ICT & Telecom
Bangladesh Telecommunication (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 approved
The Council of Advisers has gave final approval to the Bangladesh Telecommunication (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, introducing wide-ranging reforms aimed at improving service quality, strengthening regulation, and preventing misuse of surveillance power.
Half of population still out of internet: BBS
Nearly half of the country’s population remains outside internet coverage. According to the latest report of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics BBS, 51.1 percent of people in the country do not use the internet.
Meta removes another page of Elias
Meta has removed another Facebook page of US-based Bangladeshi blogger and online activist Elias Hossain on charges of inciting violence.
Meta removes Elias Hossain's Facebook page
Meta, the parent company of social media platform Facebook, has removed the Facebook page of journalist and online activist Elias Hossain.
Mobile traders stage roadblock in Agargaon over high taxes, NEIR issues
Mobile phone traders staged a road blockade in front of the BTRC headquarters in the capital's Agargaon on Sunday morning (December 7), demanding reforms to the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) system and a reduction in import taxes.
Expatriates must register mobile phones if staying more than 60 days
Expatriates visiting Bangladesh can use smartphones without registration for up to 60 days, but must register them if staying longer, according to a notice by the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology on Wednesday.
Protest in Karwan Bazar against decision to block unauthorised mobiles
Mobile phone traders and their employees staged a protest at the SAARC Fountain intersection in the capital on Sunday against the government’s decision to disable unauthorised mobile phones from December 16.
Bangladesh makes first-ever allocation of 700 MHz spectrum
Bangladesh has announced its first-ever auction of the 700 MHz spectrum, a key band for enhancing nationwide 4G and 5G covera
NEIR service to be launched from Victory Day, handset prices won’t go up
A maximum of 1,000,000 fake handsets of a model of mobile phone have spread in the country’s market and a quarter is committing various financial and social crimes using these handsets. However, buyers are unaware of the matter and are not getting warranty benefits purchasing these handsets.
Bangladesh seeks France’s support for advanced fact-checking training
The Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant in charge of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, has sought France’s cooperation in providing advanced-level training for Bangladeshi fact-checkers.