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Green telecom network for sustainable future

BUILDING a sustainable future is not optional but, rather, a deliberate choice we have to make for a safe future. To reach these decarbonisation goals, telecom operators are trying to have a leadership position in sustainability and the use of renewable energy sources. The Green Telecom Network is now explored as a potential application of green solutions...

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Bail for Professor Yunus extended until August 14

The Labour Appellate Tribunal on Thursday extended bail to Nobel Laureate Professor   and three Grameen Telecom directors until August 14 in a labour law violation case, in which they were sentenced...

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Govt must ensure quality telecom services

THE admission of the state minister for telecommunication and information technology that telecom services have failed to achieve global standards came quite late in the day, as consumers have been complaining for a long time about the poor network, call drop, slow internet speed and the quality of the overall services of the...

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Telecom services below standards: Palak

State minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Junaid Ahmed Palak on Sunday said that according to the tests conducted by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in various locations of the country, the quality of telecommunication services did not meet promised standards...

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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...

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Prof Yunus, 13 others charged

The Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4 on Wednesday charged Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and 13 others with embezzlement of Tk 25.22 crore of Grameen Telecom Workers’ Welfare Fund...

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Mobile call, internet services to get costlier as tax raised

Finance minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has proposed that supplementary duty on mobile phone SIM-enabled telecommunication services to be increased to 20 per cent from the existing 15 per cent in the proposed national budget for 2024-25 financial year...

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Seminar on scientific research held at CUET

The Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology organised a seminar on ‘Creativity and Innovation: Challenges in Scientific Research’ at the university on Sunday, said a press release...

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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...

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World Telecom and Info Society Day today

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day will be celebrated in the country today with the theme ‘Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development’...

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BTRC must address customer grievances, protect user interests

THE Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission’s failure to adequately address complaints of mobile users regarding poor network, call drop, slow internet speed, tricky packages, the flushing out of data balance after expiry date and the quality of the overall services of mobile operators...

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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...

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Govt must walk back personal data handling by private entity

THE government’s move to allow entities in the private sector to handle data of mobile subscriber’s identity module cards that have citizen’s personal data is worrying as it runs the risks of grave consequences...

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Yunus’s bail extended until May 23 

The Labour Appellate Tribunal in Dhaka on Tuesday extended until May 23 the tenure of the bail for Nobel laureate professor Muhammad Yunus and his three Grameen Telecom colleagues who are all facing...

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Mobile internet connections rise to 11.74cr in Feb

The number of active mobile internet connections in the country increased by 0.11 lakh to 11.74 crore in February compared with that of 11.63 crore in January, according to the latest data published by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...

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