Doel fails to spread wings
In 2011, state-owned Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (TSS) made Bangladesh proud by assembling the country’s first laptop, showing promises to deliver the device at an affordable price and help the government to implement its digitalisation agenda.
3 private firms get nod to lay, run undersea cables
The government has selected three private firms to award them the licence to establish, maintain and operate submarine cables as it looks to ramp up the supply of bandwidth amid a surge in data consumption.
Logistics firms irked by draft law
The government has formulated a draft law to regulate logistics companies, which will establish stiff control and impede growth in the industry, according to market players.
Former Robi CEO Mahtab files Tk 227 crore suit against Robi
Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, former managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Robi Axiata, has filed a suit against the telecom operator, its board chairman and former group CEO seeking Tk 227 crore in retirement benefits and damages for 'wrongful dismissal'.
Another digital vision with many still unconnected
The government is gearing up to implement a new “Smart Bangladesh” vision by 2041 with the belief that a preceding “Digital Bangladesh” had been realised by 2021.
Bangladesh poised to be a big payment market
Bangladesh’s payment ecosystem is poised to leapfrog to become a very large substantial payment market within the South Asia and Asia Pacific region in the next few years, said Vikas Varma, chief operating officer for South Asia at Mastercard.
Online shopping becomes costlier
Online purchases are getting costlier as courier companies in the country have collectively raised their fares in response to the recent increase in fuel prices.
Mobile makers in trouble as sales plummet
The nascent mobile phone manufacturing industry in Bangladesh has been hit hard by the higher inflation, unprecedented dollar price hike, and increased value-added tax as their sales have plummeted amid belt-tightening by consumers.
September 4, 2022
Doel fails to spread wings
In 2011, state-owned Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (TSS) made Bangladesh proud by assembling the country’s first laptop, showing promises to deliver the device at an affordable price and help the government to implement its digitalisation agenda.
August 30, 2022
3 private firms get nod to lay, run undersea cables
The government has selected three private firms to award them the licence to establish, maintain and operate submarine cables as it looks to ramp up the supply of bandwidth amid a surge in data consumption.
August 26, 2022
Logistics firms irked by draft law
The government has formulated a draft law to regulate logistics companies, which will establish stiff control and impede growth in the industry, according to market players.
August 23, 2022
Former Robi CEO Mahtab files Tk 227 crore suit against Robi
Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, former managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Robi Axiata, has filed a suit against the telecom operator, its board chairman and former group CEO seeking Tk 227 crore in retirement benefits and damages for 'wrongful dismissal'.
August 23, 2022
Another digital vision with many still unconnected
The government is gearing up to implement a new “Smart Bangladesh” vision by 2041 with the belief that a preceding “Digital Bangladesh” had been realised by 2021.
August 21, 2022
Bangladesh poised to be a big payment market
Bangladesh’s payment ecosystem is poised to leapfrog to become a very large substantial payment market within the South Asia and Asia Pacific region in the next few years, said Vikas Varma, chief operating officer for South Asia at Mastercard.
August 19, 2022
Online shopping becomes costlier
Online purchases are getting costlier as courier companies in the country have collectively raised their fares in response to the recent increase in fuel prices.
August 18, 2022
Mobile makers in trouble as sales plummet
The nascent mobile phone manufacturing industry in Bangladesh has been hit hard by the higher inflation, unprecedented dollar price hike, and increased value-added tax as their sales have plummeted amid belt-tightening by consumers.
August 16, 2022
MFS providers see surge in utility payments
Utility bill payments through mobile financial service (MFS) providers crossed the Tk 2,000-crore mark in June, underscoring the growing preference among users to make payments from the comfort of their homes.
August 11, 2022
Riders feel the pinch of fuel price hike
Ride-sharing service users in Bangladesh could not escape from the impact of the recent fuel price increase as Pathao has already announced new fares while Uber is set to follow suit.
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