In an interview with The Daily Star, Julian said Bangladesh has already built an extensive mobile network, with almost universal 4G population coverage, but still trails several countries in South and Southeast Asia in smartphone adoption, mobile broadband usage and digital innovation.

$3.45b was transacted in 2022, over 33% higher than prediction

Grameenphone has been honoured with the Digital Nation Award by the GSMA for democratising connectivity and digitally empowering communities.

Bangladesh’s unique mobile internet penetration will reach 41 percent by 2025, with 4G accounting for half of total connections, the GSMA says in one of its report about Bangladesh mobile industry.