telecommunication
BTRC fines four mobile operators Tk 8.68cr over illegal VoIP SIMs
The penalties were imposed on Robi Axiata, Banglalink, Teletalk and Grameenphone at Tk 10,000 per SIM
26 July 2026
Implement mechanism to identify illegal handsets
Mobile phone makers also demand stability in tax policy
27 March 2024
Ban on Grameenphone SIM sales lifted
The ban on sales of Grameenphone SIMs was finally lifted last night, six months after its imposition.
3 January 2023
SD on telecom services
We fully endorse the state minister for telecommunication's call to do away with the supplementary duties (SD) on telecom services...
12 June 2016
Network restored, Airtel says
Mobile operator Airtel successfully restores its network more than 12 hours after technical glitches disrupted its operation on June 1, 2016 around midnight.
1 June 2016
Operators face trouble with SIM re-registration
Mobile phone operators allege that they were facing troubles to re-registrar the SIM cards with biometric data.
29 April 2016
Integration with Airtel a year away: Robi chief
Robi yesterday said it would take a year to complete the merger with Airtel Bangladesh as the mobile phone operators will have to get
29 November 2015
Govt now moving for handset registration
The government will be moving for cellphone or mobile handset registration across the country for what is said “foolproof security” measures.
21 November 2015
French firm to build Bangabandhu satellite
Bangladesh government has approved a French company for the making and launching of the country’s first satellite Bangabandhu-1.
20 October 2015
Improve mobile phone services by Dec: Tarana
State Minister for Telecommunication Tarana Halimtoday gives two months to the mobile phone operators for improving their service quality and bringingdown call drops to a minimum level.
19 October 2015
75% SIM cards are fake: Tarana
State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim says around 75 percent out of the one crore SIM cards verified so far have not been registered properly.
22 September 2015
SIM re-registration starts Sep 13
Verification and re-registration process will continue for three months. Devoid of re-registration, a SIM will be blocked.
9 September 2015