213 unauthorised handsets seized from a Mirpur market

A joint operation by the Enforcement and Inspection Team of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-4) confiscated the handsets from eight shops at Mirpur Shopping Complex.
17 May 2022, 12:26 PM

India tax authority froze $478 million of Xiaomi funds in February

Indian tax officials froze $478 million worth of deposits lying in local bank accounts of China's Xiaomi Corp in February as part of an investigation into alleged tax evasion, according to two sources and a court filing reviewed by Reuters.
12 May 2022, 13:29 PM

Banglalink posts 8.6% rise in 2022 Q1 revenue

Banglalink posted 8.6 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue in the first quarter of 2022 on the back of strong data sales.
28 April 2022, 09:33 AM

Sweden sees enormous potential in Bangladesh's ICT industry

Sweden sees enormous potential in Bangladesh's human resources in the IT sector and the Scandinavian nation believes both the countries can benefit by utilising this human resource.
27 April 2022, 08:03 AM

Banglalink secures Tk 1,200 crore syndicated term loan

Telecom operator Banglalink today signed an agreement with 17 banks in the country to secure a five-year syndicated term loan of Tk 1,200 crore.
26 April 2022, 13:08 PM

No bar to launch eSIM now

The bar on launching eSIM services has been finally removed as the National Board of Revenue (NRB) has set the tax regime for the sale of eSIM by operators.
24 April 2022, 12:21 PM

Double bandwidth at 25pc higher investment

Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company will increase its planned investment to connect to a third submarine cable by 25 per cent to avail double the bandwidth.
18 April 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Take steps to stop use of network repeaters, jammers’

The telecom operators today wrote a letter to the telecom regular seeking steps to stop the further spread of the network interference devices such as repeaters, jammers and boosters, which cripple the networks to deliver quality services.
17 April 2022, 15:39 PM

BTCL launches prepaid telephone, internet services

Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) today launched its prepaid services enabling the customers to avail telephone and internet services without prior deposits.
17 April 2022, 13:36 PM

Cut corporate tax for mobile operators: BTRC chairman

The government should consider the operators’ demand on slashing corporate tax as the mobile operators have to continue investing big to cope up with rapidly changing technology, said Shyam Sunder Sikder, chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
13 April 2022, 15:13 PM

EU extends ban on mobile roaming fees

The European Union on Monday extended for another 10 years its ban on mobile phone roaming surcharges for people using their European handsets while travelling in the 27-nation bloc.
4 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Tk 10,645 crore worth 190MHz spectrum sold

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission fetched around $1.23 billion or Tk 10,645 crore from spectrum auction as all operators acquired a total of 190MHz spectrum.
31 March 2022, 07:37 AM

Spectrum auction begins

Spectrum auction for 2022 started today for bands that can support both fourth-generation (4G) and 5G technologies.
31 March 2022, 06:52 AM

45% of Bangladesh population don’t use MFS: survey

The country's 45 per cent people do not use mobile financial service (MFS) and 32 per cent of them refrain from using the service for fear being victim of fraudulent activity, found a survey.
30 March 2022, 08:26 AM

Meta launches #SheMeansBusiness to empower Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs

Meta, formerly known as the Facebook company, yesterday launched its global #SheMeansBusiness programme in Bangladesh to provide women entrepreneurs with the skills, connections and technology required to build and grow their businesses online.
30 March 2022, 08:13 AM

GP celebrating silver jubilee

Mobile operator Grameenphone is celebrating its 25th anniversary, now aiming to contribute beyond connectivity.
27 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh meets UN target

Bangladesh has met the affordability target on internet prices set by the United Nations Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development in 2021.
27 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Robi posts 3% rise in earnings

Robi posted 3 per cent rise in its earnings in the financial year ended on December 2021, the country’s second largest mobile phone operator said in a disclosure today.
15 March 2022, 16:19 PM

GP launches 4G modem, routers

Grameenphone recently launched one 4G modem and two routers with prices ranging from Tk 2,650 to Tk 4,499 through a ceremony at GP House in Dhaka.
7 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Teletalk has lowest call success rate, highest call drop rate: BTRC

State-run telecom operator Teletalk has failed to ensure the standard call success rate and call drop rate in Dhaka division, excluding two city corporations in the capital.
2 March 2022, 14:58 PM