Dhaka, April 26 -- The government aims to bring down the price of smartphones to between Tk 2,500 and Tk 3,000, Prime Minister's Adviser on the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Rehan Asif Asad has said.

"The price of our devices should be made affordable and cheap," he said at a seminar titled "New Telecom Policy: Expectations of Entrepreneurs," organised by the Telecom and Technology Reporters Network Bangladesh (TRNB) at a hotel in the capital on Saturday.

He noted that even in 2026, around 50 percent of Bangladeshis may still not have access to smartphones, while the current lowest-priced devices cost around Tk 8,999 to Tk 10,000.

The adviser said he has discussed the issue with mobile retailers and m...