness existing corner shops in neighbourhoods to act as their collection points.
March 28, 2019
Locally assembled Samsung handsets bearing fruit
The local assembly of handsets by Samsung is already bearing fruit as their quality in some cases is better than the imported ones and the prices are also low, said Muyeedur Rahman, head of mobile at Samsung Mobile Bangladesh.
March 20, 2019
DataSoft to roll out 4 IoT devices next month
Local tech giant DataSoft is set to introduce four state-of-the-art Internet of Things devices next month to make people's lives less stressful.
March 20, 2019
Mobile assembly gathers pace
Three more local companies are in the process of rolling out their mobile assembling plants as astute players look to exploit the 14 percentage points of tax benefit being offered to log in higher sales.
March 15, 2019
Foreign firms barred to 49pc stakes
E-commerce entrepreneurs have raised concerns about the new government policy restricting foreign investors from holding more than 49 percent stakes in digital ventures as it will put the brakes on Bangladesh's fledgling start-up industry.
March 13, 2019
Meals by mail getting popular
A culture has emerged in the capital and a few other big cities in which digital citizens avail food from reputed restaurants and home-
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