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
Online cattle sales poised to level up for pandemic this Eid
As coronavirus pushes shopping online, e-commerce and f-commerce platforms are betting big on selling cattle digitally for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha to get a slice of the cake of a market in which over one crore livestock are sold during the festival.
4 July 2020, 18:00 PM
bKash users can now send money to non-account holders
bKash has rolled out a new facility that allows people to transfer funds to non-account holders, in a move that may cut reliance on cash and increase the mobile financial service’s (MFS) accessibility.
2 July 2020, 18:00 PM
2020 has been very kind to Islami Bank
Every cloud has a silver lining, this famous adage rings true for Islami Bank as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic seems to have acted as a boon for the financial institution.
1 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Blessing in trying times: OBHAI’s dedicated home-hospitals runs
Nazim Ahmed, a retired banker residing in the capital’s Mohakhali DOHS, was mired in consternation last week when he realised his daughter was showing major COVID-19 symptoms: fever, dry cough, fatigue, sore throat and body ache.
1 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Now Berger Paints will make hand sanitiser
There is a gold rush to be found in the hand sanitiser market now, it seems. Or else, nothing explains the entry of Berger Paints Bangladesh into this domain, which is so far removed from its bread-and-butter of decorative paint.
30 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Spotlight shifts to fairness product market as Unilever rechristens its Fair & Lovely brand
Equating fairness with beauty has been an agelong practice in the Indian subcontinent and much of Asia, one which spawned an immensely booming market for skin lightening creams and perpetuated the myth further with their advertisements.
25 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh among top three Asian nations promoting green financing
Green financing is rapidly gaining traction in the Bangladesh market thanks to the country’s specific focus on issuing green loans, according to an International Finance Corporation (IFC) report.
23 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Buying ad space on Facebook just became easier for Bangladeshi firms
That we are a nation obsessed with the social media platform Facebook is a foregone conclusion.
22 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Visa to finally set up shop in Bangladesh as cashless transactions gain momentum
Coronavirus has transformed people’s everyday life significantly. Transactions and spending have overwhelmingly been altered by the disease, which is lethal and highly contagious.
17 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Parcel delivery arena heats up as Uber makes its grand entry
Uber seemed to have had another trick up its sleeve when it announced last month that it was shutting down its highly popular food delivery arm, Uber Eats, in Bangladesh from June 2.
16 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi skincare brand now selling on Amazon US
Local organic skincare product brand Skin Café has ventured into the foreign territory after it got the nod to list its products on the Amazon US site, a development that can be viewed as a trailblazing moment for a Bangladeshi company.
13 June 2020, 18:00 PM
A ray of hope for the jobless
April was undeniably the worst-ever month for Amena Akter, a second year honours student of a college in Dhaka.
10 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Shohoz’s crowning glory
Corona Tracer BD, a contact tracing app that warns users if they are near someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, is off to a good start as individuals are increasingly downloading the solution to keep the contagion at bay.
8 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Uber fixing host of safety measures of its own as it waits to motor riders again
With technological innovations and precautionary measures to contain the novel coronavirus, Uber is confident about providing safe travel to passengers as the top global ridesharing platform looks to resume operations in Bangladesh.
6 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Why can’t ride-sharing services ply the roads when everyone else can?
After passing nervous two months thanks to the countrywide general shutdown, hitting the Dhaka streets again has become a compelling need for Md Belal Hossain, who drives a car under a ridesharing service.
2 June 2020, 18:00 PM
An EBL account can now be opened in just two minutes
Eastern Bank (EBL) yesterday rolled out the electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) system to allow account-opening without filling in any documents, in a bid to help clients maintain the maximum level of social-distancing during the ongoing pandemic.
31 May 2020, 18:00 PM
This has been the most depressing Eid for clothing brands
With butterflies in their stomachs, a host of clothing brands took up their shutters after one-and-a-half months after the government allowed them to reopen ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, their biggest sales season that rakes in one-third their total annual sales.
21 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Work from home taking a toll
When the multinational company Shaker Hossain introduced work from home option from the third week of March, just as the rogue coronavirus was gaining a foothold in the country, he was beside himself with relief.
11 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Restaurants’ iftar season salvaged by food delivery platforms
In recent years, Dhaka was developing an eating-out culture for iftar and sehri, like in the cosmopolitan cities in the Middle East and Southeast Asia,
2 May 2020, 18:00 PM
No thirst for soft drinks even amidst hot spell
The soft drinks industry has been pounded by the outbreak of coronavirus in Bangladesh at a time when it typically enjoys mounting sales for the rise in mercury.
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM