Profits dip at ExxonMobil, Chevron on lower prices
US oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron reported lower earnings Friday as the decline in oil prices offset the lift from higher production.
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BTRC begins to deactivate extra聽SIMs beyond limit
Mobile operators on Saturday began deactivating additional SIM cards registered under a single national ID if the number exceeds 10, as per a directive from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
Bangladesh鈥檚 crackdown on illegal mobile phones begins Dec 16
The long-awaited National Equipment Identity Register service is set to be officially launched across the country on December 16, marking Victory Day, said Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special assistant to the chief adviser for the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology.
Govt mulls limiting multiple SIM cards per person before polls: adviser
Home adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said that the government was planning to lower the maximum number of mobile SIM cards an individual can register under his or her name from 10 to seven to strengthen monitoring and prevent misuse ahead of the next national election, expected to be held in February next year...
BCL Group to utilise upay for salary payment, business transactions
Mobile financial service provider upay and BCL Group, a concern of TMSS Bogura, recently signed an agreement, said a press release...
4,820 MFS accounts, 1,331 web portals closed since May
At least 4,820 mobile financial service accounts and 1,331 web portals linked to gambling and betting have been shut down since May, said Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, the chief adviser鈥檚 special assistant for posts, telecommunications and information technology...
10 Minute School and聽 bKash launch course on everyday finance
Online learning platform 10 Minute School and mobile financial service provider bKash have launched a free special course to help people learn about daily transactions, income-expense planning, savings, loans, investments, insurance, managing emergency funds and staying safe in financial dealing...
Nagad to sponsor DRU best reporting award
Mobile financial service provider Nagad will sponsor Dhaka Reporters鈥� Unity best reporting award 2025...
3 cops injured in mob attack in Sylhet, 8 held
A mob injured three police personnel and damaged a vehicle early Saturday when the police tried to rescue a youth confined by local people at Pirerbazar of the Shah Paran police station in Sylhet city...
Dhaka to host 2nd BEVMX 2025
The second Bangladesh Electric Vehicle and Mobility Exhibition will take place at the International Convention City at Bashundhara in Dhaka in November 6鈥�8...
Mobile court acted under DC鈥檚 pressure
Former executive magistrate Rintu Bikash Chakma, a co-accused in a case involving the illegal detention, torture, and imprisonment of Kurigram journalist Arifur Rahman Regan, applied in the court to become an approver in the case.
Persistent mob violence results from legacy of impunity
THIRTEEN years after the mob attacks on Buddhist temples and houses at Ramu in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Bangladesh continues to witness mob violence and sectarian attacks that follow the same grim pattern. The assault at Guimara in Khagrachari, which left at least three young ethnic minority people dead, has been aptly described by rights activists as a continuation of the violence...
Mob violence continuation of Ramu attack: activists
Rights activists on Monday said that the ongoing mob violence carried a legacy of the continued impunity and injustice.
Tk 7cr splurged on five VVIP toilets
The Local Government Division has approved a China visit for three officials to learn how to run and maintain five VIP mobile toilets purchased for Dhaka South City Corporation.
One beaten to death in Gazipur
A 51-year old man was beaten to death and another seriously injured in a mob attack on suspicion of robbery in Gazipur on Wednesday.
Samsung Mobile wins Superbrand award for second consecutive time
Superbrands Bangladesh has awarded Samsung Mobile with the 鈥楽uperbrand鈥� award for the second time in a row for their ground-breaking innovation, consumer trust, and state-of-the-art AI technology, says a press release.
Govt fails to stop mob violence: LDA
Leaders of Left Democratic Alliance on Monday at a protest rally in Dhaka city condemned the interim government saying that it had failed to control mob culture in their more than one year rule...
BB to launch interoperable instant payment system
Bangladesh Bank is preparing to launch a unified interoperable instant payment system that will bring all banks, mobile financial services, microfinance institutions, and digital banks onto a single platform with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...
Toffee users can pay from mobile balance
Toffee, Bangladesh鈥檚 leading digital entertainment platform powered by Banglalink, has introduced a new payment option that makes subscribing easier than ever. From now on, users can seamlessly purchase their Toffee subscriptions with Banglalink mobile balance, making the process more convenient and hassle-free...
AIB signs deal with TAP
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC on Tuesday signed a strategic partnership agreement with Trust And Pay, mobile financial services provider wholly owned by Trust Bank...
Govt words should match action in dealing with mob violence
A GROUP of people said to be connected to diverse Islamist parties and groups on September 5 attacked a shrine, known as Nura Paglar Darbar, at Goalanda in Rajbari. The attackers vandalised the shrine, exhumed the body of Nura Pagla, whose given name is Nurul Haque Molla, who died on August 23 and was buried in a grave on raised ground, and burnt it. The clash...
Shrines attacked in Rajbari, Rajshahi
At least 28 people, including five police personnel, were injured after the shrine of Nura Pagla, also known as Nura Paglar Darbar, at Goalanda upazila in Rajbari district was vandalised and set on fire allegedly by Islamist parties and groups on Friday.
bKash wins Cloudera data impact award
bKash has won internationally acclaimed 鈥楧ata Impact Award鈥� presented by Cloudera, an US-based big data technology company...
Why police are always on trial
The police today find themselves in a peculiar bind 鈥� damned if they act, damned if they do not. They are, on the one hand, accused of inaction, negligence and, even, complicity when citizens face mob attacks, kidnapping, or daylight robberies. They are, on the other hand, condemned for excessive force, partisanship and brutality whenever protests are suppressed...
BTRC sets minimum 4G speed at 10 Mbps
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission set a minimum 10 megabytes per second speed for the 4G mobile internet.
Vandalism hobbles Nigeria鈥檚 mobile telephone services
When cell phone and internet networks went down across nine states in Nigeria earlier this summer, leaving millions without service, telecoms officials pointed to an increasingly familiar culprit: vandalism.
Nagad to be privatised
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Wednesday said that new private investors will soon be sought for the mobile financial service provider Nagad, as part of a plan to privatize the platform as the postal department lacks the capacity to operate the MFS...
Nazma Mobarek visits ICB office
Financial Institutions Division secretary Nazma Mobarek, under the Ministry of Finance, visited the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) on Monday...
Workshop on MFS abuse prevention held in Sylhet
Mobile financial service provider bKash and Sylhet Range Police have recently hosted a joint workshop on prevention of MFS abuse in Sylhet, said a press release.
Nagad returns Tk 12.83cr to Evaly customers
Mobile financial service Nagad has refunded Tk 12.83 crore to 24,630 customers...
