Customers shun Citycell

Citycell resumed its services after the telecom regulator reinstated its spectrum on Sunday evening but no customer switched back to
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM

0.5pc registered SIMs have wrong data

Less than 0.5 percent of the SIM cards that were biometrically verified have incorrect data on them, State Minister for Telecom Tarana
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Citycell to stay for now

Citycell will resume its services shortly after the telecom regulator reinstated its suspended spectrum yesterday evening, said a senior
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Internet monitoring beefed up to thwart cyber attacks: Minister

The government boosted its cyber security system through monitoring to thwart possible cyber attacks, State Minister for Telecommunication Tarana Halim says.
6 November 2016, 08:05 AM

Citycell given new deadline to pay dues

The Supreme Court yesterday asked the government to reinstate spectrum allocation of Citycell and let it continue operations for now,
3 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Citycell to stay for now upon fresh bounds

The Supreme Court orders the government to allow Citycell to continue running operations for now with a fresh deadline to pay Tk 100 crore by November 19.
3 November 2016, 06:42 AM

SC order on reinstating Citycell’s spectrum Thursday

The Supreme Court fixes Thursday for passing an order on a petition filed by mobile operator Citycell seeking directives on the government to reinstate its spectrum allocation.
1 November 2016, 08:22 AM

Duty-free access to UK to continue until Brexit: envoy

Bangladesh will continue to get duty privilege to the UK under the European Union's Everything But Arms scheme until Brexit formally
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM

BTRC plans to allow tech neutrality in spectrum use

The telecom regulator has initiated a move to review the 2G service guideline, in a bid to offer technology neutrality to the mobile
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Citycell licence cancellation awaits PM's nod

The licence cancelation issue of mobile phone operator Citycell has now been placed before the prime minister, after the telecom regulator sent its recommendation to the telecom division for approval.
30 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh export to exceed $60 billion by 2021: Tofail

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed expects Bangladesh to fetch over US$60 billion by 2021 from exports while the amount was over US$34 billion in the last year.
29 October 2016, 15:16 PM

Court to hear Citycell petition on Oct 31

The Supreme Court yesterday fixed October 31 for the hearing of a petition filed by Citycell to reinstate its spectrum allocation.
25 October 2016, 18:00 PM

BTRC to take public opinion on telecom services

Anisur Rahman, a student of a private university, received a bonus internet pack of 4GB from Teletalk upon recharging his account with
25 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Citycell’s SC hearing on curbing spectrum Oct 31

The Supreme Court fixes October 31 for hearing a petition of mobile operator Citycell seeking directives on the government for reinstating its spectrum allocation.
25 October 2016, 10:23 AM

Teletalk employees go on strike for double pay

Employees of state-owned mobile phone operator Teletalk went on an indefinite strike from yesterday, calling for the company to double
24 October 2016, 18:00 PM

BTRC moves to cancel Citycell's licence

The telecom regulator yesterday sought permission from the government to put the final nail in the coffin of the country's oldest
24 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Telecom operators lose 7pc of customers in Aug

The telecom industry faced a setback in August with its active SIM connections declining about 7 percent from the previous month.
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh seeks to use Indian network to export bandwidth to Bhutan

Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd or BSCCL has urged its Indian counterpart to allow it to use its infrastructure to export
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Grameenphone gets new CEO

Mobile operator Grameenphone has appointed Petter-B Furberg as the company's interim chief executive, effective from November 1, replacing Rajeev Sethi.
19 October 2016, 18:00 PM

GP's net profit jumps on data service

Grameenphone's net profit rose 55.7 percent year-on-year to Tk 644.79 crore in July-September, driven mainly by the increased use of data in the third quarter.
19 October 2016, 18:00 PM