The total number of mobile phone subscribers reached 168.36 million in November going up by 2,98,000 from October, according to a report of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
Robi Axiata Ltd, the second-largest mobile operator of the country, added nearly 2,00,000 new subscribers during the period while market leader Grameenphone added only 8,000.
The mobile operators altogether added 9,00,000 new subscribers in October 2020.
Although the operators maintained positive growth in their subscriber base in November, they lost 2,01,000 mobile internet users during the same period.
At the end of November, 101.90-million subscribers were using internet on their mobile devices compared to 102.10 users in October, the BTRC report mentioned.
Source: https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/bangladeshs-mobile-users-reach-16836m-1608346044