According to 2008 data, Bangladesh was ranked 67th in terms of number of land telephone lines in use, with 1.4 million connections. We can safely assume that the number has not gone up significantly in the past several years. To the credit of the mobile operators, most of the population has been brought under internet coverage. Now, even small grocery shops have a TV, and there are always 10-20 people in the evening watching whatever is going on. The two heads of the two large political parties have not joined any discussions “face to face” for almost 30 years.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 26, 2020 13:30 UTC