Telecom & Computer Technology

Bangladeshi consumers can now get a taste of the global ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) phenomenon thanks to the digital services platform Pathao, which is rolling out the feature today on a test basis. Globally, BNPL has exploded in popularity over the past year thanks to the pandemic-driven boom in …

Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group Corporation is going to buy 20 per cent stakes of bKash, one the largest mobile financial service providers in Bangladesh. Brac Bank took the decision yesterday in its board meeting, according to a disclosure posted by the financial institution on the website of the Dhaka …

Intelligence services have identified anywhere from 13 to 19 e-commerce entities which have defrauded customers and merchants of thousands of crores of taka, as per reports provided to a Digital Commerce Cell (DCC). “We have received the reports from different intelligence departments of the government, which includes the Bangladesh Financial …

Salman F Rahman visits Walton factory in Gazipur Private Industry and Investment Advisor to Prime Minister, Salman Fazlur Rahman said that the government has created suitable atmosphere for private industry sector and Walton has fully utilized those opportunities. “The company has product diversity and they are manufacturing various products including …

Transactions through mobile financial services in Bangladesh rose 5.4 per cent year-on-year to Tk 66,387 crore in July as people’s habit to use the cashless mode of payments persists despite the reopening of the economy and easing of coronavirus restrictions.

The government has initiated a move to award licences for submarine cable to the private sector with a view to attracting private investment to the telecommunication industry to support the growth in bandwidth consumption.

The Bangladesh Teleco-mmunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has set the limit on the import of mobile phones through air routes for personal use.

All mutual funds made robust growth in earnings and declared hefty dividends for their unitholders for the financial year 2021 due mainly to bullishness in the country’s stock market.

Customers will get 7 percent instant cashback

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is planning to allocate 450 MHz spectrum to the country’s mobile operators in next two years, a BTRC official revealed this in a virtual public hearing on Sunday.