Telecom Infrastructure in Bangladesh

850,000 fixed lines Operated by BTTB- (Government monopoly).

Next five yrs demand for fixed lines will be 3.5 million and experts think BTTB will be unable to deliver.

1.8 million Mobile Phones- Operated by Four Company

Bangladesh is a market now for 13 million Mobile Phones.

Grameen- Current subscriber base of GP is 1 million while it has coverage in 52 districts including all six divisional headquarters.
GrameenPhone connections would stand at 2 million by 2004.

32,000 Village phones are in operation in 52 districts, 50,000 Bangladeshi women making living as Grameen phone ladies.

Internet in Bangladesh

Total ISP: 62
Internet User: 2 million
Dial-Up subscriber accounts 250,000
Broadband subscribers accounts 150,000
While over half of UK households are online, only 0.2% of homes in Bangladesh are online

ICT Education and Training in Bangladesh

Total number of ICT related graduate every year Bangladesh producing now about 6000 from 21 Public and 51 Private Universities.

More than 100 IT Training Center providing Diploma and Training in IT.

A large number of Bangladeshi students are studying overseas in Computer related subjects, mainly in India.