The number of mobile subscribers increased by 1.38 million to 38.93 million by end-March from 37.55 million a month ago, said the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Wednesday.
The government has decided to form a telecommunications forum comprising representatives of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, ministry and operators to advise the government how to develop the sector.
It is the largest ever private infrastructure venture in the country
The giant glass and steel arch hangs like an upturned smile above the concrete and scaffolding, each day welcoming hundreds of construction workers and prospective store holders into the cavern like atrium of what is claimed will be Asia's biggest shopping centre.
The Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission on Wednesday invited applications from individuals and businesses to set up call centres in the country and win a slice of the booming global multibillion dollar business.
The government on Thursday made an appeal to the people to keep at least one light switched off and to limit the use of air conditioners at their residences, offices and shops to get some respite from nagging power outages.
ADC Krone, a global leader in connectivity and cabling infrastructure solutions, unveiled their latest range of TrueNet network products and services in Bangladesh at an event 'Strategies for implementing reliable Data Centre' on March 31 at a local hotel.
Office Extract, local distributor of Kaspersky, a renowned antivirus product, announced the availability of the product in the local market at a kick-off event on April 2 at Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Centre.
Aelxender Nathusin, business development manager of Kaspersky, Russia, officially inaugurated the product, says a press release.
In October 2002, a national ICT policy was approved with the aim of building an ICT-driven nation, comprising a knowledge-based society, by the year 2006. Even after two years, we have not been able to achieve the goals and very little has been done.
So far, only a few government ministries and offices have attained limited e-government capability and adopted ICT in their work processes.
The Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) organised a weeklong mega exposition of IT accessories, BCS IT Expo 2008, at ECS Computer City in Dhaka. The fair began March 30 and will continue through April 5.
The government is likely to form a company by June to maintain and operate the submarine cable owned by the state-owned Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board. Posts and telecommunications ministry officials said the ministry was preparing a memorandum of articles and a memorandum of association for the company to increase the use of the undersea cable bandwidth capacity.
