GP sees slight profit rise amid challenges

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.
4 May 2015, 18:00 PM

BTRC to launch hotline to receive complaints

The telecom regulator has taken an initiative to ensure the quality of services, allocating a dedicated number to help users lodge complaints.
22 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Samsung, GP launch flagship smartphones

Samsung in partnership with Grameenphone yesterday unveiled two smartphones—Galaxy S6 and its curved-edge variant S6 Edge—for the Bangladesh market.
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Ericsson brings solution to poor telecom network coverage

The dropping of mobile phone signals in office buildings is an everyday reality in Bangladesh in spite of the huge technological
4 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Robi launches mobile payment of electricity bills in Rangpur

Consumers of Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) in Rangpur can now pay their bills online, thanks to a new service launched
31 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Major telcos may shun spectrum auction

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.
5 March 2015, 19:58 PM

Emerging world drives cheap smartphone boom

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.
3 March 2015, 19:41 PM

Telenor to launch cheap data roaming packages

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.
3 March 2015, 19:41 PM

Robi profits surge 20pc

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.
25 February 2015, 19:01 PM

Banglalink eyes profit this year

Banglalink, the second largest mobile operator, aims to log profit this year -- for the first time in its history, its chief executive said.
18 February 2015, 19:07 PM

Tiny business, shiny prospect

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.
31 January 2010, 18:00 PM