Mobile phone operators yesterday urged the government to reduce the overall tax in the telecom sector for bringing the full benefit of digital technology to the general people.

Global telecom giant Telenor wants to offer Bangladeshi users mobile handsets with built-in financial services that the telecom giant says will fast gain popularity and reduce transaction costs.

The government yesterday struck an agreement with Telenor Digital to use the Norway-based company's digital and mobile technology in driving social, economic and human development in Bangladesh.

The spectrum auction for both the 1,800 and 2,100 bands has been deferred for the third time now and the new date has been fixed for

Grameenphone's net profits in the first quarter of the year increased 3.68 percent year-on-year to Tk 535 crore amid challenging business conditions.

The telecom regulator has taken an initiative to ensure the quality of services, allocating a dedicated number to help users lodge complaints.

Samsung in partnership with Grameenphone yesterday unveiled two smartphones—Galaxy S6 and its curved-edge variant S6 Edge—for the Bangladesh market.

The dropping of mobile phone signals in office buildings is an everyday reality in Bangladesh in spite of the huge technological

Consumers of Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) in Rangpur can now pay their bills online, thanks to a new service launched

Four top mobile phone operators may not take part in the forthcoming spectrum auction as some of the key issues that the government promised to sort out during the last bidding remain unresolved.

Phone and internet firms are rolling out cheaper handsets and may turn to hot-air balloons to boost network coverage in developing countries, where sales of smartphones are booming.

Telenor, the majority shareholder of the country's leading mobile operator Grameenphone, yesterday announced its plan to introduce roaming services at an affordable rate, in a bid to eliminate high and unpredictable costs using mobile services while abroad.

Robi's net profits rose around 20 percent year-on-year to Tk 440 crore in 2014 on the back of attractive customer-centric products and service offerings and effective cost management.

Banglalink, the second largest mobile operator, aims to log profit this year -- for the first time in its history, its chief executive said.

The emergence of this business was propelled by expansion of the country's fast growing telecom sector. More mobile operators bring in more retail outlets. Grameenphone set off the trend with Flexiload on April 28, 2005. Later, other operators followed suit.