Tarana Halim

Hasina, Shomi Kaiser, Momtaz, Tarana Halim among 13 sued for attempted murder

Anisul Huq, Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan, Hasan Mahmud, Moshiur Rahman Ranga and former DB chief Harun Or Rashid are also among the accused

Banglish ban and our dangerous obsession with force

It felt like déjà vu when State Minister for Information Tarana Halim, just days into joining the ministry, delivered her “Banglish” judgment.

Govt working to cut internet price: Tarana

Bangladesh government is working to reduce internet price at the consumer-level, State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim says.

No midnight bar on Facebook, minister assures

State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim today assured that there will be no bar on Facebook as proposed – for six hours every midnight.

Brief incoming for blocked SIMs

Subscribers using biometrically unregistered SIM cards will have their outgoing calls blocked after today, while incoming calls are likely to stay active for “a few hours”, according to a top official of a telecom operator.

Over 3cr SIMS not re-registered: Tarana

Tarana Halim, state minister for post and telecommunication, says 3.30 crore SIMs (subscriber identity module) are yet to be re-registered although the deadline expires Tuesday.

Users can re-buy blocked SIM after May deadline

Mobile phone subscribers can re-buy their previous number upon failure to re-register their SIM cards with biometric data after May 31 deadline, according to a decision taken in a meeting chaired by BTRC.

SIM re-registration deadline now May 31

Time for biometric SIM re-registration, which was scheduled to end today, has been extended to May 31, says State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim.

Tarana for tax cuts on handset imports

The Telecom Division yesterday urged the finance ministry to review the tax structure on mobile handsets and

January 10, 2016
January 10, 2016

Facebook appoints translator to help understand ‘objectionable’ Bangla posts

Facebook authority hires a translator for helping them understand the “objectionable” Bangla language posts in the social networking platform.

January 7, 2016
January 7, 2016

Users must be compensated for call drops: Tarana

Mobile phone users will have to be compensated for every case of call drop and network failure, State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim said yesterday.

January 6, 2016
January 6, 2016

‘Telecom operators will be forced to compensate call drops’

The country’s mobile phone operators will be forced to compensate their users for call drops, State Minister for Telecommunication Tarana Halim says

November 30, 2015
November 30, 2015

Govt eager to ink deal with Facebook: Tarana

The government shows interest in inking a deal with Facebook to ensure cyber security in Bangladesh.

November 28, 2015
November 28, 2015

Cyber crimes: Govt to write to Facebook for deal

The government will write a letter to Facebook authorities tomorrow to strike a deal with it to be able to get information about its users to ensure cyber security in Bangladesh.

November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015

Bangabandhu satellite deal inked with French firm

The telecom regulator has signed a Tk 1951.75 crore deal with Thales Alenia Space, awarding the French company a work order for commercial and broadcast satellite Bangabandhu-1.

October 7, 2015
October 7, 2015

Mobile number portability by Feb: Tarana

Mobile phone users, by February, will be able to keep their current number even if they switch from one operator to another, Minister of Telecommunication Division Tarana Halim says.

September 11, 2015
September 11, 2015

Tarana Halim threatened for stance against illegal VoIP and SIM business

Tarana Halim, state minister for post and telecommunication, has been threatened over a telephone call for her stance on banning illegal voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) businesses.

September 10, 2015
September 10, 2015

Tarana now says SIM re-registration not for everyone

The government alters its decision on re-registration of mobile phone connection that was scheduled to start on Sunday following a couple of meetings with the Election Commission (EC) and mobile operators.

July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015

Asaduzzaman, Yeafesh, Nurul take oath as ministers

In a major reshuffle, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inducted three new faces into her cabinet and promoted two junior ministers as full ministers.