ADN Telecom, Telesat sign deal
ADN Telecom Limited and Telesat have signed and jointly announced a multi-year partnership to deliver Telesat Lightspeed low earth orbit connectivity solutions across Bangladesh and South Asia, said a press release...
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Local mobile phone output drops in Feb
The production of mobile phones in Bangladesh saw a significant decline in February, dropping to 13.88 lakh units from that of 18.19 lakh units in January, marking a drop of 4.31 lakh units, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...
Rate of internet penetration keeps going downward
The country鈥檚 internet penetration rate has continued to decline gradually in the past three months...
Stakeholders鈥� support will drive telecom sector reforms: BTRC
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will move forward with telecommunication sector reforms based on the support of the majority of stakeholders, ensuring affordability and service quality, said BTRC chairman Md Emdad-ul-Bari...
Symposium on spectrum management begins at BTRC
A three-day international symposium on spectrum management under the auspices of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission began on Tuesday...
TikTok, BTRC host digital safety summit
TikTok, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, on Monday hosted 鈥楧igital Safety Summit Bangladesh 2025鈥� in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
Reforms stressed to make telecom services more affordable聽
Speakers at a discussion on Sunday called for urgent reforms in Bangladesh鈥檚 telecommunications鈥� sector to make mobile and internet services more affordable.
Nokia posts 89pc net profit in 2024
Finnish telecommunications equipment giant Nokia reported on Thursday an 89 per cent rise in net profit for 2024, with sales surging in the final three months of the year...
LICENSING AND NETWORK POLICY REFORM: BTRC committee to submit proposals by March
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has formed a network and licensing re-organisation committee that plans to submit reform proposals to the interim government by March, with an aim to make the telecom sector more competitive and cooperative...
BTRC issues order for internet packs with unlimited validity
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission directed mobile network operators or MNOs to introduce unlimited internet packages, both in terms of validity and volume...
Wider use of mobile phone faces hurdles
Telecom sector industry stakeholders said that the decision to increase the supplementary duty on mobile phone services by 3 per cent would hinder progress and widen the digital divide...
BTRC chief unveils new Walton router
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has launched a new model of dual-band Wi-Fi router on the market on Wednesday...
BTRC publishes draft guidelines on infrastructure sharing
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has published amended draft guidelines on telecommunication infrastructure sharing, with provisions for ensuring quality of service, maintaining technical standards and shared lawful interception systems for monitoring communications...
BTRC rejects proposal
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has refused a proposal to provide transit for bandwidth to India through Bangladesh as the transit might weaken Bangladesh鈥檚 role as a regional digital hub...
Teletalk can get new life thru investment, merger: experts
Telecom experts have opined that the state-owned mobile phone operator Teletalk could manage to breathe life into data service, innovative solutions and new business ideas from...
SC allows plea of Yunus, 6 others
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday allowed a leave to appeal plea, filed by chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus and six officials of Grameen Telecom, against...
BMPCA urges govt to reform telecom, internet services
The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumers Association (BMPCA) has called on the interim government to unveil a roadmap for reforms in the telecommunication and internet service sectors, aiming to improve service quality and address customer concerns...
Mahmud appointed as BTRC commissioner
The Ministry of Public Administration on Thursday appointed Mahmud Hossain as commissioner of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...
Emdad Ul Bari appointed as BTRC chair
Major General (retd) Md Emdad Ul Bari was appointed as chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Tuesday for a three-year term, according to a...
All 4 telecom operators lose subscribers in July
All four telecom operators in the country lost subscribers in July, according to data published by the Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory commission.
SC to hear Yunus appeal against money laundering trial today
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal of the interim government鈥檚 chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and six of his former Grameen Telecom colleagues today...
HC asks BTRC to shutdown broadcasting of Somoy TV for seven days
The High Court on Monday asked the information and broadcasting ministry鈥� secretary and chairmen of Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission and Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited to stop broadcasting of Somoy Television channel for seven days...
BTRC chairman resigns
The chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, Md Mohiuddin Ahmed, has resigned from his post.
Palak verbally ordered internet shutdown across Bangladesh: probe report
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission chair Md Mohiuddin Ahmed directed the internet shutdown during the recent protests, following verbal instructions from former state minister for posts, telecommunication, and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak...
Bangladesh interim govt head Yunus, 13 others relieved of graft charges
The Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 on Sunday relieved 14 people, including interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and health adviser Nurjahan Begum, of a case filed on charges of embezzlement of Tk 25.22 crore from the Grameen Telecom Workers鈥� Welfare Fund...
Prof Yunus鈥檚 sentence in labour case cancelled
The Labour Appellate Tribunal on Wednesday cancelled the six-month jail sentences of Grameen Telecom chairman and Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and three others in a case filed over labour law violations...
US concerned by telecom disruptions in Bangladesh
The United States said that they remained deeply concerned by the reports of ongoing telecommunications disruption across Bangladesh...
HC rejects Prof Yunus鈥� plea for cancelling embezzlement charge
The High Court on Wednesday summarily rejected a petition filed by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and six of his Grameen Telecom colleagues for cancellation of embezzlement and money laundering charges against them...
Prof Yunus challenges GT workers鈥� fund embezzlement charges
Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and six of his Grameen Telecom colleagues on Monday filed a petition with the High Court, seeking a directive to cancel...
Bangladesh lags behind in ICT sector鈥檚 progress: ITU
Bangladesh is lagging behind in terms of making progress in the information and communication technology sector, according to a report published by the...