Bangladesh Telecommunications Company LimitedBTCL or Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited is the largest telecommunications company in Bangladesh. The company was founded as the Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone Board (BTTB) following Bangladesh's independence in 1971. This was converted into corporate body named "Telegraph and Telephone Board" by promulgation of Telegraph and Telephone Board Ordinance, 1975. On 1 July 2008, the BTTB became a public limited company and was renamed as BTCL.
TeletalkTeletalk Bangladesh Ltd.DBATeletalk (Bengali: টেলিটক) is a state-owned mobile phone operator in Bangladesh. It started operating in 2004. As of May 2026, Teletalk had a subscriber base of 6.81 million. It also provides a wide range of Digital Services. HistoryBangladesh Telephone & Telegraph Board - BTTB launched their subsidiary project of mobile network service named BTTB bMobile.
Robi (company)Robi Axiata PLC (d/b/aRobi) is the second largest mobile network operator in Bangladesh. Axiata of Malaysia holds a major controlling stake of 61.82% in the company, while Bharti Enterprises of India (owner of Bharti Airtel) holds 28.18% and investors in DSE and CSE hold 10%. Robi first commenced operation in 1997 as Telekom Malaysia International (Bangladesh) with the brand name ‘AKTEL’ and was a joint venture of Axiata and NTT Docomo.
BanglalinkBanglalink Digital Communications Ltd., d.b.a.Banglalink (Bengali: বাংলালিংক); formerly Sheba Telecom Pvt. Ltd. is a Veon Group owned telecommunications company headquartered in Gulshan-1, Dhaka. It is the third-largest mobile network operator in Bangladesh and a fully owned subsidiary of Veon Group. As of February 2024, Banglalink had approximately 43.9 million subscribers.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory CommissionBangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ টেলিযোগাযোগ নিয়ন্ত্রণ কমিশন) is an independent commission founded under the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulation Act, 2001 (Act no. 18 of 2001). The commission is responsible for regulating all matters related to telecommunications (wire, cellular, satellite and cable) of Bangladesh.
GrameenphoneGrameenphone Limited, widely abbreviated as (d/b/a) GP, is a mobile telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh. As of 2026, its subscribers span over 84.33 million, making it Bangladesh's largest mobile network and telecommunicationsconglomerate by both revenue and users. It is a joint venture between Norwegian government-owned Telenor and Bangladeshi Grameen Telecom.
5GFifth-generation mobile telecommunications standard5G is the fifth and current generation of cellular network technology and the successor to 4G. In common commercial use, the term refers primarily to mobile networks based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G system and its New Radio (NR) air interface, which were first specified in 3GPP Release 15.
3G3G is the third generation of cellular network technology. These networks were rolled out beginning in the early 2000s and represented a significant advancement over the second generation (2G) and associated technologies, such as GSM and cdmaOne, particularly in terms of data transfer speeds and mobile internet capabilities.
Telephone numbers in BangladeshThe country calling code of Bangladesh is +880. The dial plan type in Bangladesh is closed, and "0" is the Trunk prefix.
4G4G refers to the fourth generation of cellular network technology, introduced in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Compared to preceding third-generation (3G) technologies, 4G has been designed to support all-IP communications and broadband services, and eliminates circuit switching in voice telephony.List of telephone country codesTelephone country codes are telephone number prefixes for reaching subscribers in foreign countries or areas by international direct dialing (IDD). Country codes are defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in ITU-T standards E.123 and E.164 and constitute the international telephone numbering plan of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and other networks. In international calls, they are dialed after the international call prefixes.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.