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Food, Fisheries and Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid Yasin has said that before the election, BNP announced the distribution of Family Cards to support poor and helpless women, and implementation of that programme began very soon after the election. Similarly, preparations to launch the Farmer Card to assist farmers are almost complete, and he expressed hope that it will be launched around Pahela Baishakh.
The official campaign for the Bogura-6 and Sherpur-3 by-elections begins today (March 16).
Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has announced that there will be no referendum in the elections for the Bogura-6 and Sherpur-3 constituencies. He shared this information with journalists after a meeting with law enforcement agencies at the Election Building in Agargaon, capital, on Wednesday, March 11.
Bangladesh needs stronger data governance and OTT regulation, but not through disruption or disproportionate compliance burdens. A sequenced, market-aware approach combining digital literacy, smarter enforcement, and competitive local infrastructure can protect citizens while preserving exports, entrepreneurship and economic resilience.
During the preceding interim government, on January 12, 2025, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission made a decision that permitted mobile operators to offer data packages. This implies that mobile operators will have the autonomy to design their own packages and market them to consumers. As a result of this decision, mobile operators are enabled to provide data packages of varying durations and volumes, ranging from one hour to unlimited access. An investigation by Views Bangladesh has revealed that, by leveraging this opportunity, three foreign-owned mobile operators have accrued an additional approximate revenue of Tk4,000 crore from customers throughout 2025 by strategically pricing their packages. In contrast, the domestic operator Teletalk has refrained from employing this strategy for generating extra income. Furthermore, mobile operators are also seizing the chance to charge a minimum of 45 paisa and a maximum of Tk2 per minute for voice calls. While no other country in the world has a floor price for voice calls, Bangladesh stands out as the only nation where the regulatory authority has permitted mobile operators to impose higher charges for voice calls on customers rather than fostering competition.
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Bangladesh needs stronger data governance and OTT regulation, but not through disruption or disproportionate compliance burdens. A sequenced, market-aware approach combining digital literacy, smarter enforcement, and competitive local infrastructure can protect citizens while preserving exports, entrepreneurship and economic resilience.
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Food, Fisheries and Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid Yasin has said that before the election, BNP announced the distribution of Family Cards to support poor and helpless women, and implementation of that programme began very soon after the election. Similarly, preparations to launch the Farmer Card to assist farmers are almost complete, and he expressed hope that it will be launched around Pahela Baishakh.
International oil prices have fallen after US President Donald Trump indicated that the war against Iran "may end very soon".
