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ICT trailblazers honoured

Five companies and two individuals were honoured this evening at the 9th BRAC Bank-The Daily Star ICT Awards in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the advancement of Bangladesh’s information and communication technology sector

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ICT trailblazers to be honoured at 9th BRAC-The Daily Star ICT Awards

Five companies and two individuals are expected to receive the awards in six categories at the 9th edition of the BRAC Bank-The Daily Star ICT Awards

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Govt appoints administrator to BASIS

The administrator is asked to hold election in 120 days

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Robi launches video chat support for speech, hearing-impaired customers

This service will connect the users with agents trained in sign language from 10 am to 7pm daily

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Visa Leadership Conclave emphasises deepening of digitisation of Bangladesh economy

Recognising the importance of Bangladesh as a market, a Visa Leadership Conclave in Dhaka reiterated Visa’s focus on expanding digitisation of the Bangladesh economy..The digital payment solutions provider recently organised the annual “Visa Leadership Conclave Bangladesh 2024” at a hotel

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Satellite internet could enhance rural connectivity: Bida executive chairman 

This connectivity could help upskill young people, says Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun

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Strengthen IP rights regime to attract investment: AmCham

Bangladesh needs a stronger intellectual property protection mechanism to become more attractive for foreign direct investment, according to Syed Ershad Ahmed, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham)..“A strengthened intellectual property rights (IPR) regime is

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BTRC to issue more NTTN licences if needed

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will issue more Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) licences if services to customers are compromised as the regulator prioritises service quality, said BTRC Chairman Maj Gen (retd) Md Emdad Ul Bari yesterday.

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Mobile operators call for restructuring taxation

Telecom operators and experts in Bangladesh yesterday demanded restructuring taxation in the sector, arguing that the rates in place are not only limiting the sector’s growth, but also potentially hindering the implementation of “Smart Bangladesh”.

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Telenor to stay in Bangladesh for long

Telenor, the parent company of leading mobile phone operator Grameenphone, has a long-term commitment to the Bangladesh market.

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ICT entrepreneurs demand extension of tax exemptions

With tax exemptions for the information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services sector ending after this fiscal year, ICT entrepreneurs are demanding the continuation of such incentives for seven more years to help build a ‘Smart Bangladesh’.

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Some Teletalk customers to get access to Banglalink network from today

Some customers of Teletalk will be able to use Banglalink’s network from today as part of a ‘pre-commercial launch’ of national roaming services, bringing relief to subscribers of the state-run operator whose network is hamstrung by weak power backup.

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Drive against illegal VoIP to continue: Palak

Anyone involved in illegal activities using the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) facility will not be spared and the drive against them will continue, State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak said today

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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

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BTRC asks Meta to tackle misinformation on its platform

Meta top officials meet BTRC chairman in Dhaka

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Bangladesh lags behind peer nations in ICT development

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) releases ICT Development Index 2023

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GP, Robi, Teletalk receive unified licences

The annual fee for the licence was Tk 10 crore with a 15-year validity

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Grameenphone receives unified licence

It will work as a single licence for 2G, 3G, 4G and the upcoming 5G technologies

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