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It is 45 years since the death in custody of Steve Biko.

Grameenphone lost 8 lakh customers in July as the country's top mobile network provider is starting to feel the pinch of a ban on new SIM sales imposed by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

As data demand increases across the world, there’s more pressure to ensure that telecoms infrastructure is able to deal with it  – as shown by recent announcements involving fibre and submarine cables in Bangladesh.

The government has selected three private firms to award them the licence to establish, maintain and operate submarine cables as it looks to ramp up the supply of bandwidth amid a surge in data consumption. 

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will implement a ban on manufacturing and importing 3G devices in a bid to drive smartphone adoption.

​​​​​​​OBJECTIONS are being raised to the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) now seeking to raise its fares by 15 per cent, in an application to the Land Transport Regulatory Authority (LATRA).

​​​​​​​RAILWAY line connectivity with the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) zone is central to expansion plans of the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC).

State-run mobile network operator Teletalk has yet again failed to pay fees to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) for the spectrum it acquired in the latest auction. 

The NPA in the Eastern Cape has notched up an impressive conviction rate in crimes of femicide and gender-based violence.

Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar today urged the mobile network carriers to hand over their towers to tower companies so that all telecom firms can share the infrastructure and provide quality services to customers.