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Bangladesh operators Teletalk and Robi Axiata have arranged to share network sites across the country to improve the network experience for their respective customers. The two operators have signed an agreement on the network sharing deal at a meeting this…
Rice prices gained this week in India as Bangladesh continued to lap up the staple grain from its neighbour, while prospects of deals with the Philippines saw rates climb for the first time in three weeks in a relatively quiet Vietnamese market. In Vietnam,…
Sbarro Bangladesh franchise partner Khan Bahadur Foods has opened eight restaurants in Dhaka. It was the first time the US fast-food chain has opened eight locations simultaneously in one city. Sbarro is the first New York-style pizzeria in Bangladesh. With…
Mobile technologies and services generated 6.2% of the GDP of Bangladesh in 2015, a contribution that amounted to around $13 billion of economic value, according to GSMA Intelligence. In the same year, mobile operators and the ecosystem provided employment to…
Cash-strapped Bangladeshi operator CityCell has resumed operations after having its spectrum temporarily reinstated by a Supreme Court ruling. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) revoked CityCell’s spectrum last month for failing to…
Bangladesh’s oldest mobile operator Citycell is on track to losing its license after failing to pay its required license and related fees. The CDMA-based Citycell had its spectrum revoked last week, and now the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory…
Telenor Health, the digital health unit of the Telenor Group, has introduced a digital health service in Bangladesh. The company’s first digital offering, Tonic, is a mobile-based integrated digital service that includes: Tonic Jibon (life), the first…
Bangladesh’s telecom minister Tarana Halim has revealed that SIMs that remain unregistered with biometric authentication will be deactivated shortly after the April 30 registration deadline. The minister said the unregistered SIMs will at first be deactivated…
Robi Axiata has introduced Wi-Fi services in 100 buses and 100 taxis in Bangladesh as part of a government-led project to improve internet availability in the nation. The network services will be available for all users with Wi-Fi enabled devices. Robi will…
Financial inclusion in Bangladesh just took a stride closer to reality with the launch of a new international remittance receiving service via a partnership between MasterCard, Western Union, bKash and BRAC Bank. The new service enables bKash’s registered…
Indian footwear and outdoor gear brand Woodland is planning to open stores in China, Malaysia and Singapore along with franchising its brand in other markets. Woodland is also taking the eCommerce route as part of its expansion, and is hiring social-media…
Labour rights groups are calling on H&M to do more to protect garment workers in Bangladesh, after a review of strategic H&M suppliers revealed “severe delays” in urgent building repairs. The Clean Clothes Campaign, the International Labor Rights Forum, the…
Online retailer Daraz, which has presence in Pakistan Daraz.pk, Bangladesh Daraz.bd and Myanmar shop.com.mm, has secured EUR50 million ($55 million) in its first major financing round. The investment comes from the CDC Group, the UK Government’s Development…
Business executives from global clothing giants H&M Inditex and Gap have canceled trips to Dhaka this month after the killings of two foreigners, industry sources said, causing anxiety for Bangladesh’s $25 billion garment export sector. Bangladeshi suppliers…
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) has planned to double its business size of retail banking in Bangladesh within next five years, a top executive of the bank said. “We’re working to double our retail banking business size in Bangladesh by 2020,” Sebastian Arcuri,…
Online retailer Daraz is investing $56 million into creating beachheads on so-called ‘frontier markets’ in Asia: Myanmar, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Daraz is the leader in online retail in all three markets, selling apparel, accessories, shoes and beauty…
