The approval was given last month, says Ashik Chowdhury

A business model is required to reduce the cost of initial setup and monthly subscription fee of Starlink services.

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.

Negotiations between Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider, Starlink, and the Italian government have come to a halt, with Italy’s defence minister citing geopolitical concerns as a key factor in the delay on March 22.

BSCL has proposed hosting Starlink's gateway at its ground stations in Gazipur and Betbunia

Starlink's Ukraine role exposed single-provider risks. US threatens suspension; China eyes space.

The potential launch of Starlink, which provides high-speed internet access to remote locations by low Earth orbit satellites

Several Bangladeshi firms have partnered with Starlink to support the setup of ground earth stations in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh has invited Elon Musk’s Starlink to enter its market with the primary goal of preventing future internet shutdowns, said Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday.

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has confirmed that Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite service will enter its beta testing phase on 27 January. 

Veon CEO Kaan Terzioglu revealed the plan during an interview with Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Ukraine’s leading mobile operator Kyivstar has signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink to introduce direct-to-cell satellite connectivity, its parent company VEON announced on Monday, according to a recent report by Reuters.

Recently, there have been ongoing speculations that billionaire businessman Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, will visit Bangladesh in the upcoming international investment conference hosted by Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) in Dhaka tentatively in April 2025. However, is it really true or just a speculation?

Elon Musk has confirmed that Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by his company SpaceX, is not operational in India.

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

Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX, has gained over 4 million subscribers, according to a recent post by the company on X (formerly, Twitter).

Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has lifted the freeze on the bank accounts of Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk, following the transfer of 18.35 million reais ($3.3 million) to the Brazilian government.

In an effort to curtail reselling practices, Starlink has announced a new “outside region fee” for satellite internet kits that are activated in regions different from where they were originally purchased.

Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX, has been granted a license to operate in Sri Lanka by the country's telecommunications regulator. This makes Sri Lanka the first South Asian country to potentially have Starlink's internet services.

Tycoon Elon Musk arrived on the Indonesian island of Bali on Sunday ahead of the planned launch of SpaceX's Starlink internet service, which the Indonesian government hopes will boost internet penetration and health services in remote parts of the sprawling archipelago