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Budget 2025: Cost of mobile calls and internet will increase
Currently, users have to recharge for Tk 133.25 to get a talktime of Tk 100. With the recent hike, the price will increase to Tk 139 for the same talktime. In simple words, if someone recharges with 100 Taka then 28 Taka will be deducted as tax. The user will get talktime equal to the…
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Government websites in Bangladesh being used to promote online betting: Report
Domains of at least 11 government websites are being used to promote online betting. To verify the information, Digital Rights initiative 'DismissLab' has found more than 3,000 web pages linked to these websites. These pages are mainly redirecting customers to four betting websites. Dismislab published a report in this regard on Monday titled “Bangladesh government…
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Questions raised on the need for a new telecom law with some changes
Earlier, the government had amended the Telecom Act in 2006 and 2010, amending some sections. This time the draft included almost everything from the previous Act. However, the proposed law does not mention whether the previous Act would be repealed. It only states that the Telegraph Act 1885 and the Wireless Act 1933 will be…
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Pressure to develop new databases despite no need: Bangladesh Telecom operators directed to store customer information by BTRC
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on March 20 sent new letters to mobile telecom operators directing them to create a new database to store customers' personal information, which government agency National Telecommunication Monitoring Center (NTMC) said was not necessary. Is. Telecom operators are no longer interested in building new data centres. Telecom regulators and…
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Banglalink secures integrated license from BTRC
It also facilitates proactive sharing, provides clear guidelines on data retention, provides greater clarity regarding audit periods, and rationalizes various fees and charges. These will help support the Smart Bangladesh initiative by promoting the adoption of advanced technologies and improving service quality with innovations, a press release said.Kan Terzioglu, Group CEO of VEON, parent company…
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Government pressure on mobile operators to develop personal information database raises concerns
Letters have been issued repeatedly to telecom service providers to develop a database with personal information of their customers from a service called ‘Parichaya’. The database will include the customer’s name, national ID card number, their parents’ names, date of birth, address, gender, occupation and a photograph. However, mobile operators are not interested in developing…
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Personal data of millions of Bangladeshis leaked on Telegram
TechCrunch, a US-based online media outlet, has reported on the leak of personal information of “thousands of people” from the Office of the Registrar General, BDRIS. The Office of the Registrar General, BDRIS utilized the NID data verification services provided by the EC. After the incident, the EC said that the leak was the result…
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BTRC official arrested for raping, harassing woman with secretly recorded video
BTRC Deputy Director Sanjib Kumar Singh has been arrested by Dhanmandi police station on charges of rape, cheating and breach of privacy. The charges pertain to a case where he is accused of having sex with a woman under false pretenses and secretly recording videos to harass her. Authorities have revealed that explicit videos and…
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Cyclone Mocha: BTRC forms emergency teams for uninterrupted telecom services
In view of BTRC’s direction, telecom operators have set up control rooms at their respective offices to ensure uninterrupted telecom services in coastal and surrounding areas and have sufficient batteries, diesel generators, portable generators and spare vehicles to travel during the disaster. Has been arranged. To ensure power backup to keep your network systems functional.…
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Imports of mobile phones fall due to increased production in Bangladesh
Local and foreign brands alike have started taking advantage of the growing market by setting up mobile phone manufacturing plants in Bangladesh. Production and sales of “Made in Bangladesh” handsets are growing rapidly amid a sharp decline in imports. Locally manufactured handsets from about a dozen small and large factories are meeting the bulk of…
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Questions raised on making Bijoy keyboard mandatory
Analyzing the privacy policy of Bijoy Keyboard found on the Play Store, Mohd Irshadul Karim, senior lecturer at the Department of Law, University of Malaya, told Prothom Allo that when it comes to using any cellphone app, the privacy policy , which describes the rights of the user and the rights of the service provider.…
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Mobile operators will have to clear their dues: BTRC chairman
Ashish Kumar Kundu, Director General (Legal and Licensing Department) at BTRC, said Grameenphone owed Tk 11.6 billion, Banglalink Tk 6.25 billion, Robi Tk 5.65 billion and Airtel Tk 59.05 billion as of November 22 last year. He said that BTRC will get 100 per cent revenue from operators and 15 per cent VAT cannot be…
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Teletalk: Once a promising company has now become a liability for the government
Teletalk’s business is in trouble for 15 years as the company made profit only in the first two years. Teletalk earned a total of Tk 4.98 billion in 2021-22, but higher operating costs forced it to post a net loss of Tk 2.25 billion. The company has incurred the highest ever loss in the last…
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Top court orders Grameenphone, Robi and Banglalink to pay Tk 23.55 billion in fees, VAT
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has ordered Grameenphone, Robi and Banglalink to pay a total of Tk 23.55 billion in various fees and value-added tax. Grameenphone alone will have to pay Rs 11.65 billion, while Robi will pay Rs 6.25 billion and Banglalink Rs 5.65 billion. An appellate bench headed by Chief Justice…
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Grameenphone lost 3.5 million customers after the government banned the sale of SIMs
Grameenphone said that they are working to improve the quality of service. After the ban on SIM sales, the operator made some commitments to improve its services, including increasing the frequency, installing new towers, connecting the towers with fiber optic cables. Grameenphone said that they will buy radio frequencies worth about 60 billion taka from…