PM urges Banglalink to cut internet prices
- Update Time : Monday, 29 June, 2026, 02:47 pm
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Online Desk : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday urged the authorities of telecom operator Banglalink to consider reducing internet prices. He made the call when Augie Fabela, Chairman of VEON, the parent company of Banglalink, paid a courtesy call on him at the Prime Minister’s Office at Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka.
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology and Science and Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam; Prime Minister’s Adviser on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology and Science and Technology Rehan Asif Asad; VEON Board Member Michiel Soeting; and Banglalink Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Johan Hendrik Martinus BUS were present at the meeting.
During the meeting, the participants discussed ways to make digital services more accessible and affordable for all. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman also asked Banglalink authorities to take steps to make smartphones more affordable for customers.
