1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1011+ words) Wednesday July 15, 2026 The work on Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL)'s Tk1,059 crore 5G readiness project remains stalled halfway due to standoff between the ministry concerned and Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) over unresolved allegations of irregularities in procurement. Project officials said the deadlock…...

14+ hour, 18+ min ago  (489+ words) Wednesday July 15, 2026 An internet service provider's office in Chattogram was attacked and vandalised by an armed group, with Tk35 lakh in cash reportedly looted, after the company refused to pay extortion money. The incident took place around 12:30pm today (13 July) at the…...

15+ hour, 47+ min ago  (277+ words) Tuesday July 14, 2026 Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman today (14 July) urged the authorities to reveal the identities of those who attacked an internet service provider's office in Chattogram, including any political or social links they may have, and take legal action…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (712+ words) Sunday July 12, 2026 Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam today (12 July) said the government has no plan to sell the state-owned mobile operator Teletalk, stressing that the company must remain under government ownership to ensure healthy competition in…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (271+ words) Human Mobile Devices, the company behind Nokia-branded mobile phones, has entered Bangladesh with the launch of its locally assembled HMD 101 feature phone. The Europe-based company is marketing its own-brand handsets in Bangladesh through technology products distributor Salextra Limited. The HMD…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (170+ words) Saturday July 11, 2026 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 3,960 Indian mobile phone displays and two bicycles worth about Tk 3.17 crore an anti-smuggling drive along the Bijoynagar border in Brahmanbaria early today (11 July). According to a BGB press release issued later in the…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (186+ words) Saturday July 11, 2026 Grameenphone has launched "Instagram basic mode", enabling customers to continue using selected Instagram features even after they have exhausted their regular data balance. The service, introduced in partnership with Meta and powered by Telenor Linx, positions Grameenphone as…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (19+ words) The Business Standard Is Your Phone Quietly Changing Your Body Structure?...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (873+ words) Tuesday July 07, 2026 For generations, a Bangladeshi marriage began not with two sides, but with a third — the ghotok (facilitator). But somewhere in the last 20 years, ghotoks have been made redundant by the smartphone. However, it is those hollow footsteps that…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (529+ words) In the high-velocity landscape of South Asia's emerging economies, few entities cast a shadow as long as Grameenphone (GP). For nearly three decades, the company has been more than just a telecommunications provider; it has functioned as the central nervous…...