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
February 21, 2020
Bangla domain criminally neglected
The country’s own bangla internet domain (.bangla) has failed to garner much enthusiasm among users though it allows them to write their web addresses in Bangla alphabets and end with .bangla.
February 20, 2020
Critical day for Grameenphone
The long drawn-out legal battle between Grameenphone and the telecom regulator over unpaid dues amounting to Tk 12,580 crore has reach a critical junction.
February 19, 2020
‘Made in Bangladesh’ smartphones headed to US
Walton is set to export smartphones to the US, in what can be viewed as a remarkable endorsement of the leaps taken by Bangladesh’s manufacturing sector.
February 17, 2020
Time for ‘Made in Bangladesh’ tag to shine bright
There was a time when mobile handset buyers were used to searching for ‘Made in Finland’ or ‘Made in Korea’ for good quality devices. Later, ‘Made in China’ took the mantle, followed by ‘Made in Vietnam’.
February 16, 2020
Int’l incoming call rate slashed 66pc
The government has slashed the international incoming voice call rate by 65.71 per cent to $0.006 per minute in the face of shrinking earnings from the sector in recent years.
February 14, 2020
‘Kotha is our Facebook, PayPal and WhatsApp’
A homegrown mobile application with the mind-boggling capability to send messages, make voice calls, order grocery and food, stream music and movies and buy tickets has started doing the rounds with a promise to make life easier for digital citizens of Bangladesh.
February 12, 2020
Ecnec pours cold water on Teletalk’s plans
Teletalk, it often seems, is overindulged.
February 10, 2020
Robi brings tech to enhance 4G services
Fourth generation (4G) voice and data services are set to be enhanced through Robi’s adoption of Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) this week, ushering the end of 3G networks within a couple of years.
February 6, 2020
Samsung Galaxy Note10+ now made in Bangladesh
Flagship device now cheaper thanks to local assembly.
February 3, 2020
MFS losing steam
Mobile financial service, the great hope for financial inclusion, appears to be faltering.
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