The Daily Morning Voice Online Desk: Installation of Bijoy keyboard software on all android phones is not mandatory, said Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar today. Amid criticism over the matter, the minister gave the clarification while talking to reporters on the second day of the Deputy Commissioners Conference 2023 at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has used the word ‘mandatory’. This term is misleading,” said the minister. One can install, uninstall, remove and reinstall any software on any android phone. There is no need to use the word “mandatory”, he said. “What we said is that the mobile phone set manufacturers or importers will provide software to facilitate Bangla writing. Whether a user uses the software or not is entirely up to him or her,” Jabbar said.

Regarding the internet service, he said the 4G service is now available in more than 98 percent areas of the country. “Now we are working with 5G, which is 10 times more powerful than 4G.” Besides, there are more than 10 crore mobile internet subscribers and some fixed internet subscribers too, he said.