Dhaka, July 1 -- The Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) has announced a reduction in the price of fixed internet packages, with a Tk 700 package now being offered for a minimum of Tk 500.

The new decision will cme into effect from Tuesday (July 1).

Currently, ISPs across the country - whether local, district-based, regional, or nationwide - do not offer packages with speeds as low as 5 Mbps. Most ISPs provide an average of 10 Mbps bandwidth.

In line with this, ISPAB has decided to offer fixed internet packages starting from Tk 500.

Contacted, ISPAB President Aminul Hakim said that Bangladesh is ranked 98th among 153 countries in the Speedtest Global Index for fixed broadband services.

ISPAB is keen to improv...