On October 13, the home ministry of Bangladesh government issued a statement “forbidding people at home and abroad from spreading ‘false, fabricated, confusing, and inciting statements’ on social ...

Bangladesh witnessed the Internet take on an increasing role in its socio-political sphere in 2013. Usage trends swung more towards positives while the country's regulatory precedents have been mostly ...

Bangladesh Bank has mandated that 50% of agent-banking representatives must be women, while fewer than 3% of the country’s MFS agents, the channel that handles the lion’s share of daily cash-in, ...

Banglalink can now officially operate as a PSP, allowing it to offer digital payment services, but not hold customer deposits like a bank or MFS, such as bKash and Nagad.

With a burgeoning economy, a growing middle class, and increasing internet penetration, the country is ripe for a digital payments transformation. Despite significant strides in recent years, the ...

In the last three years, digital, social and search advertising in Bangladesh has risen from a 1% share of marketing budgets to a 10% share. The shift has its roots in the emerging population, ...

Despite protests from different quarters, especially journalists, Bangladesh on Monday turned its much debated Digital Security Bill into an act with the president’s signature. On September 19, the ...

In Bangladesh, under the cover of Internet and mobile censorship, the government has deployed the military and murdered protestors. Though a court has since scaled back the quota system that first ...

Thirteen entities seek Bangladesh digital licences Applicants include bKash, Robi, VEON, Akij Digital banks branchless, app-based, small loans Central bank raises capital requirement Tk300cr Thirteen ...

VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator ('VEON”), today announces that Banglalink, its digital operator in Bangladesh, has received the permission of Bangladesh Bank to operate as a ...

According to the World Bank, Bangladesh is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Over the past ten years, the economy has grown at an average rate of 6.8% per year. So, while it is ...

Moheshkhali is a small island located along the southeast tip of Bangladesh. It is home to 320,000 people and is one of the nation’s densest, poorest, and most remote areas, underserved by doctors ...