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
January 31, 2020
Yet another bewildering decision from BTRC
The telecom regulator is being tight-fisted with the allocation of second mobile numbering scheme for the top three carriers, which are close to exhausting their original allotment -- a baffling stance given the government’s push towards digitisation.
January 28, 2020
‘Made in Bangladesh’ smartphones to rule the roost soon
Bangladesh is on its way to becoming self-reliant in smartphone production by the year end, with locally manufactured handsets now ruling the roost.
January 24, 2020
Symphony now meets smartphone demand from own plant
A new era is dawning in the manufacturing industry as local companies are putting their best foot forward towards building a ‘Made in Bangladesh’ brand.
January 23, 2020
Bangladesh to export bandwidth to Nepal
Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company (BSCCL) is looking for new markets to export its huge unused bandwidth and the new destination is Nepal, said officials of the state-owned listed firm.
January 22, 2020
Telcos fined Tk 4.71cr over illegal call termination
The telecom regulator is set to slap all four mobile operators with fines after their SIMs were found being used in illegal call termination.
January 21, 2020
Decade of Grameenphone’s rise and Banglalink’s decline
Grameenphone’s market share edged up about two percentage points over the past decade, thanks to huge investment in network expansion that gave the mobile operator leverage to almost double its revenue.
January 20, 2020
Local brands worming their way into people’s hearts
Local brands are gradually winning the hearts of consumers, as per data from the past decade -- in a development that demonstrates Bangladesh’s growing strength in the manufacturing sector.
January 15, 2020
BB makes easier digital marketing payment
Bangladesh’s e-commerce sector has received a major boost after the central bank opened up an opportunity for them to make payment to social media giants for online marketing.
January 13, 2020
Logistics companies grinning
People’s voracious appetite for shopping and consuming food and beverage from the convenience of one’s home is giving oversize boost to logistics companies, with as many as one lakh deliveries taking place a day.
January 10, 2020
FB, Robi drop plan to set up 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots
Facebook and Robi Axiata have recently scrapped a plan to set up about 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots for educational institutions in remote areas by partnering with local internet service providers (ISPs) as the telecom regulator is stalling on giving the go-ahead to the venture.
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