The government has cut the bulk bandwidth price in a bid to provide low-cost internet service to end users.
The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Telecoms Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Thursday (Jun 27), the Posts and Telecommunication Division said in a statement.
“The price has been revised to provide affordable internet to the people, including students,” it quoted the minister.
The internet price has been set at maximum Tk 400 per megabits second or Mbps and minimum Tk 180 Mbps.
The government gradually reduced the internet price in phases. The maximum price was set Tk 960 Mbps and minimum Tk 360 Mbps in 2015.
The internet price was first slashed to Tk 18,000 Mbps from Tk 27,000 in 2009.