Digital Bangladesh vision was just a political slogan
The Awami League’s flagship Digital Bangladesh vision functioned largely as “an architecture of political slogan” rather than a coherent national digital strategy, according to a government-commissioned white paper.
4 December 2025, 18:23 PM
BTRC to introduce separate SIM series for IoT, M2M devices
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to introduce a separate SIM numbering series for Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) devices to manage the country’s rapidly growing network of smart gadgets and sensors.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Telecom white paper exposes deep-rooted graft
The white paper paints a bleak picture of a sector "structurally misaligned, operationally compromised and failing to deliver trusted, affordable connectivity"
3 December 2025, 18:43 PM
Govt cuts 700 MHz spectrum price by 10%
The government has approved a 10 percent reduction in the price of the 700 MHz frequency band, often called the “golden spectrum” for mobile networks, as the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) prepares for an auction.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Call drops, patchy internet frustrate Dhaka residents
Subscribers of all major operators report the same experience, despite the "reliable 4G" and "5G-ready" claims in telecom marketing
23 November 2025, 19:56 PM
BTRC inspection exposes gap between 4G promise and reality
A recent inspection by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has exposed deficiencies in mobile network services, highlighting a gap between operators’ claims of nationwide 4G coverage and the reality on the ground.
20 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Robi faces complaints from GP, Banglalink over Airtel branding
The two operators are demanding a formal investigation
18 November 2025, 15:28 PM
Digital payments lose ground to cash despite growth in volume: BB
While digital transactions — covering payments through mobile wallets, internet banking, and other electronic channels — grew in volume in Bangladesh in 2024, their share of total payments declined, according to the Bangladesh Payment Systems Report 2024 published by Bangladesh Bank.
17 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Payment for video conferencing platforms can now be made with international, virtual cards
Holding court over video conferencing platforms have become an inextricable part of the daily life of corporate and government officials in these pandemic times. But the services rendered by the platforms are not free and sending payment for them to outside of Bangladesh was rather tricky.
23 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Agrani’s customers can finally enjoy remote banking services after tie-up with bKash
Amid all adversities, comes a piece of good news for more than one crore accountholders of Agrani Bank who are yet to savour the delight of digital transactions since the state-owned bank has no online banking services for its customers.
20 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Now that Cox’s Bazar is open to visitors, airlines and hotels are doing everything to bring in customers
Airlines and hotels are desperately trying to lure in holidaymakers by way of offering discounts and attractive packages now that the country’s top tourist destination Cox’s Bazar has started hosting guests again after about a pause of five months.
19 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G to be made in Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s manufacturing prowess is getting yet another stamp of global approval. The South Korean tech giant Samsung has decided to manufacture its latest flagship devices, the Note20 and the Note 20 Ultra 5G, in the country.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Uber desperate to get its Moto service up and running again
With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continuing to propel contactless transactions, Uber’s recent partnership with bKash on enabling automatic trip-end payments is paving the way for a bigger vision for the San Francisco-based tech giant.
17 August 2020, 18:00 PM
StanChart executes Bangladesh’s first-ever blockchain LC transaction
Standard Chartered has executed the country’s first-ever blockchain transaction by issuing a letter of credit for Viyellatex, in a development that can go on to make the process of trade, both at local and global levels, much streamlined.
15 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Gold jewellery: a love lost in pandemic
The chatter of well-heeled ladies as they try out glistening bangles or necklaces typically filled the air of the sprawling flagship showroom of Jarwa House on the capital’s Gulshan Avenue.
13 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Dairy farmers’ latest blow after pandemic: floods
Rajib Miah, a dairy farmer from Shahjadpur upazila in Sirajganj, thought the worst was behind him when the government lifted the countrywide shutdown on 30 May and was looking forward to recouping the losses brought on the pandemic.
9 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Disinfecting service keeping cleaning companies afloat amid quarantine times
Soon after Bangladesh reported its first confirmed COVID-19 cases on 8 March, the on-demand cleaning service provider HandyMama got busy working up a strategy to incorporate disinfecting and antiviral cleaning to its list of services.
30 July 2020, 18:00 PM
New stores open doors defying pandemic
Opening a new business or expanding the existing operations amid a pandemic do not make sense as demand invariably tends to be too low.
30 July 2020, 18:00 PM
‘When will our cash registers start ringing again?’
Sales at retail clothing stores in the capital are growing ahead of Eid, albeit at a snail’s pace.
28 July 2020, 18:00 PM
LBC Media hoping people’s binge-watching habit amid pandemic would stay on
One of the beneficiaries from this unprecedented spell of being cooped up at home has been the online media streaming platforms as people all on a sudden have a gulf of free time in hand.
27 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Upscale boutiques had a choice: pivot or perish. Some chose the former and survived
It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change, said the most famous naturist Charles Darwin back in the 19th century.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
The unhappiest Eid for cattle farmers and traders
Hundreds of thousands of cattle are set to remain unsold this Eid season thanks to coronavirus, which has eaten up the income of the country’s burgeoning middle-class and also instilled the fear of coronavirus contagion among the upper class for partaking in the sacrificial ritual.
22 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Tech platforms solving the problem of Qurbani amid pandemic
Panic gripped Sultana Ahmed of the capital’s Mohakhali DOHS the moment she learnt that live slaughtering and meat processing of cattle was barred in her neighbourhood this Eid-ul-Azha to minimise coronavirus transmission.
21 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Fahim Saleh lit up Bangladesh’s start-up scene like no other
Fireflies, the unassuming insect species, have a short lifespan, but for as long as they live, they shine ever so brightly.
19 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Printing and publishing sector in dire straits
In early March, Md Yousuf, proprietor of Srabon Printing Press in the capital’s Gopibagh area, thought business would return to normal the following month after a prolonged downturn marked by low work orders.
16 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Amusement parks desperate to welcome visitors again
With amusement parks across the world slowly starting to reopen while keeping social distancing guidelines and other restriction in place to prevent mass coronavirus infections, it remains unknown when similar establishments in Bangladesh will resume operations.
15 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Uber comes to housebound city dwellers’ rescue as it brings in car rentals
Getting around Dhaka city, these days, has become bit of a plight for those who were reliant on their chauffeurs to drive them around.
7 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Motorcycle sellers can’t believe their luck as pandemic ramps up sales
When Bangladesh reported its first confirmed case of Covid-19 infection in early March, Saleh Mohammed Shuhel, the proprietor B. Baria Motors that sells motorcycles, had thought his business would not be spared from the claws of the raging disease.
5 July 2020, 18:00 PM