Tuesday | 2 June 2026 | Reg No- 06
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Mamunur Rashid
Hadi shooting leaves candidates worried about securityThe interim government is yet to decide to provide Special Security Force (SSF) security for Tarique Rahman, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting Chairman and currently the most important political figure in Bangladesh. In the February 12 national polls BNP is
Mamunur Rashid
Mobile operators' dues put BTRC in hot waterThe Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has demanded more than Tk 14,000 crore from leading mobile operators-Grameenphone, Robi, and Banglalink-citing unpaid dues, license fees, and revenue shares accumulated over past audits. The move highlights longstanding disputes in the telecom sector
Mamunur Rashid
AL using troop pullout as bridgehead for Nov 13 'Dhaka Lockdown' Law enforcers suspected Dhaka Lockdown protest planned by the now-disbanded Awami League for November 13, 2025 might be they are trying to foil the upcoming 13th Parliamentary Election, using the withdrawal of 60000 troops as bridgehead or chance to stage
Mamunur Rashid
BTRC struggles to rein in GP monopolyThe Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is struggling to manage the giant multinational Grameenphone's monopoly in the telecom sector that is already out of the bottle.Grameenphone was declared a significant market power (SMP) a few years ago and was subjected
Mamunur Rashid
High ground handling charges push up airfares at Dhaka airportForeign airlines operating at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have been found to face ground handling charges much higher than at airports in developed and regional countries, significantly increasing operational costs. As a result, airfares from Bangladesh remain higher than
Mamunur Rashid
GP, Banglalink, Robi evade revenue, defraud BTRC, embezzle customers' money Despite irregularities, the country's mobile phone network service providers Grameenphone, Banglalink and Robi Axiata, are largely out of reach. This is a very common and significant point of frustration for millions of mobile users in Bangladesh.Mobile phone network providers like
Mamunur Rashid
Rohingya women, children face increased threat of traffickingWomen and children of thirty-three Rohingya camps at Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas of the Cox's Bazar are under serious threat of human trafficking. Well-organized trafficking networks operate in and around the camps. They often include members from both the host
Mamunur Rashid
Salman Rahman admits to looting several businesses of Nazrul: Police A police investigation report found that Salman F Rahman, former investment adviser to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina admitted in a statement given to the court that, Nazrul Islam, formar Chairman of Fareast Islami life insurence company Ltd and Chairman
Mamunur Rashid
Millions of taka squandered in attempts to modernise Dhaka's traffic system Dhaka's automated traffic signal system is not just money going down the drain, but also a costly lesson as to how plans involving some ambitious experiments to modernise the capital's traffic control system, including digitising signal lights, installing timer countdown
Mamunur Rashid
GP's 5G tech looks impressive on paper, ground reality differentThis is a pervasive and deeply frustrating issue for the vast majority of mobile users of Grameenphone, the mobile telecommunications operator in Bangladesh experience poor call quality, slow data speeds and dropped connections-is the daily reality outside the core urban
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