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  Bangabandhu satellite services mandatory for new TV channels

  HM Murtuza | Updated at 12:00am on December 24, 2018

  Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has decided to make it mandatory for any new satellite television channel to take services from Bangabandhu Satellite-1....

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  BNP’s website shut down

  Agence France-Presse . Dhaka | Updated at 03:30pm on December 22, 2018

  Bangladesh’s main opposition website has been shut down, the party said Saturday, amid accusation the government is muzzling dissent ahead of next week’s general election....

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  BTRC requests EC to reconsider decision on unblocking BNP’s website

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:56am on December 21, 2018

  Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Thursday requested Election Commission to reconsider its recommendation for unblocking Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s official website www.bnpbangladesh.com....

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  Illegal handsets, network jammers seized, 11 arrested

  Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 12:43am on December 20, 2018

  Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission along with the Rapid Action Battalion seized 293 illegal mobile handsets and 15 network jammers in a drive conducted in the...

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  BTRC may fine telcos for charging subscribers without their consent

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on December 13, 2018

  Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has initiated a move to impose fine on the mobile operators and value‑added service providers if they are found charging subscribers...

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  Govt unblocks 58 online portals

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 04:26pm on December 10, 2018

  The government on Monday unblocked 58 online portals including several newspaper websites after keeping them blocked for almost a day.Earlier on Sunday, the Bangladesh Telecommunication...

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  Mos5 Tel gets BTRC nod for trial run of SM-FI

  HM Murtuza | Updated at 12:00am on November 24, 2018

  Mos5 Tel, a Bangladeshi international gateway operator, has got regulatory approval for conducting trial run of satellite-powered smart mobile Wi-Fi technology (SM-FI) in the Dhaka...

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  Govt telecom unit seeks regulatory authority

  HM Murtuza | Updated at 12:31am on November 14, 2018

  National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre, ahead of the national polls, has requested Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to empower it with regulatory authority over Internet Service Providers...

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  BTRC rejects telecom surveillance unit’s plea for NTTN licence

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on October 17, 2018

  Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has turned down a request of National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC), the telecom surveillance unit of the government, to get nationwide...

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  Bangladesh mobile users turn thrifty to avoid bill shock

  HM Murtuza | Updated at 12:05am on October 08, 2018

  Mobile phone users have reduced volume of calls following implementation of the hiked uniform call rate in August 14 this year to avoid bill shock,...