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High spectrum fees risk slowing digital future

Allowing spectrum prices to adjust could unlock up to US $45 billion of economic growth by 2035

The GSMA released on Wednesday "The Impact of Spectrum Pricing in Bangladesh," a comprehensive analysis that links the country’s spectrum pricing and tax burden to slower network investment and lagging internet speeds. The report outlines reforms to spectrum pricing, licensing, and sector taxation that would help Bangladesh achieve its ambition of becoming a trillion-dollar digital economy. The findings were launched in Dhaka in the presence of Mr. Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Hon’ble Chief Adviser, MoPTIT; Mr. Abdun Naser Khan, Secretary (PTD Division); Maj Gen Md Emdad Ul Bari, Chairman of the BTRC; and Md Ja...

Starlink gets Dhaka grants to rollout

Bangladesh said on Sunday it had granted a licence to tech billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service. Punishing US tariffs raise fears for Bangladesh's key garment sector.
The Starlink service will be unveiled at a government-backed investment summit that opens in Dhaka on Monday.
"We granted them approva...

Govt responds to global investors’ concern over 700 MHz band auction

To encourage investment and technological advancement in the country’s telecommunications sector, the government has indicated the possibility of offering a conditional price reduction of up to 10% for the 700 MHz spectrum auction. Additionally, it has justified the dollar-based pricing benchmark as a realistic approach.

In response to concerns raised by global investors in the telecom sector regarding the auction criteria for the 700 MHz band,...

Johan Buse new CEO of Banglalink

VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON” or the “Group”), today announces that Johan Buse has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Banglalink, VEON’s digital operator in Bangladesh, effective 6th April 2025.

Johan joins Banglalink from StarHub in Singapore where he led the Consumer Business Group focusing on strategy and business transformation. Prior to that, Johan had decades of experience in the telecom industry across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He previously served as the Chief Commercial Officer of Ooredoo Oman and held senior positions at Deutsche Telekom Croatia, AXIS and Singtel.

Yunus, Musk discuss transformative potential of Starlink

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has invited SpaceX Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk to visit Bangladesh and launch the Starlink  within 90 working days.

"Chief Adviser invites Elon Musk to visit Bangladesh and launch Starlink within 90 working days," Professor Muhammad Yunus stated in a post on X.

Professor Yunus extended the invitation in a letter to Musk on 19 ...

Bangladeshi cellphone operators now offer an unlimited data plan

All mobile providers in Bangladesh have launched an unlimited internet data bundle. Teletalk is the first provider to provide an internet bundle with an unlimited term. Since last March, Teletalk has had two fully functional data packages. The rest of the carriers have now begun offering indefinite data bundles as well. Allow me to state upfront that the only infinite data plan offered by Teletalk will be genuinely limitless in size. Because ...

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