October 13, 2022
Mobile subscriber base erodes on GP SIM ban
The number of mobile subscribers in the country continued to slide in August after the regulator banned Grameenphone from selling new SIMs at the end of June citing its failure to provide quality service, including incurring excessive call drops.
October 9, 2022
Basic digital skills sought in 9 out of 10 jobseekers
Employers in Bangladesh required nine out of the last 10 jobseekers they hired in the past five years to possess at least basic digital literacy and skills, found an Asian Development Bank (ADB) and LinkedIn survey.
October 5, 2022
Now e-commerce falls prey to soaring inflation
Bangladesh’s e-commerce platforms have been witnessing a drop in sales in recent months due to high inflation and rising delivery costs.
October 5, 2022
Creating jobs, bringing home dollars
The outsourcing of graphic designing and image editing holds great promise for Bangladesh as many are already earning foreign currencies riding on the boom in digital businesses worldwide.
October 5, 2022
Telecom, internet disrupted
The failure of the national power grid caused disruptions to telecommunication and internet services in parts of the country yesterday.
September 29, 2022
Wholesale, retail sectors yet to fully recover
Wholesale and retail establishments that saw their business crippled by Covid-19 may have enjoyed some recovery alongside the return to economic normalcy but the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war now threatens to offset their gains amid global inflationary pressure.
September 26, 2022
Compensation for every call drop on cards
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is formulating a new rule to enable customers to receive compensation for every call drop suffered, albeit a maximum of seven a day.
September 25, 2022
Probe Evaly couple for money laundering
The court-appointed board for Evaly called for an investigation of money laundering as vast sums of cash remain traceless in the controversial e-commerce platform’s accounts.
September 25, 2022
How innovations are transforming banking in Bangladesh
The adoption of digital technology has significantly transformed Bangladesh’s financial sector in the last one-and-a-half decades, bringing millions under banking services that have even reached the village level.
September 24, 2022
Audit fails to determine Evaly’s dues
Evaly’s creditors are unlikely to get their money back as there is no documentation at the controversial e-commerce platform’s end, making it difficult to verify who is owed what amount, found an audit into the company’s books commissioned by the court-appointed board.