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Mobile operators yet to cut internet prices despite government call
Business —31 May, 2025 11:17
More than a month after the interim government urged a reduction in internet prices for consumers, mobile network operators have yet to lower their package…

Bracnet on risk of shutdown service
Bracnet is facing setback amid wide scale financial anomalies…

Bangladesh's per capita income increases to $2,820 in FY25
The per capita income in the country has increased to $2,820…

BTRC faces audit objection for failing to collect Tk4.37 billion dues from Banglalink
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is facing an audit objection for failing to collect Tk4.37 billionin outstanding dues from mobile network operator Banglalink,…

Eid cattle market lease mired in controversy
Just weeks before Eid-ul-Azha, controversy has erupted over Dhaka North City Corporation's (DNCC) decision to award the lease for Dhaka Polytechnic Institute cattle market to a lower…
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China explores cross-border trade cooperation with Bangladesh
A high-level Chinese delegation led by Liu Jie, deputy director of the Lancang-Mekong Sub-regional Economic and Trade Development Centre of the Department of Commerce in…

Starlink operations will not hamper data sovereignty
Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special assistant to Chief Adviser for the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, on Tuesday said that the operation of Starlink internet…
NBR strike deepens revenue crisis, threatens fiscal stability
Bangladesh’s fiscal stability faces mounting pressure as a pen-down strike by National Board of Revenue (NBR) officials exacerbates an already significant revenue shortfall,…
Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Dhaka airport
A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Dhaka airport on Tuesday morning minutes after takeoff from the airport. The Turkey-bound flight TK-713 carrying 290 passengers…

Bangladesh Bank suspends most services of Nagad over financial irregularities
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has suspended nearly all services of the mobile financial service provider Nagad, retaining only cash-in and cash-out operations, amid serious allegations of financial…

Tripartite to solve Grameenphone penalty dues in June
The interim government will hold a tripartite meeting in mid of June to solve the pending issue of justice for 5 percent penalty dues of Grameenphone that illegally withheld for more…

Grameenphone, Banglalink to sell handsets amid decline in voice, data usage
Telecom companies Grameenphone and Banglalink have entered into the device business amid a recent decline in voice and data service usage. The two mobile network operators recently…

BB governor labels Nagad CEO a fraud
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur has accused Nagad CEO Md. Safayet Alam of fraud, saying that he is unfit to lead the mobile financial service provider. “He (Nagad’s…
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ADP trims key social sectors
Despite longstanding concerns over human development, the interim government of Bangladesh is set to reduce allocations for education and health in the upcoming Annual Development…
Grameenphone’s 4G internet down for an hour
Fourth generation internet service of Grameenphone was down for an hour on Wednesday causing disruption of voice and data services of about 85 million customers. The problem was there…
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IMF agrees to release $1.3 billion loan tranche for Bangladesh in June
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has finally agreed to disburse the next two tranches of its $4.7 billion loan package for Bangladesh, amounting to $1.3 billion, in June. The decision…

Bangladesh signs deal to receive $1.3 billion IMF loan
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur has said Bangladesh has signed a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to receive the next installments under…