The telecom regulator has sought consent from the government after Summit Communications Ltd applied to use Bangladesh as a transit point to supply bandwidth to the northeastern states of India.
When Teletalk began its journey in December 2004, the mission was to acquire a significant market share of the booming mobile telecommunication sector of Bangladesh by providing countrywide network coverage.
Faysal Ahmed (pseudonym) found himself entangled in a web of deceit that began with a seemingly innocuous message on WhatsApp. A promise of an online job, offering payment for simple product or service reviews, lured Faysal into a fraudulent scheme that ultimately cost him a fortune.
The telecom regulator took a hardline approach as it demanded payments from two major state-run telecom companies, Teletalk Bangladesh Limited and Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), asking them to clear dues amounting to a staggering Tk 3,000 crore.
Amidst widespread customer dissatisfaction alongside regulator’s intervention, Grameenphone yesterday backtracked from its recent decision to substantially increase the minimum recharge amount to Tk 30.