Citycell

Citycell wants licence reinstatement

Citycell, the country’s first mobile operator which has not been operational since 2016, has sent a letter to the telecom regulator recently seeking the reinstatement of its licence.

SC tells Citycell to clear dues of Tk 128cr

The Supreme Court directs Citycell to pay the Tk 128 crore, the remainder of its fees, to telecom regulator in revenue sharing bid, spectrum charges, late fees and fine.

Payment due: Employees sue Citycell’s top officials

Employees of private mobile operator Citycell this morning sued several of the company’s top officials as it failed to pay Tk 1.50 crore salaries and allowances.

Citycell gets its frequency back

Bangladesh’s first mobile phone operator Citycell secures permission from the Supreme Court to get back its frequency, an order that has to be implemented by 24 hours.

Citycell CEO held for ‘embezzling Tk 383 crore of AB Bank’

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) claims to have arrested Mehboob Chowdhury, chief executive officer of Citycell, for allegedly embezzling over Tk 383 crore of AB Bank between 2011 and 2015.

GP gets ‘013’ number series with existing ‘017’

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission decides to allow Grameenphone a new number series of 013 with their existing 017 prefix which is close to be exhausted.

Curtain to come down on Citycell by Aug 23

The government has set in motion the process to revoke Citycell's licence after the operator failed to pay its dues

Process to shut Citycell from tomorrow: Tarana

The government will start process from tomorrow to shut Citycell as it has failed to pay dues around Tk 477.51 crore despite several reminders.

Mobile number portability by end of 2016: BTRC

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) announces that 'mobile number portability' (MNP) service will begin at the end of this year.

September 11, 2024
September 11, 2024

Citycell wants licence reinstatement

Citycell, the country’s first mobile operator which has not been operational since 2016, has sent a letter to the telecom regulator recently seeking the reinstatement of its licence.

May 22, 2018
May 22, 2018

SC tells Citycell to clear dues of Tk 128cr

The Supreme Court directs Citycell to pay the Tk 128 crore, the remainder of its fees, to telecom regulator in revenue sharing bid, spectrum charges, late fees and fine.

August 7, 2017
August 7, 2017

Payment due: Employees sue Citycell’s top officials

Employees of private mobile operator Citycell this morning sued several of the company’s top officials as it failed to pay Tk 1.50 crore salaries and allowances.

July 25, 2017
July 25, 2017

Citycell gets its frequency back

Bangladesh’s first mobile phone operator Citycell secures permission from the Supreme Court to get back its frequency, an order that has to be implemented by 24 hours.

July 1, 2017
July 1, 2017

Citycell CEO held for ‘embezzling Tk 383 crore of AB Bank’

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) claims to have arrested Mehboob Chowdhury, chief executive officer of Citycell, for allegedly embezzling over Tk 383 crore of AB Bank between 2011 and 2015.

August 21, 2016
August 21, 2016

GP gets ‘013’ number series with existing ‘017’

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission decides to allow Grameenphone a new number series of 013 with their existing 017 prefix which is close to be exhausted.

August 17, 2016
August 17, 2016

Curtain to come down on Citycell by Aug 23

The government has set in motion the process to revoke Citycell's licence after the operator failed to pay its dues

August 16, 2016
August 16, 2016

Process to shut Citycell from tomorrow: Tarana

The government will start process from tomorrow to shut Citycell as it has failed to pay dues around Tk 477.51 crore despite several reminders.

June 14, 2016
June 14, 2016

Mobile number portability by end of 2016: BTRC

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) announces that 'mobile number portability' (MNP) service will begin at the end of this year.

March 2, 2016
March 2, 2016

Legal notice seeks halt to biometric SIM registration

A Supreme Court lawyer serves a legal notice seeking a halt to biometric registration for subscriber identity module (SIM) cards of mobile operators claiming it violates privacy and has a potential malafide intention.