Telecommunications in Bangladesh have grown and developed a great deal over the past several years. The history behind the system is fascinating. Following the independence of The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh in 1971, T&T (Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone) Department was established answering to the Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications. The plan was for this organization to run the communications sector. After several years, in February of 1979, the Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone Board (BTTB) was born. To this day BTTB is still providing the basic landline telephone services throughout the country. It is also involved in internet services as well. In July of 2008 it changed its name to Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL).

The most prominent landline service providers in Bangladesh are: the BTCL, Ranks Telecom Ltd., Tele Barta Ltd. (also known as Jubok Phone), Jalalabad Telecom Ltd (or Bijoy Phone), Onetel Communication Ltd., National Telecom Ltd., Peoples Telecom Ltd., Westec Ltd., Dhaka Telephone Co. Ltd., Integrated Services Ltd. (ISL or also know Sheba Phone), S.A. Telecom System Ltd., and Banglaphone Ltd. Over 1.37 million people in Bangladesh are phone subscribers to one of these companies.

Long distance is offered to the citizens of Bangladesh through operators who have been licensed to provide this service. There are currently six of them under three categories. International Gateway Operators includes Bangla Trac Communications Ltd., Mir Telecom and Novotel Ltd. The second group is under Interconnection Exchange Operators and includes Getco Telecom and M&H. The final operator is Mango Teleservices Ltd. under International Internet Gateway Operator.

Originally public phones consisted primarily of coin boxes that were placed in urban areas, as well as landline wireless Public Call Offices (PCOs). Card Telephones took over just before 2000 as they were considered to be more dignified and a higher quality public phone that the coin boxes and PCOs. Most people have come to accept and appreciate these card boxes for their convenience and superior technology. Bangladesh officials are always looking for ways to add more card boxes, especially in the village areas of the country.

There are six primary mobile phone service providers in Bangladesh. They are Grameenphone Ltd. (GP), TMIB (Aktel), Shebe Telecom Ltd. (Banglalink), PBTL (Citycell), Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd., and Warid Telecom.

The people of Bangladesh are pleased with the growth of their telecommunications services and further growth and development is expected. The mobile phone market is especially expecting to see number of users rise over the next couple years. To call a number in Bangladesh from outside of the country, the international calling code is 880.