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ICT

Banglalink raises data, voice and bundle volumes by up to 25%

Banglalink has launched a new range of data packages, increasing the volume of data, voice minutes, and bundle allocations by up to 25 percent..Customers can now get 20 percent more data, 22 percent more voice minutes, and expanded bundle volumes under the updated plans, the third-largest

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Starlink gets satellite internet licence from BTRC

Starlink must also obtain tariff approval before launching the service

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Nearly half of Bangladeshi homes still without internet access: BBS

Internet usage at the household level has steadily increased in recent years.

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New guideline allows govt to cut off satellite internet if needed

Satellite service providers asked to route internet traffic through local gateways

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Starlink to use local broadband gateway

Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by SpaceX, will be required to route its commercial broadband traffic through a local broadband gateway or international internet gateway (IIG) when it begins commercial operations in Bangladesh, the chief adviser's office said yesterday.

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Submarine Cables cuts bandwidth prices by 10%

Bangladesh Submarine Cables has decided to reduce bandwidth prices by 10 percent, which is likely to reduce internet bills at users' end.

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Telecom regulator itself being regulated

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is struggling to implement various initiatives due to a lack of coordination as well as legal constraints that limit its independence, its chairman Md Emdad Ul Bari said.

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AI, data-driven strategies transforming business operations: experts

The daylong Digital Summit held in Dhaka

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Govt appoints administrator to BASIS

The administrator is asked to hold election in 120 days

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Robi launches video chat support for speech, hearing-impaired customers

This service will connect the users with agents trained in sign language from 10 am to 7pm daily

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Visa Leadership Conclave emphasises deepening of digitisation of Bangladesh economy

Recognising the importance of Bangladesh as a market, a Visa Leadership Conclave in Dhaka reiterated Visa’s focus on expanding digitisation of the Bangladesh economy..The digital payment solutions provider recently organised the annual “Visa Leadership Conclave Bangladesh 2024” at a hotel

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Satellite internet could enhance rural connectivity: Bida executive chairman 

This connectivity could help upskill young people, says Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun

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Strengthen IP rights regime to attract investment: AmCham

Bangladesh needs a stronger intellectual property protection mechanism to become more attractive for foreign direct investment, according to Syed Ershad Ahmed, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham)..“A strengthened intellectual property rights (IPR) regime is

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BTRC to issue more NTTN licences if needed

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will issue more Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) licences if services to customers are compromised as the regulator prioritises service quality, said BTRC Chairman Maj Gen (retd) Md Emdad Ul Bari yesterday.

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Cyber intelligence detects illegal transactions on dual currency credit cards

Bangladesh Bank recommends 17 cyber security measures for banks

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BASIS appoints M Rashidul Hasan as new president

The association also outlines roadmap for reforms, elections

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Number of mobile internet users dropped in August

The number of mobile internet subscribers in Bangladesh dropped by nearly one crore to 12.69 crore in August, marking the second consecutive month of decline..Shahed Alam, chief corporate and regulatory officer at Robi, said customers have been discontinuing the use of secondary SIMs ever

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Mobile subscriber numbers fell drastically in August

Following the trend of July, the number of mobile subscribers in Bangladesh dropped significantly in August..The mobile network operators -- Grameenphone, Robi, Banglalink and Teletalk -- collectively lost about 18 lakh customers, taking the total mobile subscriber base to 19.24 crore..

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