The long-awaited startup of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant has been delayed once again, this time due to ongoing issues with the construction of essential transmission lines. Although the first unit of the plant was scheduled to begin operations in March, the lack of a completed transmission network has caused significant setbacks.The main issue lies ...more

More than a hundred agreements were made in the country’s power and energy sectors through special laws during the Awami League period. Most of these were power sector agreements. Although the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) fixed the technical aspects of the implementation of large projects in this sector on paper, everything was basically taken ...more

Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited (PBTL), the operator of Citycell, has officially applied to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) for the reinstatement of its mobile service license after being shut down in 2016. Citycell, which was the first mobile operator in Bangladesh, was established in 1993 and played a significant role in ushering in the ...more

The number of internet subscribers in Bangladesh has been on a steady decline since April 2023, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). This reduction in internet usage mirrors a similar trend in mobile phone subscribers, with both figures dropping consistently from April to October.As of October 2023, the total ...more

Facebook is currently the most popular social media in Bangladesh. This multinational Facebook is taking money from the country instantly from the 15 second advertisement that is seen on the Facebook scroll. Not only Facebook, popular search engine Google, cloud computing Amazon, multinational technology company Microsoft, video streaming Zoom, social media LinkedIn and Dropbox are ...more

The Power Development Board (PDB) signed an agreement with Adani Power on November 5, 2017. The contract for the purchase of 1,496 megawatts of electricity was signed under strict confidentiality. Although the draft agreement came to the power department, it was not sent to the PDB. As a result, PDB officials knew nothing about the ...more

When I was in university around 2004, we had a three-credit course in our third year called Satellite Communications. It was a new and advanced course in Bangladesh at that time. Our teacher was also not experienced in this course, as he himself had never taken such a course. He himself used to come and ...more