Robi returns to profit after 2yrs

Robi ended 2018 on a positive note despite incurring huge losses in the last quarter, logging in Tk 214.7 crore in net profits on the
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM

GP subscribers suffer highest call drops

Grameenphone users suffer the highest call drops and they wait longer to get connected to the number they dial, according to a report of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
18 February 2019, 18:00 PM

GP handed out SMP restrictions

Grameenphone was yesterday slapped with four restrictions by the telecom regulator as part of the penalties for becoming a Significant Market Power (SMP).
18 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Govt blocks 55 more porn sites

The government blocks 55 more pornographic websites as per its initiatives of internet safety solution programme in the country.
18 February 2019, 07:56 AM

Country to enter 5G era through Teletalk

Fifth generation (5G) mobile technology will be rolled out by the state-owned mobile operator Teletalk in the country before any other telecom operators, Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar says.
16 February 2019, 15:30 PM

MNP users face troubles

Fed up with the poor service quality, Imran Hossain, a buying house executive, could not wait to switch his mobile operator. But what held him back was that he would have to give up on his 11-digit mobile number, which he had circulated to one-too-many people.
14 February 2019, 18:00 PM

1,33,621 mobile users switch operators using MNP

In the first four months, 1,33,621 mobile phone users have successfully switched their operators keeping its existing eleven digits number, a service which was introduced aiming to enhance competition in the mobile market.
14 February 2019, 11:21 AM

Return money to Robi

The High Court on Monday ordered the tax administrator to give back the money it took from Robi as fine on charges of illegal imports.
12 February 2019, 18:00 PM

GP, Robi to partner with Bank Asia on agent banking

Top two mobile phone operators Grameenphone and Robi are set to enter into a partnership with Bank Asia on agent banking – a move that is expected to give huge boost to the new service and deepen financial inclusion.
11 February 2019, 18:00 PM

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

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

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