Akij Resources takes over 30% stake in Dominage Steel
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Poor planning, delays inflate project costs
4 October 2026
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Business
Not donors, govt to raise funds through bonds: finance minister
4 October 2026
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Business
Bangladesh targets tourism growth through better connectivity, infrastructure
3 October 2026
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Tourism
16 individuals, organisations, initiatives honoured with tourism awards
3 October 2026
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Business
LEASE OF NCT / Chattogram Bandar Rokkha Committee to stage sit-in on Oct 5
3 October 2026
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Grameen Telecom concern launches gpay
1 October 2026
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Business
mCapital unveils $1 billion Bangladesh fund plan
1 October 2026
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Business
BB expands export refinance scheme to Tk 7,000 crore
1 October 2026
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Bangladesh’s exports rise 8.54% in September
1 October 2026
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Citycell gets its frequency back
Bangladesh’s first mobile phone operator Citycell secures permission from the Supreme Court to get back its frequency, an order that has to be implemented by 24 hours.
25 July 2017
BTRC invites applications for mobile number portability licence
The telecom regulator yesterday invited applications for the much-awaited auction for mobile number portability
24 July 2017
Citycell's demise a formality away
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who also heads the posts, telecommunications and information technology ministry,
22 July 2017
BTRC gives final approval to Robi-Airtel merger
Robi has received the final approval from the telecom regulator on its merger with Airtel – a development that has made the new entity the second largest mobile phone operator in Bangladesh.
20 July 2017
Operators add 1.74cr new users in 9 months
Mobile phone operators added 1.74 crore new connections in the nine months to May this year.
19 July 2017
Telcos to spend Tk 22,600cr on 4G services
Private mobile operators are seeing no way of getting back within the first three years a “substantial” return of the over Tk 22,600 crore they will need to invest to roll out 4G services in Bangladesh.
19 July 2017
Regulator wants a new mobile operator
With two mobile phone operators having merged and another shutting down, the telecom regulator plans to welcome a new player
6 July 2017
Thailand leads the pack for Asia's abused tourist elephants
Twice as many elephants work in Thailand's tourism industry as the rest of Asia combined, with the vast majority kept in "severely inadequate conditions", a new report reveals.
6 July 2017
Indian PM Modi's tea stall to become tourist shrine
Now it is rusting hulk in a small town railway station, but Indian authorities want the stall where Prime Minister Narendra Modi sold tea with his father to become a global tourist magnet.
5 July 2017
Don't look down: Glass bottom skywalk thrills in China
Suspended more than 120 metres (400 feet) above a gaping chasm, the world's longest cantilevered glass skywalk is delighting and terrifying visitors in China.
5 July 2017
Regulator to offer 3 licences to run mobile towers
The telecom regulator has decided to award three licences to manage mobile towers in Bangladesh and separate telecom business
4 July 2017
Exporters count losses for EU air cargo ban
Exporters are facing extreme difficulties in shipping their goods to the European Union due to a ban on direct cargo flights from Dhaka to the 28-nation bloc.
29 June 2017
Tourist destination: 4 waterfalls of Mirsharai
Even two years ago the Napittyachora village in Mirsharai upazila of Chittagong was rarely visited by outsiders. But now, several hundred tourists pay their visit on a daily basis.
27 June 2017
Thailand top milk exporter, India top producer in Asia
India is the world's largest milk producer, with 18 percent of global production, followed by the US and China. But when it comes to milk export, Thailand is the largest milk exporter in Asia.
24 June 2017
Robi fined Tk 2.5 lakh for deceiving subscriber
Mobile phone operator Robi has paid a Tk 2.5 lakh fine for deceiving a subscriber in Khulna.
21 June 2017
6 mobile operators pay Tk 855cr revenue
The government has earned Taka 855 crore as revenue from the six mobile phone operator companies during fiscal 2016-17, State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim tells parliament.
20 June 2017
Malaysia to impose tourism tax
The Malaysian government is going ahead with its tourism tax to be imposed from July 1.
17 June 2017
US has trade deficits with most Asian partners
The US imports more from Asian countries than it exports and as per available data the US runs trade deficits with most of Asian countries except Singapore. The US has trade surplus of $8 billion with Singapore.
17 June 2017
SIM card sales suspended for 18hrs today
Sales or replacement of SIM cards will remain suspended for 18 hours from 8pm today as the telecom regulator will update its central biometric verification monitoring system during the period.
14 June 2017
BTRC calls for termination of Citycell's licence
The telecom regulator has decided to cancel the licence of Citycell, which has been out of operation since October last year, and place its spectrum in the forthcoming auction.
12 June 2017