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Netherlands emerges as top foreign investor in Bangladesh in 2025
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Higher taxes may raise steel production costs
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Opportunities and challenges of tower-sharing licences

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to award telecom tower licences to four companies.
4 June 2018, 18:00 PM

No internet, phone in Motijheel Jun 8-11

Bangladesh’s telecom authority says they will keep landlines and internet off in Dhaka’s commercial hub Motijheel from June 8-11.
4 June 2018, 09:54 AM

Fire at Benapole port burns 12 goods-laden trucks

At least 12 trucks carrying imported goods from India are gutted as a fire breaks out at a truck terminal of Benapole land port in Jessore.
3 June 2018, 07:13 AM
26 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Cement consumption to grow steadily

The future of Bangladesh's cement sector looks strong as the country is urbanising fast on the back of people's improved living standard and increasing purchasing power.
26 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Samsung ordered to pay $533m for copying iPhone design

A federal court jury in the US orders Samsung to pay Apple $533 million for copying iPhone design features in a patent case dating back seven years.
26 May 2018, 04:40 AM

Huawei launches 2018 version of Y3 smartphone

Huawei yesterday launched a new smartphone—Y3 2018 which runs the Go version of Android Oreo (8.1)—for the Bangladesh and global markets.
24 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Record-breaking 100Gbps wireless transmission is a world first

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) in Japan has successfully demonstrated the world's first 100Gbps wireless transmission, using a new technology that already surpasses the upcoming 5G standard. But this new tech, called Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) multiplexing, isn't likely to roll out on a large scale before 2030.
23 May 2018, 06:03 AM

Robi loses Tk 103cr in Q1 of 2018

Robi, the country’s second-largest mobile operator, fails to register profit for the third consecutive quarter, counting net losses of Tk 103 crore in the first quarter of 2018 despite favourable growth in subscriber base and revenue.
22 May 2018, 15:25 PM

Internet slows for undersea cable repair

People in some parts of Bangladesh are experiencing slow internet, because of the ongoing maintenance work in the Chennai portion
21 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Telecom tower business garners huge response

The telecom regulator has so far found 15 parties interested in running Bangladesh's telecom tower business, which is more than triple the number of licences up for grabs.
17 May 2018, 18:00 PM

iPhone users start enjoying 4G in Bangladesh

Nearly around three months after the launch of fourth-generation (4G) mobile internet, the iPhone users have started to enjoy the speedy service as the country code on the Apple handsets is unlocked.
9 May 2018, 07:13 AM

Dhaka stocks fall for fifth session

Stocks fell for the fifth consecutive session yesterday as lower-than-expected dividend declarations by most banks depressed
8 May 2018, 18:00 PM

IMEI database in 3 months

Finding out whether a mobile handset is original or not is a challenge for a buyer in Bangladesh, as there is no valid database of
6 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Language barrier named biggest anxiety in travel

Language barriers and dubious accommodations have emerged the biggest obstacles in travel, according to a global survey which aims to gauge how adventurous and fearless travelers are.
5 May 2018, 05:36 AM

Bangladesh a key source market for medical tourism

There are some countries which largely depend on Bangladesh for medical tourists and selling health service related equipment, experts said yesterday.
3 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Tourists splurge amid holidays

A weeklong vacation has brought life to the country's tourism industry in a period which is generally considered a dull season for hotel businesses and domestic airlines.
29 April 2018, 18:00 PM

4G makes a tepid start

Only 26 lakh mobile phone users have embraced 4G technology since its rollout nine weeks ago although top operators expanded network robustly on the expectation of bringing more customers under the fourth-generation service quickly.
26 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Service delayed by 3 more months

Mobile phone subscribers will have to wait around three more months to be able to switch operators every 90 days while retaining
23 April 2018, 18:00 PM

High tax bar to better telecom service: GSMA

The national exchequer gets Tk 51 of every Tk 100 spent by a mobile user, leaving less money for the operators to develop network and run business smoothly, the GSMA said yesterday.
22 April 2018, 18:00 PM