Muhammad Zahidul Islam

Bangladesh trails behind 14 low, middle income countries in internet usage gender gap

When it comes to accessing digital services, Bangladeshi women are lagging way behind men with just 16 per cent having access to the internet compared with 33 per cent of the opposite gender, according to a GSMA report published recently.

Fair Group announces car assembly tie-up with Hyundai

Fair Technology yesterday announced it has entered into an exclusive partnership with South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai Motors to set up a car assembly plant in Bangladesh within the second half of next year.

To tighten purse strings, software maker moves office to rural backwater

Most companies have been put in harm’s way because of the ongoing pandemic, but a local software and mobile application developer stands to benefit from the new normal.

Digital Bangladesh held back by service delivery bottlenecks: Robi CEO

There is a very big gap between the reality and vision declared by the government on digitalisation as a huge number of bottlenecks lie behind service delivery processes, said a top executive of a Bangladeshi mobile carrier yesterday.

Bangladesh lags behind Asia Pacific peers in telecom services: GSMA

In the digital age, Bangladesh’s mobile telecom market is still dominated by the second generation (2G) services while scenarios in other Asia Pacific countries are quite different and are predominated by 4G services, according to a GSMA report published on Monday.

A whopping 46 lakh mobile connections vanished amid pandemic

Mobile phone operators are struggling to retain their active subscribers despite offering lucrative packages, including free minutes, SMS and extra data, as the coronavirus-induced economic downturn has affected all sectors and curtailed people’s income.

First SMP restrictions come into effect after nine years

Today will be the first time a restriction will come into effect on Grameenphone since the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) started working on Significant Market Power (SMP) guidelines nine years back to enhance competition and bring balance to the market.

Japan, the land of rising promise for Bangladesh’s ICT sector

Japan -- ever at the forefront of science and technology thanks to its culture of intensive mathematics education and reverence for engineers.

July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020

Bangladesh trails behind 14 low, middle income countries in internet usage gender gap

When it comes to accessing digital services, Bangladeshi women are lagging way behind men with just 16 per cent having access to the internet compared with 33 per cent of the opposite gender, according to a GSMA report published recently.

July 26, 2020
July 26, 2020

To tighten purse strings, software maker moves office to rural backwater

Most companies have been put in harm’s way because of the ongoing pandemic, but a local software and mobile application developer stands to benefit from the new normal.

July 26, 2020
July 26, 2020

Fair Group announces car assembly tie-up with Hyundai

Fair Technology yesterday announced it has entered into an exclusive partnership with South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai Motors to set up a car assembly plant in Bangladesh within the second half of next year.

July 22, 2020
July 22, 2020

Digital Bangladesh held back by service delivery bottlenecks: Robi CEO

There is a very big gap between the reality and vision declared by the government on digitalisation as a huge number of bottlenecks lie behind service delivery processes, said a top executive of a Bangladeshi mobile carrier yesterday.

July 9, 2020
July 9, 2020

Bangladesh lags behind Asia Pacific peers in telecom services: GSMA

In the digital age, Bangladesh’s mobile telecom market is still dominated by the second generation (2G) services while scenarios in other Asia Pacific countries are quite different and are predominated by 4G services, according to a GSMA report published on Monday.

July 7, 2020
July 7, 2020

A whopping 46 lakh mobile connections vanished amid pandemic

Mobile phone operators are struggling to retain their active subscribers despite offering lucrative packages, including free minutes, SMS and extra data, as the coronavirus-induced economic downturn has affected all sectors and curtailed people’s income.

July 1, 2020
July 1, 2020

First SMP restrictions come into effect after nine years

Today will be the first time a restriction will come into effect on Grameenphone since the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) started working on Significant Market Power (SMP) guidelines nine years back to enhance competition and bring balance to the market.

June 30, 2020
June 30, 2020

Japan, the land of rising promise for Bangladesh’s ICT sector

Japan -- ever at the forefront of science and technology thanks to its culture of intensive mathematics education and reverence for engineers.

June 29, 2020
June 29, 2020

GP files petition challenging SMP restrictions

Grameenphone filed a writ petition before a High Court bench yesterday challenging a June 21 directive of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) alongside two restrictions imposed under significant market power (SMP) guidelines.

June 29, 2020
June 29, 2020

Bourse braces for its biggest IPO yet

Robi is set to come up with the country’s biggest-ever initial public offering yet within a couple of months, in what can be viewed as finally some good news for the depressed bourse.

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