Bangladesh lags behind in mobile economy growth: GSMA
The mobile economy in the Asia-Pacific region is experiencing rapid growth, but Bangladesh is struggling to keep pace.
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Bangladesh Bank appoints administrator to Nagad
The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday appointed administrator for the first time at a mobile financial service, Nagad, cancelling its current board of directors...
Bangladesh ranks 90th in global mobile internet speed
Bangladesh has slightly progressed in terms of mobile internet speed, according to Ookla鈥檚 Speedtest Global Index for June.
Cash looted from AL leader house handed over to police聽
The cash of about taka 7 lakh and a mobile phone looted from the house of Awami League leader and former Barishal mayor Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah was handed over to police...
Mobile internet shut down across Bangladesh again
Mobile internet services and social media platforms were shut down in Bangladesh again on Sunday amid the ongoing countrywide student protests pressing for...
Facebook, Telegram face partial restrictions for 7hrs in Bangladesh
Mobile internet users across Bangladesh said on Friday that they could not access social media platforms Facebook and Telegram for seven hours between 12.00pm and...
Local mobile phone production plunges in June
The production of mobile phones in Bangladesh experienced a significant decline in June, with a total reduction of 3.80 lakh units compared with that in the...
Online banking, MFS collapse amid internet shutdown
Internet-based financial services, including online banking and mobile financial services, collapsed as internet services were suddenly shut down on Thursday.
Mobile internet services disrupted
Amid the ongoing student protests for quota reform, mobile users nationwide faced difficulties, accessing internet services provided by telecom operators since...
Bangladesh minister confirms shutdown of mobile internet service
In response to the unrest sparked by ongoing protests demanding reforms to the quota system in government jobs, mobile internet services have been temporarily shut down, state minister for posts, telecommunications, and information technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak said on Thursday...
Mobile internet speed slows down on most univ campuses
Mobile phone users have been experiencing slow internet speed on most public university campuses, including Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University, Rajshahi University and Chittagong University...
US mobile giant AT&T suffers fresh massive data theft
US mobile operator AT&T reported Friday that hackers had stolen call and message data from virtually all of its customers for six months in 2022 鈥� around 90 million people...
Number of mobile internet connections rises in May
The number of active mobile internet connections in the country continued to increase for the fourth consecutive month in May, according to the data published by the...
AI takes centre stage as Mobile World Congress Shanghai begins
From phones that can detect deepfake scams to autonomous intelligent vehicles, the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence took centre stage as Mobile World Congress Shanghai kicked off Wednesday...
Transaction thru MFS drops in April after four-month surge
The volume of transactions through the mobile financial services declined in April after a surge in the previous four months.
Seven seasonal rawhide traders fined for street sales in Dhaka
Dhaka South City Corporation on Tuesday fined seven seasonal rawhide traders for conducting unauthorised trade on the streets, creating obstacles to public movement....
2 launches fined for violating rules
A mobile court of the Ministry of Shipping on Saturday fined two passenger launches on several grounds including not having railings on their stairs at...
Bangladesh still below 100 in mobile internet speed ranking
Bangladesh has remained below the 100th position in terms of mobile internet speed performance on the global stage despite mobile network operators making improvement in their performances, according to Ookla鈥檚 Speedtest Global Index for April...
Tax hike to affect mobile usage, subscriber number: AMTOB
Mobile operators at a post-budget press meet on Wednesday said that the imposition of an additional 5 per cent supplementary duty on mobile service usage and a Tk 100 increase in VAT on SIM connections might negatively impact mobile consumers and the telecommunications industry, according to a statement issued by the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh on the day...
bKash launches 鈥楽tudent Account鈥�
Mobile financial service provider bKash has introduced 鈥楽tudent Account鈥� recently, said a press release.
Freedom, egotism and the automobile
ONE of the great attractions of a personal motorised vehicle (car or motorbike) is the freedom it affords to travel where and when you wish. Drive where you want, unconstrained by bus schedules and routes, enjoy privacy, the illusion of safety, and independence...
Women lag behind in mobile internet use in Bangladesh: report
Against 24 per cent of women mobile internet users in Bangladesh, 40 per cent of adult men in the country use mobile internet, according to a...
Govt earns Tk 14 crore revenue from Nagad without any investment: Palak
Bangladesh government has earned over Tk聽14 crore in revenue from the mobile banking service Nagad without any investment in any form, according to Junaid Ahmed Palak. More than Tk聽5 crore has been received in the current fiscal year alone...
Mobile internet connections rise in March
The number of active mobile internet connections in the country continued to increase for the second consecutive month in March by 38 lakh to reach 12.12 crore connections, according to the latest data published by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...
Mobile food testing lab inaugurated
Food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder inaugurated mobile food testing laboratory of Bangladesh Food Safety Authority at the authority鈥檚 office at Shahbagh in the capital on Wednesday...
48,586 MFS accounts suspended for gambling
State minister for finance Wasika Ayesha Khan said that the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit suspended 48,586 personal Mobile Financial Services accounts on charges of involvement in online gambling, betting, and hundi...
Local production of mobile phones goes up in Feb
Mobile phone manufacturing in Bangladesh witnessed an increase in February, marking a rise of 2.55 lakh units, compared with that in the previous month, according to data of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...
Mobile connectivity improves work performance, unlocks new income in Bangladesh: study
The latest 鈥楾elenor Asia Digital Lives Decoded鈥� regional survey on 8,000 people across Asia reveals that Bangladesh is unlocking the potential of the mobile technology to increase productivity at work, upskill for a digital future, and earn additional income from freelance opportunities....
Verified MFS account must for safety net allowances
The finance division has made verified mobile financial service accounts mandatory for new beneficiaries to be included under the social safety net programme...
Cashless transactions surge
Cashless payments or digital transactions have seen a significant surge across the country in recent years, thanks to the adoption of various digital payment methods including credit cards, debit cards, and app-based and QR code-based dealings...