Dhaka, April 24 -- Grameenphone Ltd. reported total revenues of BDT 34.9 billion for the first quarter of 2019, a 11.6pc growth from the same period last year. The operator's subscriber base grew by 9.8pc too in the same time period.

The company acquired 1.3 million new subscribers during the quarter, registering a 1.8pc growth from the end of 2018. It also acquired 1.1 million internet subscribers. 51.6pc of total subscribers of Grameenphone Ltd. are using internet services.

"We delivered a strong performance in the first three months of 2019 amid many challenges in the regulatory environment. Our strength remains in market execution where we pushed some new value propositions that gained good traction as well as saw an uptake in 4G ...