Bangladesh’s 5G moment: promise, challenges, and the road ahead
20 January 2026
On September 1, 2025, Bangladesh formally entered the 5G era when Robi Axiata became the first operator to switch on commercial fifth-generation services in select areas of Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet.
20 January 2026
5G for Bangladesh: Navigating between high hopes and hard realities
17 February 2024
As Bangladesh enthusiastically gears up for the advent of 5G technology, a centrepiece of its Vision Smart Bangladesh 2041, the mood is a mix of optimism and caution. The transition to 5G is not just an upgrade in telecommunications; it represents a significant technological leap. This leap, however, is fraught with complexities that demand a thorough, objective examination.
17 February 2024
Next Step / Women's empowerment and equality in the digital space
24 August 2023
The Daily Star recently had a conversation with Sajjab Hasib, Chief Marketing Officer at Grameenphone on gender equality, the empowerment of women, and how these factors influence the telecom industry.
24 August 2023
Bytes / Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: The ultimate ultra
28 July 2023
Samsung's latest flagship, the Galaxy S23 Ultra, takes centre stage as a powerful contender in the smartphone market. While some might argue that the design changes are subtle and the price tag is on the higher side, there's no denying that this device excels in certain key areas, especially when it comes to photography.
28 July 2023
Editor's Note / Embracing the inevitable
28 July 2023
And thus, we invite our readers to embark on the next exhilarating journey with Tech & Startup!
28 July 2023
Hackers feast on government sites
8 July 2023
With the general election around the corner, data leaks and cyberattacks have intensified alarmingly, with the latest being a suspected leak of five crore citizens’ data from the Office of the Registrar General, Birth & Death Registration (BDRIS).
8 July 2023
Over 5 crore Bangladeshi citizens' data 'remains exposed' online
8 July 2023
The leaked data includes names, birth dates, and National Identification (NID) numbers of over 50 million users which is alledgedly easily accessible through a simple Google search
8 July 2023
Bytes / Samsung Galaxy A54: The newest A Game in town
23 June 2023
The Samsung Galaxy A54 stands tall as a formidable mid-range smartphone that strikes a balance between elegant design, reliable performance, and exceptional camera capabilities.
23 June 2023
First smart prepaid metre plant ready to go live in Bangladesh
Setting a new milestone, the first-ever state-owned smart prepaid metering factory is all set to start its production. Dubbed as ‘Bangladesh Smart Electrical Company Limited’, this manufacturing plant is a joint venture between state-owned Power Distribution
1 September 2019
Walton marches forward
Local electronic and automobile conglomerate Walton has been stepping up its game in the last few years with expanding its business in new territories. What started as a small trading company back in 1977, has now grown into a nation’s premier hub for producing electronic home appliances.
25 August 2019
Will it fold?
Let’s face it: the smartphone design industry is going through an all-time low now. With no radical design change in the horizon, most of the smartphone manufacturers are playing peek-a-boo with the front camera.
4 August 2019
Google Maps adds new features for Bangladesh
Google, with its global to local approach, has introduced three new features for Bangladeshi users. Some of the features had been made available for the local users recently but the formal announcement came today. In a press conference today, Google's regional officials showcased the new three features. Google also informed it has added more than 50,000KM of roads, more than 8 million buildings, and more than 600,000 points of interests on Google Maps across Bangladesh since January 2018.
16 July 2019
PAPERFLY: The story of a ‘to-your-doorstep’ startup
Paperfly, a startup that claims to be the first true homegrown logistic-tech venture, shares how they were able to scale from a one-room business to a mammoth logis-tech startup that delivers to over 4400 unions.
4 July 2019
Pathao downsizing on fund shortage
Pathao, a ride-hailing company and one of the fastest growing tech startups in Asia, cut more than 50 percent of its workforce in the last two days as it struggles to raise funds amid waning popularity for its services.
26 June 2019
Pathao undergoing massive downsizing
Local ride-sharing startup Pathao underwent a massive downsizing today. According to several sources currently working in Pathao, nearly three hundred mid to top-level employees including the Head of Pathao Food and Ride Core Service were handed their letters of termination.
25 June 2019
Hands On Review: Xiaomi Redmi 7
To dip its toes in the mid-range entry-level market, Xiaomi has brought yet another device with a not-so-hefty price tag: Redmi 7. Compared to its previous iteration, Redmi 7 is a huge upgrade in terms of design and quality.
16 June 2019
OPPO F11 PRO
OPPO has always been up-to-date with the latest smartphone design changes: Swivel camera? OPPO's got one. A Notch Selfie Camera? OPPO has it. Now the latest one in the market: Pop-up selfie camera. YES! OPPO has got that too. In today’s issue, we bring you the OPPO F11 Pro, the first smartphone with a motorised pop-out selfie camera from OPPO.
19 May 2019
First look at the Huawei P30
I got my hands on the device at the launching of P30 Series. Huawei’s tagline for the phone hinted at better cameras and to an extent they succeeded by putting together a Leica Quad camera system. T
7 April 2019
Realme 2 Pro
Realme… indeed you read it right. What started as a spin-off brand of OPPO, Realme is now operating as an independent venture after its separation from OPPO back in July 2018. Targeting the youth, Realme has already created quite a fan-following in India and has now entered the local market.
7 April 2019
Huawei going big… aiming even bigger
Huawei has been an aggressive player in the region for quite a while now. With new innovations under the sleeve, Huawei has been punching and pushing competition with a new iteration of phones, laptops and wearables. This year it has brought out several such devices. Leading the way for Huawei this time is the P30 Series. P30 Series consists of three devices: P30 Pro, P30 and P30 Lite.
4 April 2019
ALL THE HAPPENINGS IN THIS YEARS EXPO
Eighteen participants are taking part in the Industry 4.0 zone to showcase their work in artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Internet of Things and other high tech stuff.
19 March 2019
Symphony i95
A lion shares of Symphony's revenue come from feature phones and entry-level smartphones.
17 March 2019
NOKIA 5.1 Plus
Since HMD Global took over Nokia back in 2016, we have been seeing a push from Nokia to enter the Asian market with an array of midrange phones. Nokia 5.1 Plus (which is also known as Nokia X5) is such a mid-range device that entered the local market quite a bit ago and we finally got our hands on it.
10 March 2019
AIs: A bleak future with inequities?
Technology has disrupted the way we have been living our lives, undoubtedly. With all the good it has vowed to bring, it has been able to get rid of pernicious institutions i.e. racism and sexism. Artificial Intelligence or AI, the Messiah, is touted to become the modern man's saviour, by liberating them from the messy and clunky process of decision-making. But is that the case though?
3 February 2019
Looking at 'Gujob' Hypothesis
Gujob, a word that has been repeatedly used by pro-government supporters online to lambast any critical view of the government, has made a sudden comeback this election period—after an official post by Facebook
27 December 2018
Time to deal with your digital security proactively
Acronis, a Swiss back is a backup solutions provider has opened their operation in Bangladesh recently. We spoke with Maxim Mitrokhin, Senior Sales Director of Acronis while he was here to introduce the product line in Dhaka about Acronis's plan for Bangladesh. Here's the gist of the conversation:
9 December 2018
GOOGLE'S KORMO
Kormo, a Google startup that has been in stealth mode for nearly a year, unveiled themselves to the public a couple months back. Targeting the newly anointed millennials who are joining the workforce every day, Kormo is unlike most other job portals.
9 December 2018
Fuchsia: Beginning of a new era?
Fuchsia at first glance comes off as a weird little word. While it sounds almost similar to the Chinese word Fengshui, Fuchsia is actually
25 November 2018