ICT
Internet subscriber base sees massive boost
The number of internet subscribers in Bangladesh spiked by a massive 43.5 lakh in March, the biggest jump in recent years, with mobile data users making up a bulk of the new customers.
Deal for country’s second satellite in three months
The satellite, Bangabandhu-2, will be launched in 3 years
Russell T Ahmed reelected as BASIS president
Russell T Ahmed has been reelected as the president of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) for a two-year term..M Rashidul Hasan was elected as senior vice president of the apex tread body of Bangladesh's ICT industry..It elected two other vice pre
Mobile, internet users complain of poor service at BTRC hearing
Mobile and internet subscribers in Bangladesh yesterday complained about several issues, including poor network coverage, slow internet speeds and “unjust” balance deductions of local carriers
News Analysis / Crawling peg system: A welcome step but will it be enough to boost reserves?
The crawling peg system for the taka is a delayed and, perhaps, inadequate response to the bleeding of forex reserves. Some economists suggest the central bank should go beyond this formula and open the exchange rate to market forces to stop the continuous erosion of reserves. Either way, exporters and remitters will celebrate more flexibility in the exchange rate.
Bangladesh uses Oracle’s full cloud services at data centres
The Bangladesh Data Center Company Limited (BDCCL), a government-owned data storage and disaster recovery services provider, has equipped its data centres with the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Dedicated Region
US support sought to build Smart Bangladesh
ERD secretary sits with US delegation on the sidelines of the ADB annual meeting
Conclude ex-Robi CEO’s case in 3 months: HC
Mahtab Uddin Ahmed lodged a lawsuit seeking Tk 227 crore compensation for his 'wrongful dismissal'
Banglalink posts decade-high revenue growth
The mobile phone operator’s revenue grows 14.4% year-on-year to Tk 6,150 crore in 2023
BTRC asks Meta to tackle misinformation on its platform
Meta top officials meet BTRC chairman in Dhaka
Bangladesh lags behind peer nations in ICT development
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) releases ICT Development Index 2023
GP, Robi, Teletalk receive unified licences
The annual fee for the licence was Tk 10 crore with a 15-year validity
Grameenphone receives unified licence
It will work as a single licence for 2G, 3G, 4G and the upcoming 5G technologies
Edotco, Huawei to launch tower made of fibreglass
Edotco will be the first tower company to offer fibreglass tower solutions to mobile operators
Internet to be disrupted on March 2
Submarine cable SEA-ME-WE-4 will remain disconnected for maintenance for 12 hours from 7am
Understanding Carbon Neutrality & Debt
Comparing our current days with five years back from now we can easily comprehend the fact that temperature is rising and as a result we feel scorching heat every year.
Software and ITES provider urge for extension of tax exemption until 2031
Software and IT Enabled Service (ITES) providers yesterday urged the government to extend the income tax exemption applicable to them by six years until 2031 in order to help the nation achieve its vision for a Smart Bangladesh by 2041.
a2i, Sublime to set up 50,000 digital centres
Aspire to Innovate (a2i) and Sublime Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for establishing 50,000 digital service centres in rural areas across Bangladesh, according to a press release.
