Internet users surge faster than mobile subscribers
“In order to build an integrated digital state system and a digital economy, the government has recognized Information and Communication Technology as a thrust sector,” Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said in his Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget speech. Supporting those goals, the FY27 budget withdrew the Tk 300 specific tax on mobile SIM cards and abolished import duty, regulatory duty, supplementary duty and VAT on laptops, desktop computers, computer printers and computer monitors. The BTRC data also underscored the dominance of mobile connectivity in Bangladesh’s internet landscape.
- ▪“In order to build an integrated digital state system and a digital economy, the government has recognized Information and Communication Technology as a thrust sector,” Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said in his Fiscal Year 2
- ▪Supporting those goals, the FY27 budget withdrew the Tk 300 specific tax on mobile SIM cards and abolished import duty, regulatory duty, supplementary duty and VAT on laptops, desktop computers, computer printers and computer monitors.
- ▪The BTRC data also underscored the dominance of mobile connectivity in Bangladesh’s internet landscape.
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DHAKA - Bangladesh added internet users at a much faster pace than new mobile subscribers during the first half of 2026, highlighting rising digital adoption as the government seeks to raise the information and communication technology (ICT) sector’s contribution to the economy to 10 percent within the next five years. Latest Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) data showed the country had 189.83 million active mobile subscribers and 135.94 million internet subscribers at the end of June, with internet subscriptions expanding at a significantly faster pace than mobile connections.
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