The numbers of internet users has increased to 5.41 crore in December 2015 which was 5.39 crore in November.
The rise of 1.79 lakh users is attributed to the withdrawal of Facebook suspension.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) disclosed the information on Monday.
But the World Bank ran counter to the statistics of the regulatory body.
The global money lender put the number of internet users in the country at 1.20 crore only.
The government, however, dismissed the report titled World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends released last week.
On November 18, BTRC blocked Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber, mypeople, Line and Tango across the country on security grounds.
After suspension of popular social media site Facebook, the number of internet users dropped 7.17 lakh to 5.39 crore in November from 5.46 crore in October last year.
On the other hand, mobile subscribers increased 5.57 lakh to 13.37 crore in December from 13.31 crore in November last year.
According to the BTRC statistics, the total number of mobile internet users dropped 8.63 lakh in November from 5.23 crore in October.
It also affected e-commerce and f-commerce business due to closure of Facebook.
Popular social networking site – Facebook – was only unblocked on December 10.
In December, the number of mobile internet users was 5.14 while WiMAX users 1.48 lakh and internet users via ISP and PSTN was 25 lakh.
In November, the number of mobile internet users was 5.14 crore while WiMAX users 1.54 lakh and internet users via ISP and PSTN was 23 lakh.
In October, the number of mobile internet users was 5.23 crore while WiMAX users 1.59 lakh and internet users via ISP and PSTN was 21 lakh.
On December 13, BTRC blocked the social networking sites – Twitter, Skype, Imo three days after unblocking the Facebook.