Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- The number of Bangladesh's internet and smart phone users increased significantly in the last fiscal year as the countrymen are fond of using hand phones with internet facilities, a survey by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has revealed.

The only-mobile-phone users in villages are higher than that in the urban areas in the country, the quarterly ICT Access and User Survey 2024-25 of the BBS, unveiled on Tuesday, showed.

The number of households (HH) with internet users expanded by 11.2 percentage points within one and a half years and the smart phone users by 9.5 percentage points, the BBS showed.

According to the BBS, the rate of Bangladesh's internet use by the households increased to 54.8 per cent in last...