Chittagong customers of the operator will now have access to internet that is twice as fast because of technological developments Business Desk : dhakamirror.com As part of its countrywide network expansion, telecom and digital communications operator Banglalink has increased network coverage in the Chittagong division by 50% over the past year. The operator launched next-generation ... Read more
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Registration for Banglalink’s ‘ennovators’ begins
Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Banglalink has kicked off the registration process for the sixth season of ennovators, a digital idea-based competition in the country. Ennovators is a platform for creative young people of the country looking to showcase their ideas in the field of digital innovation against the challenges of today’s world. Over the course ... Read more
Banglalink launches digital services’ marketplace ‘AppLink’
Banglalink has officially launched “AppLink”, a marketplace for digital services, with an aim to connect its customers with local mobile application developers. Apart from providing the customers with convenient purchase facilities, it will open up earning opportunities for the developers
Veon’s group CEO due today
Kaan Terzioğlu, group chief executive officer (CEO) of Banglalink’s parent company Veon, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today for a four-day visit. During his visit to Bangladesh, Terzioğlu will meet several stakeholders and government dignitaries to discuss the progress of Bangladesh’s digital transformation, challenges in the
Now mobile users to get promotional SMS in Bangla
From now on, telecom operators will send all promotional and system-generated text messages and notifications in Bangla. Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar yesterday launched the service at an event at the conference room of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). This feature will be beneficial for a vast number of people, since
Mediacom signs deal with Banglalink’s video streaming app Toffee
Mediacom Limited has signed a contract with mobile operator Banglalink’s video streaming app Toffee. Erik Aas, chief executive officer of Banglalink, and Anjan Chowdhury, managing director of Mediacom Limited, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations recently. Under the deal, Mediacom will provide content
Banglalink revenue rises in Q2
Banglalink, the third largest mobile operator in Bangladesh, witnessed a 6.9 per cent rise in revenue year-on-year in the second quarter of 2021, driven by an increase in data revenue alongside the number of customers of this segment. In currency, Tk 1,184 crore was generated as revenue which
BTRC serves show-cause notices on GP, Banglalink
Failure to launch 10-second pulse BTRC serves show-cause notices on GP, Banglalink Asks them to refund additional charge to subscribers The telecom regulator on Thursday served show-cause notices on Grameenphone and Banglalink for failing to launch 10-second pulse in each call and flat tariff rate by September 15 and asked them to refund the additional ... Read more
Mobile towers’ radiation poses threat hazards
An in-depth study of the impact of radiation emanating from cellphone towers on human health and environment is yet to be conducted in the country, even though the number of cellphone towers established by different operators has increased significantly in the last few years, following the expansion of mobile networks on a large
NBR freezes 3 mobile co accounts
The National Board of Revenue on Thursday put a freeze on bank accounts of three mobile operators—Robi, Banglalink and Citycell—for not paying Tk 393.49 crore as supplementary duties and value added tax on SIM and RIM card sales, a senior NBR official said. The large taxpayers unit (LTU-VAT) of NBR sent a letter to all ... Read more
Three mobile cos deposit Tk 2,372cr in fees, VAT
Licence renewal fee installment Three mobile cos deposit Tk 2,372cr in fees, VAT Mobile companies Grameenphone, Robi and Banglalink on Thursday gave a total sum of Tk 2,372 crore to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission as the second instalment of licence renewal fee, spectrum charge and VAT. However Citycell submitted an application to the BTRC ... Read more
Telcos finally get licences renewed
After a delay of more than eight months, four mobile phone carriers–Grameenphone, Banglalink, Robi and Citycell–finally got their 2G licences renewed yesterday. The licences would stay valid for the next 15 years. The licences were supposed to be renewed in November last year but the process was delayed
Four telcos set to get 2G licence renewed
After a stand-off with the BTRC for more than eight months, four mobile phone operators Grameenphone, Banglalink, Robi and Citycell will get their 2G licences renewed on Tuesday for the next 15 years. Zia Ahmed, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), said they have sent letters to the operators yesterday asking them to send ... Read more
3G, VAS guidelines not friendly for business: Orascom CEO
The visiting Orascom Telecom chief executive officer Ahmed Abou Doma on Saturday said that the draft 3G licensing and value added-service guidelines ‘will put many foreign investments off the country.’ Abou Doma, addressing a press conference at the Westin hotel in the capital, also asked the regulator and the government to reach a consensus with ... Read more
Banglalink’s revenue up 19pc
Banglalink’s revenue rose 19 percent to Tk 1,070 crore in the first quarter, compared to the same period a year ago. An aggressive subscriber acquisition strategy for the quarter, in addition to a higher level of value-added service and data adoption led to the revenue increase for Q1, the country’s second largest mobile phone operator said ... Read more
Telcos seek more time to pay licence renewal fees
Four mobile operators will not pay outstanding fees for their licence renewal before they receive the certified copies of the High Court’s verdict on the Grameenphone versus BTRC case. Officials of Grameenphone, Banglalink, Robi and Citycell yesterday met Zia Ahmed, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, and expressed
Telcos puzzled by regulator’s new letter
Licence Renewal Fees Telcos puzzled by regulator’s new letter Four mobile telephone operators are confused over a letter from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission that asked them to pay a due amount and late fees for licence renewal. The BTRC on Wednesday asked Grameenphone, Banglalink, Robi and Citycell to deposit a combined amount of Tk 857.46 ... Read more
Mobile users now 8.5 crore
The number of mobile subscribers crossed the 8.5 crore mark in December last year, a 24 percent rise from the same month a year ago. At least 1.64 crore new users were brought under the mobile network in the last one year. According to the website of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, the
Banglalink launches 3rd compilation of “Jagoroner Gaan”
Banglalink, in collaboration with Jagoron Chorcha o Songskriti Kendro, Prothom Alo, Channel i, Radio ABC and Step Media Ltd, launched the 3rd “Jagoroner Gaan” compilation recently. On the heels of the success of the previous collections, the new album hits music stores all across the nation on December 10. A press conference was held on ... Read more
‘Sky is the limit for Banglalink’
Orascom Telecom Group CEO reflects his thoughts on Bangladesh market The view from Orascom Telecom Holding’s group CEO’s office is breathtaking. You can see the mighty river Nile flowing right through the Egyptian capital Cairo. You can tell why they call this longest river in the world the lifeline of the country and watch the ... Read more