The government has decided to scrap line rent for the subscribers of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) to make the services more people friendly.
Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Mustafa Jabbar took the decision at a secretariat meeting on Wednesday.
Subscribers will enjoy unlimited BTCL to BTCL talk-time for a monthly cost of Tk150, which is set to be effective from August 16, said the minister.
BTCL customers will have to pay Tk0.52 per minute for calling other operators, he said.
While urging all concerned of BTCL to work with more devotion, he said: “We will do everything to make the organization more people-friendly.”
Mustafa Jabbar also issued further directives to ensure that the subscribers avail services from home.
The minister said Bangladesh is one of the top five fastest-growing economies in the world.
“We are ready to introduce 5G technology in Bangladesh between 2021 and 2023, to expedite development,” he added.
To reduce digital disparity among cities and villages, the minister emphasized on making the existing broadband network suitable for 5G.
Posts, Telecommunications Division Secretary Ashoke Kumar Biswas, BTCL Managing Director Engineer Iqbal Mahmud, and some other BTCL senior officials attended the meeting.
