Dhaka, May 20 -- Unlimited data will be flowing on the information superhighway for tapping in knowledge economy as Bangladesh steps into the era of satellite internet with the commercial launch of US business-baron Elon Mask's much-vaunted Starlink.

Terming historic Tuesday's event of the start of commercial operations of Starlink, Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special assistant to the Chief Adviser for the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, told Tuesday's launching ceremony that subscribers would get unlimited data from now on through satellite-based internet.

Addressing a press conference, organised by the Press Wing of the Chief Adviser in the city, he said four other international companies have also applied for...