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.
3y ago
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.
3y ago
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.
3y ago
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.
3y ago
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.
3y ago
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.
3y ago
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.
3y ago
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.
3y ago
June 1, 2020
NTT DoCoMo poured $350m in Bangladesh. But it is now leaving empty-handed.
Japan’s largest mobile firm NTT DoCoMo is leaving Bangladesh after 12 years completely empty-handed despite injecting $350 million in the country.
May 20, 2020
No more Uber Eats in Bangladesh from June 2
In a rather surprising move, Uber Technologies yesterday announced that it is closing down the operations of its food delivery platform Uber Eats in Bangladesh from June 2 as Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi attempts to steer the ride-hailing giant through the coronavirus pandemic.
May 20, 2020
Robi subsidiary brings the future of video entertainment to Bangladesh
Red Dot Digital, a subsidiary of Robi Axiata, the country’s second-largest mobile operator, is set to roll a device on Friday that can possibly change the way Bangladeshis consume video content.
May 17, 2020
Payout of safety net funds through MFS to enhance transparency
It was unimaginable for Robichandra Shil, a barber in Pingree bazar in Rajapur upazila under Jhalakathi, that he would receive Tk 2,500 on his mobile wallet from the prime minister as Eid gift.
May 15, 2020
March will be viewed as watershed for digital Bangladesh
The pandemic, it seems, was the big bang the digital Bangladesh charge needed to level up.
May 14, 2020
GP’s scrap with BTRC ate up market share
In an unusual development, Grameenphone’s active customer number came down to 7.53 crore at the end of March after falling for two consecutive months, as the operator could not get approval to sell new connections for a long time.
May 13, 2020
BTRC moves to clip GP’s wings on competitors’ urging
The telecom regulator has once again moved to impose restrictions on Grameenphone in line with its earlier declaration of significant market power (SMP) following complaints from the other operators that found the Telenor subsidiary’s recent offers and packages predatory.
May 12, 2020
Robi lets rip at the ongoing price war
In an unprecedented move, the country’s second largest mobile operator yesterday blew off its pent-up resentment against the market leader over its offer of free voice call minutes and bonus data packs on humanitarian grounds during the pandemic.
May 11, 2020
50 lakh poor households to get cash aid through MFS from May 14
The government’s move to provide cash assistance to 50 lakh poor families hit by the coronavirus pandemic is finally taking off, with the four major mobile financial service providers set to deliver it from May 14.
May 10, 2020
Grameenphone whips up a price war
Mobile carriers are bracing for a price war and this time it is centring on the coronavirus pandemic as they are offering free voice call minutes and bonus data packs through publicity gimmicks that are being overlooked by the regulator on humanitarian grounds.
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