Qubee shrinks business amid competition

Qubee is handing over 20,000 individual subscribers to its main competitor under a revenue sharing model as the wireless broadband service provider is seeking to reshape its business to survive the onslaught of high-speed mobile internet.
7 July 2018, 18:00 PM

5G trial run on July 25

The government now plans to go for a trial run of 5G mobile technology, which has caused the mobile users to raise an eyebrow, as its predecessor -- 4G -- is yet to cover major parts of the country.
5 July 2018, 18:00 PM

GP opposes uniform call rate plan

Grameenphone yesterday opposed the government's latest plan to introduce uniform call rate for mobile phones.
28 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Biman to offer inflight internet, call from Sept

Making phone calls or browsing internet has so far been a dream for Bangladeshi passengers while on a flight, but the wait would soon be over as Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to introduce the service in September.
27 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Govt plans Tk 10,000cr fund for jute sector

The jute ministry is working on a policy to form a Tk 10,000 crore fund to provide low-cost loans for the development of the nearly $1 billion export earning jute sector.
26 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Pay more for apparel, Tofail tells retailers

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday urged the international clothing retailers and brands to increase the prices of Bangladeshi garment items as the local manufacturers improved compliance spending billions of dollars.
25 June 2018, 18:00 PM

VAT waiver widens for ship importers

The revenue administrator has raised the age limit for VAT-free import of ships by seven years to 22 years in an effort to accelerate growth of oceangoing ships industry.
25 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Uniform call rate on cards

The government plans to introduce a uniform call rate for mobile phones to establish a level playing field for the country's telecom operators.
25 June 2018, 18:00 PM

The cost of convenience

For any high rise building, lifts are essential tools that save time and effort. But the reality is that very little thought goes into maintaining them on a regular basis. There are multiple recorded incidents of lifts in continued states of disrepair, ultimately leading to injury and death.
23 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Budget offers little for construction sector

The proposed budget for FY2018–19 has not come up with incentives and measures that can give a boost to the construction sector. Professionals in the industry say that they have not seen any measure that can help reduce prices of key construction raw materials.
23 June 2018, 18:00 PM

VAT on internet use to go down

The value-added tax on internet use might be cut by 5 percentage points from the existing 15 percent to meet a longstanding demand of the ICT businesses.
21 June 2018, 18:00 PM

83 per cent television viewers still watch BTV, Inu tells JS

Though there are many private television channels in the country, 83 per cent television viewers still watch Bangladesh Television (BTV), Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu tells Parliament.
21 June 2018, 13:02 PM

Etihad Airways to wind up Bangladesh operations in Oct

Etihad Airways is set to suspend its flights between Abu Dhabi and Dhaka from October 1, making it the fourth airline to suspend operations in Bangladesh in recent times.
14 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Allocation for telecom, ICT declined 6.64 per cent

Allocation for the telecom and ICT ministry declines about 6.64 per cent to 6,064 crore in the proposed budget of 2018-19 fiscal which is placed by Finance Minister MA Muhith at the Jatiya Sangsad.
7 June 2018, 07:09 AM

Opportunities and challenges of tower-sharing licences

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to award telecom tower licences to four companies.
4 June 2018, 18:00 PM

No internet, phone in Motijheel Jun 8-11

Bangladesh’s telecom authority says they will keep landlines and internet off in Dhaka’s commercial hub Motijheel from June 8-11.
4 June 2018, 09:54 AM

Fire at Benapole port burns 12 goods-laden trucks

At least 12 trucks carrying imported goods from India are gutted as a fire breaks out at a truck terminal of Benapole land port in Jessore.
3 June 2018, 07:13 AM

Cement consumption to grow steadily

The future of Bangladesh's cement sector looks strong as the country is urbanising fast on the back of people's improved living standard and increasing purchasing power.
26 May 2018, 18:00 PM
26 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Samsung ordered to pay $533m for copying iPhone design

A federal court jury in the US orders Samsung to pay Apple $533 million for copying iPhone design features in a patent case dating back seven years.
26 May 2018, 04:40 AM