Robi launches social awareness programme #CommonSense

The leading digital service provider, Robi, launches a social awareness programme titled #CommonSense with an appeal to the people for continuing to apply common sense as they become ever more sensitised with life in the digital domain.
11 February 2019, 11:01 AM

Grameenphone named significant market power

The telecom regulator yesterday declared Grameenphone as the operator with the Significant Market Power (SMP) to enhance
10 February 2019, 18:00 PM

All export, import items to be scanned : Kamal

All the export and import consignments would be scanned before clearance to curb duty evasion, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday.
10 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Data pack with min 3-day validity from today

The curb on mobile internet packages below a minimum three-day validity period starts today.
1 February 2019, 12:39 PM

BTRC shuts 2 shops, seizes 700 mobile phones

The telecom regulator sentences seven shop owners to different terms in jail for their alleged involvement in illegal imports of mobile phones.
31 January 2019, 13:10 PM

BTRC gets new chairman

The government yesterday appointed Bangladesh Tele-communication Regulatory Commission's legal commissioner as its chairman.
30 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Smartphone import plummets 21pc

Smartphone imports through the legal channel declined for the first time last year as the government's move to hike import duties to 32 percent last fiscal year appear to have sent illegal imports soaring.
30 January 2019, 18:00 PM

GP logs record profit

Grameenphone logged a record Tk 3,520 crore profit last year, its highest to date, driven by significant growth in voice and data
28 January 2019, 18:00 PM

4G not flourishing for handset dearth

The initial enthusiasm for fourth generation (4G) mobile services has started to fall off in the absence of affordable 4G-enabled handsets in the country, Robi officials said in an event yesterday.
27 January 2019, 18:00 PM

How to overcome the infrastructure deficit in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is making rapid progress in terms of building infrastructure. As we are on the way to becoming a middle-income country, I am hopeful that we will see a lot of development work in the next couple of years.
26 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Set up handset radiation measuring lab

Mobile phone users yesterday called for setting up a laboratory to measure the radiation of devices as per the standard of the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection and banning handsets found to be health hazard.
26 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Establish handset radiation measuring lab: Speakers

Association of mobile phone users asks the authorities concerned to set up proper laboratory to measure the radiation level of mobile devices as per the standard of International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection and ban the devices hazardous to health.
26 January 2019, 13:54 PM

One-third handsets imported illegally

About 30 percent of the 10 crore mobile handsets currently in use in Bangladesh were imported illegally, said the telecom regulator
22 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Export source tax cut effective from Jan 1: NBR

Banks will have to deduct 0.25 percent source tax on exports of apparel and other items, except for jute goods, with effect from the first day of January, said the National Board of Revenue (NBR) recently.
21 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Mobile phone assembly picks up momentum

Local handset plants churned out 23 lakh units in 2018, with the government's policy that compelled importers to set up plants in the country looking to bear fruit.
21 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Option for locking stolen phone soon: BTRC

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will start to work from tomorrow to launch the service called International Mobile Equipment Identity number (IMEI) database.
21 January 2019, 07:59 AM

5G licence next year

The telecom regulator has started its initial preparations for awarding licences to carriers for 5G mobile data service in 2020, said Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) yesterday.
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Internet growth hits 3-year low

The growth of new internet connections fell 21.58 percent year-on-year to 1.09 crore in 2018, a three-year low.
15 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Robi gains most from MNP

Robi gained about two-third of the customers that have switched operators by way of the mobile number portability (MNP) service in the first three months of its roll-out.
15 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Paris tops ranking of world's healthiest cities

Paris is named the world's healthiest city in a report that looks at everything from the number of spas and yoga studios in each city to vegan dining options and green spaces.
10 January 2019, 05:04 AM