Banglalink teams up with Winrock to support trafficking survivors
8 July 2026, 22:09 PM
Business
Bangladesh approves Starlink for bandwidth export to neighbouring countries
5 July 2026, 18:14 PM
Business
Internet use in Bangladesh climbs steadily in Q3
4 July 2026, 19:57 PM
Business
NEIR stalled: Grey market fears grow as tax break expires
27 June 2026, 18:57 PM
Business
Veon proposes Teletalk partnership, seeks to acquire Nagad
9 June 2026, 20:34 PM
Business
Why GP profits dropped but Robi posted gain in 2025
8 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Business
SpaceX plans to set IPO price at $135 per share, targeting record $75 billion raise
3 June 2026, 21:18 PM
Business
Grameenphone appoints Andreas Høgberg as CSTO
3 June 2026, 19:55 PM
Business
BTRC to auction more lower-band spectrum
3 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Telecom
Bangladesh targets top-20 position in global telecom services: PM’s telecom adviser
16 May 2026, 19:19 PM
Business
Mobile operators to get tech neutrality in spectrum use
The government plans to offer technology neutrality to mobile operators in spectrum use in two bands, which will help them roll out
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Internet: a tool for growth of small businesses
Unlike a real-world office, a business website is up and accessible to customers 24 hours a day. Customers will always get to know about the products and services on offer, freeing them from the compulsion of office hours. Businesses can even have a 24-hour product sales mechanism online.
4 April 2016, 18:10 PM
Three mobile operators see 69pc rise in data revenue
Data revenue of three mobile operators -- Grameenphone, Banglalink and Robi -- increased about 69 percent year-on-year to Tk 1,699 crore in 2015.
24 March 2016, 18:00 PM
No fingerprints stored during SIM re-registration: Tarana
State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim yesterday reiterated that fingerprints taken for SIM re-registration are not being stored.
16 March 2016, 18:00 PM
BTRC appoints firm to audit Robi
After a delay of five months, the telecom regulator yesterday signed an agreement with audit firm Masih Muhith Haque & Co to examine Robi's books.
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM
New push for Robi's merger with Airtel
The Malaysian High Commission in Dhaka is pursuing the telecom regulator on the proposed merger of Robi and Airtel, saying the move will further strengthen relations between the two countries' business communities.
13 March 2016, 18:10 PM
The dark side of world's lucrative mobile industry
As the world's largest mobile phone fair hosts the "creme de la creme" in Barcelona, activists slam the dark side of a sector accused of
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Banglalink CEO vows zero tolerance for misconduct
Banglalink's Chief Executive Officer Erik Aas yesterday vowed to take a zero tolerance approach toward non-
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Banglalink's revenue up 8pc
Banglalink's gross revenue rose 8 percent year-on-year to Tk 4,710 crore in 2015, said VimpelCom, the operator's parent company, in its annual statement on Wednesday.
17 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Robi-Airtel merger sparks mixed reactions
The proposed merger between Robi and Airtel received strong support from experts, users and lawyers at a public hearing organised by the telecom regulator yesterday.
17 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Huawei, GP launch handsets
Huawei yesterday unveiled two smartphones -- Huawei GR5 and Huawei Mate 8 -- in Bangladesh, partnering with Grameenphone.
15 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Biometric registration to stop crimes: Speaker
Speaker of the Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury says biometric registration of mobile subscriber identity modules (SIMs) will stop criminal activities using cell phones.
15 February 2016, 15:36 PM
Banglalink shuts offices over labour protests
Banglalink yesterday closed its headquarters and its regional offices as labour protests erupted after an employee fell ill during an interrogation by higher officials over a dispute.
14 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Panel formed to oversee SIM re-registration
Telecom Minister Tarana Halim yesterday asked mobile operators to cooperate with the government for re-registration of all existing connections through biometric verification.
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM
BTRC to hear unsettled complaints
Customers can lodge complaints with the telecom regulator by dialling 2872 if they fail to get any remedy from any operator.
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Biometric SIM registration: Tarana unhappy with telcos’ non-cooperation
State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim says mobile phone operators are not cooperating with the government to ensure registration of SIM cards with subscribers’ fingerprints.
26 January 2016, 11:06 AM
Govt seeks Malaysian investment for Teletalk
The government sought investment for Teletalk from the Malaysian government as part of its efforts to turn the state-run mobile operator into a vibrant company, State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim said yesterday.
24 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Mobile users rise 11pc in 2015
The number of new mobile phone connections rose 11.11 percent year-on-year in 2015, while internet subscriptions grew 24.01 percent, the telecom regulator said in a report yesterday.
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM
BTRC moves to build Telecom Tower
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission plans to build a Tk 200 crore building in the capital as its head office. The BTRC has recently sought the Telecom Division's permission to spend Tk 100 crore from its own revenue on the 13-storey Telecom Tower.
16 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Users must be compensated for call drops: Tarana
Mobile phone users will have to be compensated for every case of call drop and network failure, State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim said yesterday.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM