Mahfuj Alam warns against mob violence
Interim government adviser Mahfuz Alam issued a stern warning on Monday, urging people to refrain from mob violence and from taking the law into their own hands.
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Ban on on-campus student politics is no solution
A TASK force that the government instituted in September 2024 submitted its report, Re-strategising the Economy and Mobilising Resources for Equitable and Sustainable Development, on January 30. The task force, composed of 12 members, in the sixth chapter of the report titled 鈥楻eaping the Benefits of Demographic Dividends: Investment in...
Task force emphasises research, innovation to diversify economy
The task force report on re-strategising the Economy and Mobilising Resources for Equitable and Sustainable Development said that Bangladesh can boost its economy by using innovation and R&D to diversify, improve productivity, and add value to its products...
GP launches green service centre at Sylhet
Mobile phone operator Grameenphone has launched 鈥楪reen Grameenphone Centre鈥� in Sylhet鈥檚 Ambarkhana area, as first operator to serve their customers through an eco-friendly service centre...
Binimoy a shell firm of Sajeeb Wazed Joy: Bangladesh Bank governor
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur has claimed that Binimoy, the mobile financial services interoperability platform, was a shell company linked to Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
95 mobile phones seized at Chattogram airport
A total of 95 illegally imported mobile phones were seized on Sunday at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram.聽
Father allegedly kills daughter over 鈥榤obile addiction鈥� in Habiganj
A man allegedly stabbed to death his 15-year-old daughter on Wednesday at Ghanashyampur village in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj after 鈥榝ailing to keep her away mobile phone addiction鈥�.
Sand lifters shoot at mobile court
Illegal sand lifters allegedly shot at a mobile court from a dredger extracting sand from an illegal sand quarry during a drive in the Meghna River in Raipur upazila of Narsingdi 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...
EVs and green mobility
A RECENT report by the International Energy Agency brings attention to a pressing issue in the global electric vehicle market: affordability. While EVs often prove more cost-effective over their lifetimes, thanks to lower fuel and maintenance costs, the high upfront price remains a substantial barrier to widespread adoption, especially in emerging and developed markets...
Turkey keen to invest in renewable energy
Turkey has expressed keenness to invest in Bangladesh鈥檚 various sectors, including renewable energy, automobile manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, information and communication technology, logistics and construction industry...
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...
All goodies slipping by
LIFE was not like this in the past. In our childhood, we saw many things that are not known to the children of the day. Or, I should say that we did not witness in our childhood what today鈥檚 children have been experiencing. It is not the common worries of life that I am trying to say here such as parenting and the schooling of children, mobile menace or...
Nine brick kilns fined, two evicted in Feni
A mobile court in Feni has fined nine brick kilns Tk 58 lakh and evicted two others for operating without the necessary environmental clearances...
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.
Three brick kilns fined
A mobile court in Satkhira realised Tk 7.5 lakh as fine from the owners of three brick kilns for manufacturing bricks without approval of the department of environment and various other irregularities in Sadar upazila...
No end in sight for lynching in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has lately seen an escalation in the fatal mass beating incidents that killed 82 people between August 1 and November 30. Between January 1 and June 30, before the July-August mass uprising, 33 people died in mob beatings.
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.
Mobile surveillance used in pinpointing location of victims: commission
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has found that the mobile surveillance system was used in pinpointing the location of the victims of the enforced disappearance in Bangladesh prior to picking them up secretly.
Police recover, return 53 stolen mobile phones to owners
The police have returned 53 stolen mobile phones to their actual owners after recovery.
Tk 2.5m fines imposed in crackdown on poly bags
A total of 199 mobile court operations have been conducted across the country since November 3, collecting Tk 25,72,300 in fines on 414 establishments and the seizure of 50,556 kg of polythene shopping bags.
Mob beat AL leader on court premises
Two Awami League leaders were severely injured on Thursday in separate attacks in Sirajganj and Sylhet allegedly by leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
Nagad being developed for future
The administrator appointed by the Bangladesh Bank and his team are working to make Nagad, mobile financial service of the Bangladesh Postal Department, suitable for the future of Bangladesh, said a press release...
Two people 鈥榣ynched鈥� over buffalo theft in Kishoreganj
Two people were killed in a lynch-mob attack over an alleged buffalo theft in Ashtagram upazila of Kishoreganj Saturday morning...
BADC, BCIC fertiliser dealers fined
A mobile court fined two dealers at Paba upazila in Rajshahi for hoarding more fertilisers than the permitted level and manipulating vouchers...
BMPCA urges govt to counter misinformation on social media
The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumers鈥� Association has urged the government to take immediate measures to curb the spread of rumours and provocative content on social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube.
Transactions thru MFS increase
The volume of transactions through the mobile financial services increased in September for the second month...
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.