Bangladesh has approved a landmark proposal allowing Starlink to export International Private Leased Circuit (IPLC) links to carry unfiltered internet traffic from the country to neighbouring nations, marking the first time the government has formally permitted such an arrangement for a satellite internet provider

A tax relief measure on mobile phone imports is set to expire next week with no extension in the proposed budget, stoking fears of further grey market expansion as the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) remains unimplemented.

Bangladesh plans to position itself among the world’s top 20 countries in telecom and technology services within the next five years through a holistic digital economy strategy focused on connectivity, affordable access, startup growth, electronics manufacturing and skilled human resources.

The funding comes from Swiss market access platform Symbiotics

The SEA-ME-WE-5 (SMW5) consortium has undertaken a maintenance activity

Want to create greater employment opportunities in the ICT sector, he says

The ICT Division, Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority and Bangladesh Computer Samity are jointly organising the four-day show

The 700 MHz band is valued for its ability to cover wide areas and penetrate buildings more effectively

Such unlawful activities created panic across the industry, the leading chamber said

Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb attends a discussion organised by the Voice for Reform and the Technology Industry Policy Advocacy Platform

The infrastructure will be maintained by the National Data Centre team of the Bangladesh Computer Council

Some 29 engineers from the ICT department will be the resource pool for ID verification

Prices of imported mobile phones may fall by Tk 5,500

But kept package prices unchanged

Robi confirmed the decision in a statement to The Daily Star yesterday

They formed a human chain in front of Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in Dhaka

The auction faces another complication as 20MHz of the 700MHz band remains tied up in a long-running legal dispute

MIOB said NEIR would help identify and block illegal, counterfeit, and stolen mobile phones

He made the remarks after visiting the BTRC headquarters in Dhaka

Many mobile phone users were unable to connect their handsets to mobile networks yesterday