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Robi posts record Tk 937 crore profit in 2025
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Grameenphone's profit falls to eight-year low
5 February 2026, 21:17 PM
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Visa beats first-quarter estimates as holiday sales boost payment volumes
31 January 2026, 20:05 PM
Business
Digital Device and Innovation Expo 2026 kicks off tomorrow in Dhaka
27 January 2026, 19:48 PM
Business
FICCI condemns attacks on foreign-invested smartphone retailers
15 January 2026, 20:41 PM
Business
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14 January 2026, 19:06 PM
Business
Robi withdraws from 700 MHz spectrum auction
7 January 2026, 12:13 PM
Business
Robi charged Tk 3cr for delayed payment of merger fees
The telecom regulator has slapped Robi with a Tk 3 crore late fee for delayed payment of merger fees and spectrum adjustment charges for its much discussed union with Airtel.
20 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Four telcos claim Tk 426cr VAT rebate unlawfully: NBR
Four mobile phone operators have unlawfully claimed Tk 426 crore as VAT rebate since 2012, said the National Board of Revenue.
17 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Teletalk's revenue shrinks 28pc
Teletalk's revenue in fiscal 2016-17 shrank about 28 percent year-on-year to Tk 710 crore -- the lowest in three years.
17 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Banglalink fined Tk 17cr for illegal towers
Banglalink is set to be slapped with a Tk 17 crore fine for establishing 109 mobile towers in the border areas without the telecom regulator's prior consent.
17 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Banglalink's revenue hits eight-quarter low
Banglalink's revenue fell 2.99 percent year-on-year to Tk 1,195.12 crore in the April-June quarter, which is also the lowest in the last eight quarters.
14 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Unwanted offers irk mobile phone users
Jamir Uddin, a young grocer in the capital's Mohammadpur, recently received a short message on his mobile phone which reads: “If you want to enjoy a hot video of a Bollywood couple, press 1.”
12 August 2017, 18:00 PM
GP calls for consultation before 4G auction
Grameenphone has urged the government to organise a consultation meeting with mobile operators ahead of the spectrum auction for 4G service, saying still there are lots of unaddressed issues.
8 August 2017, 18:00 PM
BTRC brings cheer for telcos ahead of 4G rollout
The mobile operators were given a boost ahead of their planned 4G rollout after the government decided to slash the licence fee and other charges along with loosening other terms and conditions.
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Citycell gets another lease of life
The Supreme Court yesterday instructed the telecom regulator to return Citycell's spectrum in yet another twist to the operator's scrap for survival.
25 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Citycell gets its frequency back
Bangladesh’s first mobile phone operator Citycell secures permission from the Supreme Court to get back its frequency, an order that has to be implemented by 24 hours.
25 July 2017, 07:48 AM
BTRC invites applications for mobile number portability licence
The telecom regulator yesterday invited applications for the much-awaited auction for mobile number portability
24 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Citycell's demise a formality away
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who also heads the posts, telecommunications and information technology ministry,
22 July 2017, 18:00 PM
BTRC gives final approval to Robi-Airtel merger
Robi has received the final approval from the telecom regulator on its merger with Airtel – a development that has made the new entity the second largest mobile phone operator in Bangladesh.
20 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Operators add 1.74cr new users in 9 months
Mobile phone operators added 1.74 crore new connections in the nine months to May this year.
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Telcos to spend Tk 22,600cr on 4G services
Private mobile operators are seeing no way of getting back within the first three years a “substantial” return of the over Tk 22,600 crore they will need to invest to roll out 4G services in Bangladesh.
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Regulator wants a new mobile operator
With two mobile phone operators having merged and another shutting down, the telecom regulator plans to welcome a new player
6 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Regulator to offer 3 licences to run mobile towers
The telecom regulator has decided to award three licences to manage mobile towers in Bangladesh and separate telecom business
4 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Robi fined Tk 2.5 lakh for deceiving subscriber
Mobile phone operator Robi has paid a Tk 2.5 lakh fine for deceiving a subscriber in Khulna.
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM
6 mobile operators pay Tk 855cr revenue
The government has earned Taka 855 crore as revenue from the six mobile phone operator companies during fiscal 2016-17, State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim tells parliament.
20 June 2017, 08:16 AM
SIM card sales suspended for 18hrs today
Sales or replacement of SIM cards will remain suspended for 18 hours from 8pm today as the telecom regulator will update its central biometric verification monitoring system during the period.
14 June 2017, 18:00 PM