BTRC approves Starlink
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has given initial approval to Starlink to provide satellite internet services in Bangladesh...
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Past internet shutdowns seriously hampered investment: Faiz Taiyeb
Chief adviser鈥檚 special assistant Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, who is also the acting head of the posts and telecommunications division, on Saturday said that all policies allowing internet shutdowns would be abolished, as past shutdowns had harmed freelancers and deterred investment in the country...
Interim govt working to ensure no future internet shutdowns, says Faiz Ahmad
Special assistant to the chief adviser for ICT division Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb on Monday said that the interim government was working hard to make sure that there would be no shutdown of the internet in the future...
Computer pioneer Microsoft turns 50 in the age of AI
Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the internet....
Internet price reduction: who benefits?
The Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company鈥檚 recent decision to reduce internet bandwidth costs by 10 per cent raises an important question: who stands to benefit from this price cut? Announced on March 22, 2025, the move is expected to ease expenses for both mobile and broadband service providers. However, whether these savings will trickle down to end-users...
Submarine cable internet prices to drop by 10pc
All type of internet prices of Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC will decrease by 10 per cent...
Bangladesh Submarine Cables cuts down internet prices by 10pc
The Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC on Sunday announced a 10 per cent reduction in the prices of all types of internet services...
Trader shot dead in Gulshan
An internet service trader was shot dead by three unidentified men near Police Plaza in Gulshan, Dhaka on Thursday night.
Rate of internet penetration keeps going downward
The country鈥檚 internet penetration rate has continued to decline gradually in the past three months...
Starlink in Bangladesh: High-speed hope or high-stake risk?
THE introduction of Starlink, the satellite-based internet service by SpaceX, in Bangladesh has been hailed as a revolutionary step towards bridging the digital divide. With its ability to provide high-speed, low-latency internet to remote and underserved areas, Starlink has the potential to transform various sectors, including education, healthcare and economic...
REPORT ON RE-STRATEGISING ECONOMY: Task force for withdrawal of SD, surcharges on internet
The task force report on re-strategising the Economy and Mobilising Resources for Equitable and Sustainable Development recommended that the government immediately withdraw 20 per cent supplementary duty and 2 per cent surcharge on the Internet.
Workshop on combating technology-facilitated gender-based violence held
Speakers at a workshop in Dhaka on Monday said that widespread use of the internet and smartphones led to significant advancements in women鈥檚 education and employment opportunities, along with the creation of new income sources...
Rebranded MTB Neo launched
Mutual Trust Bank PLC on Sunday announced the name of its rebranded internet banking platform, now called MTB Neo, said a press release...
Digital access is human rights
ACCESS to the internet has become indispensable in modern life, intertwining with rights like freedom of expression. However, government-enforced internet shutdowns, often justified under national security, disrupt daily life and infringe on fundamental human rights. Bangladesh鈥檚 July uprising exposed the devastating impact of these blackouts...
High tax barrier to affordable internet in rural areas: TIPAP roundtable
High government taxation has made it nearly impossible to offer affordable internet services to rural communities, said industry stakeholders on Thursday...
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...
Govt should walk back tax increase, resume truck sales
THE government鈥檚 having increased value-added tax and supplementary duty on more than a hundred products and services by way of two ordinances, promulgated on January 9, has rightly raised the call for the government to walk back the decision. The products and services that have become dearer include mobile talk time, internet usage, biscuit...
Consumers stage demo protesting at VAT hike on mobile, internet services
The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumers Association during a demonstration on Sunday said that the telecommunications sector would face severe crisis with imposition of new tariffs on mobile phone calls and internet services...
Bangladesh inches up in mobile internet ranking: Ookla
Bangladesh has advanced a notch in its global ranking for mobile internet speed performance, according to Ookla鈥檚 Speedtest Global Index.
Inclusion of internet access in cyber security ordinance a victory: BMPCA
The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumers Association on Wednesday said that inclusion of citizens鈥� right to access internet always in the Cyber Security Ordinance 2024 was a victory for consumer rights.
Internet penetration rate declines
The country鈥檚 internet penetration rate has seen a gradual decline in the latter half of 2024, falling from 80.60 per cent in August to 79.48 per cent in September and further down to 78.61 per cent in...
French internet firm fined 50m euros for unsolicited ads
France鈥檚 largest internet operator Orange was on Tuesday slapped with a 50-million-euro ($53-million) fine for sending unsolicited adverts resembling emails to customers...
Bangladesh slips a notch in mobile internet speed: Ookla
Bangladesh has slipped a notch in its global ranking for mobile internet speed performance, according to Ookla鈥檚 Speedtest Global Index.
UN slams 鈥榮tubborn digital divides鈥� keeping 1 in 3 offline
The United Nations said Wednesday that global internet use was slowly increasing, but warned that glaring disparities in poorer regions especially meant a third of the world鈥檚 population remained offline.
Experts for dubbing internet as fundamental right
Experts on Wednesday said that internet should be incorporated into Bangladesh鈥檚 constitution as a fundamental right to protect the countrymen鈥檚 freedom and ensure data security...
Media and information literacy in combating fake news
IN THE days before the Internet, social media, artificial intelligence, and polarised TV hosts, rumours spread the traditional way, passed from one person to another and neighbour to ighbor. A classic example of this phenomenon can be found in the Bengali poem Pandosram by Shamsur Rahman, where people frantically chase after an eagle, believing...
US to call for Google to sell Chrome browser
The US will urge a judge to make Google-parent company Alphabet sell its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant, according to a media report Monday...
Regulating internet pricing needed to increase accessibility: experts
Experts on Monday opined that mobile internet pricing should be regulated so that more people could use it and more foreign tech companies, such as Google and Facebook, established offices in Bangladesh...
Stakeholders for policy reforms to reduce internet costs
Industry stakeholders on Sunday said that lack of regulatory fairness in Bangladesh鈥檚 internet sector was driving up costs for consumers and widening disparities in service access across the country...
VOICE holds discussion on internet shutdown, pvt sector business
Voices for Interactive Choice and Empowerment, a non-governmental organisation, organised a discussion titled Internet Shutdown and Private Sector Business at the...