Regulator to revoke 33 ISPs' licences

The telecom regulator yesterday sent notices to 33 internet service providers asking them to pay their licence renewal fees within 30 days
17 September 2015

Taka should be depreciated to boost exports: economist

The central bank should go for a steady depreciation of the taka to help exporters maintain their competitiveness as Bangladesh's
17 September 2015

US regulator clears Nokia acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent

Finnish telecom group Nokia announced Monday it has received all US regulatory approvals needed for its proposed acquisition of
16 September 2015

Hewlett-Packard sees up to 30,000 job losses in split

HEWLETT-PACKARD said Tuesday an upcoming corporate split would lead to job losses of 25,000 to 30,000, on top of tens of
16 September 2015

BTRC to ask Citycell to clear dues

The telecom regulator will ask Citycell to clear dues of Tk 258.24 crore in two weeks, or will sue the company for failure to pay.
16 September 2015

Off to a good start: tax fair pulls in crowds

Ashis Biswas, a retired official of the Chittagong Port Authority, has been filing his tax returns for the past three years at the annual
16 September 2015

GP launches cloud store for contacts backup

Leading mobile operator Grameenphone yesterday launched its own cloud storage to create a backup of users' contacts, a first-of-its-kind service in Bangladesh.
14 September 2015

Telecom Department starts journey

The much-awaited Department of Telecom (DoT) was officially launched last week, without any budgetary allocation.
14 September 2015

First Security Islami Bank's new DMD

Md Saifur Rahman Patwary has been promoted as the deputy managing director of First Security Islami Bank, the bank said in a statement yesterday.
14 September 2015

HSBC seminar on automated platforms

Online banking platforms enable customers to make seamless payments between countries and currencies and give businesses greater control over cash and collection, a banker said.
13 September 2015

Govt to bear costs of audit into mobile operators

The government will bear the costs of audits into mobile phone operators, the telecom ministry said yesterday.
13 September 2015

Exports to Japan will hit $2b by 2018: Tofail

Bangladesh is looking to export $2 billion worth of products to Japan over the next three years, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said
8 September 2015

Turkish firm keen to expand digital footprint in Bangladesh

Turkish telecom firm Netas expressed interest in taking part in building a Digital Bangladesh, to ensure transparency and delivery of
8 September 2015

SMEs can widen exports with policy support

Small and medium enterprises can play a key role in export diversification, given they are provided with the required support that will effectively help Bangladesh cut its overreliance on garments for foreign currencies.
7 September 2015

2G, 3G packages must have different prices: BTRC

The telecom regulator yesterday directed mobile operators to set lower tariffs for 2G internet packages than the 3G ones to ensure fair pricing to users.
7 September 2015

Exports rebound in August

Exports grew 4.71 percent year-on-year to $2.75 billion in August, returning from a 12 percent fall in the previous month, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau.
6 September 2015

BB rejects Dhaka Bank's proposal to reappoint Mirza Abbas as director

Bangladesh Bank has refused to approve the reappointment of Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed, popularly known as Mirza Abbas, as a director of Dhaka Bank for a series of criminal cases pending against him, a central bank official said yesterday.
6 September 2015

Minister moves on idle telecom fund

State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim has asked the officials of the telecom regulator and the Telecom Division to develop innovative ideas to utilise the social obligation fund collected from five mobile operators.
5 September 2015

Bring down internet service fees: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks mobile phone operators to bring down internet service fees at consumer level as the government has reduced its bandwidth fees.
5 September 2015

GP, Robi face audits

The telecom regulator is in the last stage of appointing financial and technical auditors to mobile operators Grameenphone and Robi as
2 September 2015