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 9, 2020
Grameenphone’s new run-in with BTRC
Grameenphone has taken delivery of huge volumes of network equipment without obtaining the approval of the telecom regulator -- a move that has run into a grey area on the legal front.
January 6, 2020
Local TV channels lose 20pc viewers
It became a habit for Golam Masood, who has been living in Saudi Arabia since the 90s, to tune into Bangladeshi television channels the moment he returned home from work.
January 6, 2020
5G, data security to have greatest impact on business
Fifth-generation (5G) mobile service and data security are the two major technologies Bangladeshi companies believe will have the greatest impact on businesses in the next five years, according to a recent international survey.
January 2, 2020
ICT Division seeks Tk 50cr for Startup Bangladesh Co
The ICT Division has decided to write to the finance ministry and seek Tk 50 crore for Startup Bangladesh Company Ltd (SBCL) after the government gave its nod to the new company to give a boost to budding businesses.
December 31, 2019
BTRC for 65pc cuts in int’l call rate
The telecom regulator is set to recommend slash in international incoming voice call rate by 65.71 percent to $0.006 a minute in the face of fast shrinking earnings from the segment in recent years.
December 30, 2019
Govt blocks mobile signals in border areas
The government has directed mobile phone carriers to block their signals up to a kilometre from the borders.
December 27, 2019
Telephone Shilpa Sangstha stages a comeback
Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (TSS) managed to sell 13,825 units of its DOEL-branded laptops in fiscal 2018-19 as the once promising state-owned computer assembler makes a spirited fight for survival.
December 26, 2019
Telecom tussle erodes trust
The outgoing 2019 would go down as one of the most challenging years for Bangladesh’s telecom industry, weighed down by the ongoing tussle between the regulator and two operators as well as slump in growth in mobile and internet connections.
December 25, 2019
Rohingyas Using Mobiles: 2.94 lakh SIMs to be blocked
The government is set to block a few lakh mobile connections that are currently being used in Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar as it ramps up its efforts to crack down on criminal activities by a section of the refugee population.
December 22, 2019
BTCL falls from grace
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited’s revenue slumped 22.23 percent to Tk 886.81 crore last fiscal year, in yet another emblem of the steady decline of the once hugely profitable state-owned enterprise.
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