Call drops, mobile packages top user complaints: minister
19 August 2026
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Business
Telecoms turn to AI to save energy, other costs
19 August 2026
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Economy
Rangpur passes internet speed test but falters on voice quality
11 August 2026
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Telecom
Bangladesh’s youth and the global opportunity
9 August 2026
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Business
TRNB elects new executive committee
3 August 2026
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Business
Banglalink teams up with Winrock to support trafficking survivors
8 July 2026
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Business
Bangladesh approves Starlink for bandwidth export to neighbouring countries
5 July 2026
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Business
Internet use in Bangladesh climbs steadily in Q3
4 July 2026
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Business
NEIR stalled: Grey market fears grow as tax break expires
27 June 2026
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Business
Veon proposes Teletalk partnership, seeks to acquire Nagad
9 June 2026
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Business
Citycell’s SC hearing on curbing spectrum Oct 31
The Supreme Court fixes October 31 for hearing a petition of mobile operator Citycell seeking directives on the government for reinstating its spectrum allocation.
25 October 2016
Teletalk employees go on strike for double pay
Employees of state-owned mobile phone operator Teletalk went on an indefinite strike from yesterday, calling for the company to double
24 October 2016
BTRC moves to cancel Citycell's licence
The telecom regulator yesterday sought permission from the government to put the final nail in the coffin of the country's oldest
24 October 2016
Telecom operators lose 7pc of customers in Aug
The telecom industry faced a setback in August with its active SIM connections declining about 7 percent from the previous month.
23 October 2016
Bangladesh seeks to use Indian network to export bandwidth to Bhutan
Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd or BSCCL has urged its Indian counterpart to allow it to use its infrastructure to export
22 October 2016
Grameenphone gets new CEO
Mobile operator Grameenphone has appointed Petter-B Furberg as the company's interim chief executive, effective from November 1, replacing Rajeev Sethi.
19 October 2016
GP's net profit jumps on data service
Grameenphone's net profit rose 55.7 percent year-on-year to Tk 644.79 crore in July-September, driven mainly by the increased use of data in the third quarter.
19 October 2016
Samsung to compensate suppliers hit by Note 7 crisis
Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it would compensate suppliers hit by the decision to scrap its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones because
18 October 2016
BTRC alerts mobile users to frauds
The telecom regulator asked mobile phone users not to share any personal information, like passwords of mobile financial services or
17 October 2016
1cr unregistered SIMs blocked in crackdown
The telecom industry lost more than one crore subscribers in August alone after the regulator decided to deactivate connections that
11 October 2016
Toll-free short code 999 to go live next week
The ICT division has started testing the toll-free national help desk number of '999', which is expected to be inaugurated next week
10 October 2016
IPTV services to be blocked
The telecom regulator has recently directed the internet service providers to block internet protocol television (IPTV) and video on
9 October 2016
Two-thirds of MFS accounts inactive: BTRC
Bangladesh's financial inclusion efforts that are riding on the nationwide existing mobile phone coverage are failing to take off in a big way as two-thirds of the mobile financial service accounts are inactive, said experts yesterday.
5 October 2016
Quality telecom services still a far cry: survey
Bangladesh has met half the targets for ensuring quality services for mobile subscribers, according to a survey of the South Asian Telecommunication Regulators' Council (SATRC).
5 October 2016
Telcos should have active participation in MFS
Telecom regulators of South Asian nations yesterday said mobile operators should have active participation in mobile financial
4 October 2016
GP signs Wasfia Nazreen as brand ambassador
Grameenphone has recently signed Wasfia Nazreen as its brand ambassador.
3 October 2016
BTRC to probe into call drop compensation
The telecom regulator will probe into the mobile operators about the status of their compensation for call drops as they are yet to do
2 October 2016
Christopher Laska new GP chairman
Christopher Laska has been appointed as the new chairman of Grameenphone, according to a statement.
2 October 2016
3G internet gains momentum
The number of 3G mobile internet connections rose 60 percent year-on-year to 2.88 crore in fiscal 2015-16, according to a draft report of the telecom regulator.
22 September 2016
BTRC seeks support of police to track illegally registered SIMs
The telecom regulator has recently urged law enforcement agencies to help it find out illegally registered SIMs and take legal actions against the culprits who are selling such mobile connections.
21 September 2016