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  India telcos file plea to SC seeking time to pay Rs 1.02 lakh crore

  Business Desk | Updated at 12:00am on January 23, 2020

  India’s Supreme Court will next week hear pleas by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Tata Teleservices that they be allowed to negotiate terms and timelines...

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  Lawyers demand release of Huawei exec from US extradition

  Agence France-Presse . Vancouver | Updated at 03:44pm on January 22, 2020

  Lawyers for a senior Chinese telecoms executive seeking to avoid extradition to the United States pressed on Tuesday for her release while stepping up attacks...

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  Huawei named best pavilion at Digital Bangladesh Fair

  Business Desk | Updated at 10:22pm on January 19, 2020

  Huawei received the best pavilion award at the Digital Bangladesh Mela 2020, arranged for the first time in the country, said a press release. The...

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  Vodafone India shares plunge almost 40pc, future in doubt

  Agence France-Presse . Mumbai | Updated at 12:00am on January 19, 2020

  Shares in Vodafone’s Indian unit plunged almost 40 per cent on Friday after officials rejected its appeal against paying $4 billion in back fees, raising...

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  India SC rejects AGR review petitions filed by telecos

  Press Trust of India  .  New Delhi  | Updated at 12:00am on January 17, 2020

  The Indian Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed review petitions of top telecom firms including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea seeking review of its earlier order...

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  Nagad, Robi sign deal on financial inclusion

  Business Desk | Updated at 12:00am on January 17, 2020

  Bangladesh Post Office’s digital financial service Nagad and mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited have signed a deal on financial inclusion with the aim of...

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  Sajeeb expects ICT exports to soon exceed RMG earnings

  Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 12:00am on January 17, 2020

  Prime minister’s information and communication affairs adviser Sajeeb Wazed Sajeeb on Thursday predicted that the ICT exports would ‘within a short time’ exceed the amount...

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  5G services, products on display at Digital Bangladesh Fair

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on January 17, 2020

  Three multinational technology vendors — Huawei, Ericsson and ZTE — on Thursday demonstrated a number of 5G-enabled products and services to visitors at the Digital...

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  Yasir becomes 1st Bangladeshi CEO of GP

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:35am on January 16, 2020

  The board of directors of the country’s leading telecom operator Grameenphone has appointed Yasir Azman as the GP’s new chief executive officer with effect from...

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  BDCom offers broadband internet pack at Tk 300

  BSS | Updated at 12:00am on January 16, 2020

  Broadband service provider BDCom Online on Wednesday announced the launching of the country’s lowest broadband internet package in line with the ‘Digital Bangladesh’ campaign. The...