Internet Traffic Surges As People Stay Home By Muhammad Zahidul Islam, The Daily Star March 25, 2020 As the spreading coronavirus has largely paralysed public movement and social life, internet usage has shot up 15 per cent in Bangladesh as people are increasingly relying on digital life for communication, work and entertainment to escape the [...]
Four Int'l Firms in Race to Build Third Submarine Cable By Ahmed Shawki, Dhaka Tribune January 1, 2020 Four international firms are in the race to set country’s third submarine cable under the SEA-ME-WE 6 consortium to meet the country's growing demand for data consumption. Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) officials said the tender [...]
Slow Internet Speed Likely for a Week from Wednesday in Bangladesh as Storm Delays Work By bdnews24.com May 7, 2019 Bangladesh is likely to experience slow internet speed for a week from Wednesday as the authorities have delayed maintenance work on the country’s first submarine cable due to a storm. Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited [...]
Bangladesh Govt Decides for 3rd Submarine Cable By The Daily Star January 16, 2019 The government in principle decided to connect Bangladesh with the third submarine cable with a view to meet up rapidly growing data consumption in the country, Telecom and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar said today. More and more new technological advancement is [...]
Internet Slows For SEA-ME-WE 4 Undersea Cable Repair By The Daily Star May 22, 2018 People in some parts of Bangladesh are experiencing slow internet, because of the ongoing maintenance work in the Chennai portion of a primary submarine cable of the country. Bangladesh established its connection with the SEA-ME-WE 4 submarine cable through the [...]
By BDNew24.com October 27, 2017 Bangladesh may continue experiencing slow internet speed on Saturday as repairs on the first submarine cable of the country have not finished. "The work has not ended yet. We hope the situation will get back to normal by tomorrow (Saturday) night," Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited or BSCCL Managing Director [...]
By The Daily Star October 24, 2017 Internet users in Bangladesh have been experiencing a slow internet due to maintenance work on a first submarine cable in the Bay of Bengal. The country's first undersea cable, SEA-ME-WE-4, has been shut down at 12:30am today and will remain closed for next two days more, Md Mashiur Rahman, managing [...]
By H. A. Halim, Dhaka Tribune September 7, 2017 Bangladesh will be connected to the long-awaited second submarine cable from September 10. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the SEA-ME-WE 5 from Ganabhaban on Sunday. Md Monwar Hossain, managing director of Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) told the Bangla Tribune that all necessary preparations [...]
By Muhammad Zahidul Islam, The Daily Star July 28, 2017 Bangladesh is being deprived of the benefits of its second undersea cable connection, established at a cost of Tk 660 crore, because of the authority's failure to establish an uninterrupted inland link. The country got connected to the submarine cable system called South East Asia-Middle East-Western [...]