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Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Media Stats

Definitions

STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 280,000 2014 10th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.03 2001 82nd out of 104
Broadcast media - 2007
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 64 2009 21st out of 101
Films produced 90 2003 11th out of 50
Films produced per million 0.647 2003 36th out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 71 per 1,000 people 2005 123th out of 140
Households with television 22.9% 2004 36th out of 37
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $8.36 billion 2009 43th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 653.61 million min. 2004 29th out of 73
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 516,638 2012 65th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 3.34 2012 144th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 1,440 2008 144th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.00973 2008 180th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 5.74 2014 195th out of 233
Internet > ISP 10 2000 64th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 60 Mbps 2004 93th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.431 Mbps per 1 million peop 2004 123th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.425 Mbps 2004 122nd out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers 10 2003 88th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 6.3% 2013 179th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 10.15 million 2013 41st out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 6.3 2012 171st out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 62.01 2013 176th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 6.3% 2012 169th out of 200
Internet > Users 500,000 2007 89th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 3.32 per 1,000 people 2007 149th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 3.41 2007 146th out of 149
Internet users 617,300 2009 110th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 0.35 2008 184th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 9 million 2005 41st out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 63.46 per 1,000 people 2005 137th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 62.88 2005 136th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) - official, English-language pages

bdnews24 - private

Banglanews24.com - private

2013
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 20 2004 47th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.12 million 1996 46th out of 183
Newspapers > List of newspapers

The Daily Star - English-language

New Age - English-language daily

The New Nation - English-language daily


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Number of PCs per million 11.68 2004 130th out of 162
Personal computers 1.65 million 2004 45th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 11.85 per 1,000 people 2004 127th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 11.68 2004 126th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Betar-Radio Bangladesh - government-run, operates networks A, B and C from Dhaka and local services

Radio Today FM - privately-owned

Radio Foorti FM - privately-owned


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2013
Radio broadcast stations AM 15, FM 13, shortwave 2 2006
Radio receivers 6.15 million 1997 50th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.051 per capita 1997 173th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 49.22 1997 172nd out of 179
Radios 6.15 million 2003 51st out of 221
Radios per 1000 44.19 2003 189th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 961,589 2012 76th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.622 2012 183th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 113.78 million 2014 10th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 97.18 million 2012 14th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.18 million 2012 15th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 63.76 2012 158th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 628.2 2012 159th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 961,589 2012 77th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 6.22 2012 183th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.02$ 2004 41st out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 7.48 2005 132nd out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment inadequate for a modern country; introducing digital systems; trunk systems include VHF and UHF microwave radio relay links, and some fiber-optic cable in cities 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 880; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 6; international radiotelephone communications and landline service to neighboring countries 2011
Telephones > Main lines in use 977,700 2011 79th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 7.89 per 1,000 people 2007 116th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 10.18 2009 170th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 84.37 million 2011 15th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 228.45 per 1,000 people 2007 127th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 337.12 2009 155th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Bangladesh Television (BTV) - government-run

ATN Bangla - private, via satellite and cable

Channel i - private, via satellite and cable


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2013
Television broadcast stations 15 1999 5th out of 13
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.119 per 1 million people 1999 12th out of 13
Television receivers 770,000 1997 86th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 6.34 per 1,000 people 1997 161st out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 6.16 1997 159th out of 176
Televisions 770,000 2003 89th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 5.53 2003 179th out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Internet Movie Database 2003; Internet Movie Database 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; World Development Indicators database. 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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). 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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

Citation

  • Bangladesh ranked 13 places from the bottom for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions > per 100 people amongst Muslim countries in 2012.

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