Banglalink

Banglalink raises data, voice and bundle volumes by up to 25%

Banglalink has launched a new range of data packages, increasing the volume of data, voice minutes, and bundle allocations by up to 25 percent..Customers can now get 20 percent more data, 22 percent more voice minutes, and expanded bundle volumes under the updated plans, the third-largest

Interim govt must act swiftly on telecom reforms

Says Veon Group CEO Kaan Terzioğlu in an interview with The Daily Star

The hub for homegrown talents / How Banglalink is expediting digital innovations riding on local engineers’ wings

Banglalink has been relentlessly betting on homegrown talents to create scopes for them to grow professionally

Banglalink celebrates 20 years leading AI-driven digital future for Bangladesh 

Over the last 20 years, Banglalink has played a key role in transforming Bangladesh’s telecommunications landscape

Mobile subscriber numbers fell drastically in August

Following the trend of July, the number of mobile subscribers in Bangladesh dropped significantly in August..The mobile network operators -- Grameenphone, Robi, Banglalink and Teletalk -- collectively lost about 18 lakh customers, taking the total mobile subscriber base to 19.24 crore..

Banglalink’s tower sales: BTRC’s negligence deprives state coffers of Tk 69 crore

The state coffer has been deprived of Tk 69 crore for the telecom regulator’s failure to collect the 5.5 percent of the sales price of Summit Tower’s acquisition of Banglalink’s 2,000 mobile towers.

Implement SMP regulations to enhance competition in telecom industry

Monopolistic accumulation of market power, especially in terms of price-setting capability, may cause an increase in price and deterioration of quality of service as well as hamper innovation and competition

Banglalink’s revenue rises to Tk 1,544 crore in Jan-Mar

The revenue grew thanks to a significant expansion in subscriber base

Banglalink draws the curtain on 3G

Banglalink has recently phased out its 3G networks, becoming the country’s first mobile operator to bid adieu to the technology, and repurposed those resources, including spectrum, to enhance the quality and speed of its 4G services

March 16, 2020
March 16, 2020

Unilever, Robi, GP and Banglalink ask employees to work from home

Unilever, along with mobile operators Robi, Grameenphone and Banglalink today asked all their employees to stay at home and work online as a preventive measure against coronavirus infection.

March 10, 2020
March 10, 2020

Coronavirus: Banglalink declares IEDCR hotline numbers toll-free

Banglalink has declared the IEDCR hotline numbers toll-free for its users to facilitate preventive measures against the spread of coronavirus in the country, a press release says.

February 16, 2020
February 16, 2020

Push towards Digital Bangladesh props up Banglalink

Banglalink, once the country’s most spirited operator, is finally turning around its fortunes by putting in higher emphasis on digital services and investment on 4G network.

January 21, 2020
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.

October 15, 2019
October 15, 2019

GP, Banglalink lose in MNP battle

Banglalink has lost the highest number of subscribers to other operators in the last one year as the users changed the carrier using the mobile number portability service.

May 23, 2019
May 23, 2019

BTRC holds up audits into Banglalink, Airtel

The telecom regulator is yet to appoint auditors to conduct financial and technical inspection of Banglalink and Airtel’s system even though the formal process has started more than a year and a half ago due to irregularities within the institution itself. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)

May 9, 2018
May 9, 2018

iPhone users start enjoying 4G in Bangladesh

Nearly around three months after the launch of fourth-generation (4G) mobile internet, the iPhone users have started to enjoy the speedy service as the country code on the Apple handsets is unlocked.

February 20, 2018
February 20, 2018

Operators to offer 4G on 3G data packs

The top three mobile operators rolled out the much-awaited 4G service in the capital and some other major cities last evening --

June 24, 2016
June 24, 2016

Illegal int'l calls thrive on Teletalk

State-owned carrier Teletalk's failure to kill around 22 lakh unregistered connections is allowing a huge volume of illegal international calls to be made, depriving the government of revenue.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

Muggers snatch Tk 12 lakh in Dhanmondi, Rampura

Gun-toting muggers, in two separate incidents, snatch away Tk 12 lakh under broad daylight in capital Dhaka’s Dhanmondi and Rampura.