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Top telcos' data earnings up 40pc

Grameenphone, Banglalink and Robi, the country's top three mobile operators, registered 40 percent growth in combined data revenue
18 September 2016

Inspect NRB Commercial Bank, court asks BB

The High Court asked Bangladesh Bank to carry out an inspection of NRB Commercial Bank after allegations of irregularities were
11 September 2016

Islami Bank recasts itself to stay on as leader

Islami Bank has put itself in good stead for future after it restructured its board with a dozen of new faces with experience and
11 September 2016

Mobile money transactions fall 24pc in July

Daily transactions via mobile phone declined 23.81 percent to Tk 587.99 crore on average in July from the previous month.
10 September 2016

Rush for cash, but call money market calm

The call money market, which usually gets volatile during the Eid festivals due to cash withdrawal pressure, has remained calm this year, indicating lenders have adequate liquidity.
8 September 2016

BTRC circular to switch from Citycell stayed

The High Court stays a circular issued by the authorities asking the subscribers of mobile operator Citycell to switch to an alternative operator.
8 September 2016

Muhith for tax on everyone’s income

No matter what the amount is, everyone with an income should pay tax, Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposes. “Whatever the amount is, Tk 5 or 10, a person having an income should pay tax on a compulsory basis,” Muhith said at a seminar at Officers' Club, Dhaka.
7 September 2016

Building tourism park faces challenges

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority has started implementing the plan to set up an exclusive tourism park at Sabrang in Teknaf, but
6 September 2016

New chief communications officer for RanksTel

Ranks Telecom Ltd has recently appointed Mehnaz Kabir as the company's chief communications officer.
5 September 2016

Banglalink seeks new number series 010

Banglalink has applied for an additional number series -- 010 -- for its new connections, as it has already used up 80 percent of its existing capacity in the 019 series.
1 September 2016

Samsung, GP launch Galaxy Note 7

Samsung in collaboration with Grameenphone yesterday launched Samsung Galaxy Note 7 for the Bangladesh market.
31 August 2016

Court clears way for Robi-Airtel merger

The High Court yesterday gave the green light to the much-awaited merger between Robi and Airtel, paving the way for the formation of the country's second largest mobile operator.
31 August 2016

BB moves to fix land tussle of People's Leasing

The central bank yesterday hosted a tripartite meeting to resolve the land tussle of scam-hit People's Leasing and Financial Services or PLFS, a non-bank financial institution.
29 August 2016

Citycell gets more time to clear dues

Citycell received a shot in the arm after the Supreme Court yesterday granted the beleaguered mobile operator about three months to clear a portion of Tk 478 crore in dues.
29 August 2016

ATM hackers steal Bt12m in Thailand

Thailand has suffered its first ATM (automatic teller machine) hack, which affected 21 cash machines in Bangkok and other provinces resulting in stolen cash totalling more than Bt12 million, while another 200 ATMs are suspected of having been infected with computer viruses.
24 August 2016

New chairman of NRB Global Bank

Nizam Chowdhury has recently been elected as the chairman of NRB Global Bank.
23 August 2016

GP launches online shop for smart devices

Grameenphone yesterday launched its online e-commerce site—GP Shop—mainly to offer smart devices to customers.
23 August 2016

Citycell won't shut until Sep 16: court

Moribund mobile operator Citycell got some breathing space after a High Court bench yesterday asked the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission not to shut down its operations until September 16.
22 August 2016

Teletalk yet to block its 20 lakh unregistered SIMs

State-owned mobile operator Teletalk is yet to block 20 lakh of its biometrically unregistered connections, which is allowing a huge volume of illegal international incoming calls and depriving the government of revenue.
22 August 2016

AT&T, Apple, Google to work on 'robocall' crackdown

More than 30 major technology and communication companies said on Friday they are joining the US government to crack down on
20 August 2016