Bangladesh has slipped six notches down and stood at the 112th position out of 148 countries in its ranking in terms of mobile internet speed performance on the global stage, according to Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index for March.
Among the five mobile network providers in the country, Banglalink's network was found to be the fastest.
Banglalink users got at least 5 Mbps minimum download speed and 1 Mbps minimum upload speed.
The fall in ranking comes despite the operators making progress in their performance individually, Ookla added.
Bangladesh held the 106th position in the previous report published by the Ookla in February.
The median download speed in Bangladesh stood at 24.59 Mbps, according to Ookla’s latest report.
Average download speed was 24.19 Mbps in the previous report by Ookla’s published in February.
With a median download speed of 313.30 Mbps, the top position in the ranking was claimed by Qatar.
Neighbouring India secured the 16th position globally, with a median download speed of 105.85 Mbps.
Maldives secured the 32nd position, Myanmar 104th, Sri Lanka 123rd, Pakistan 127th, Nepal 136th and Afghanistan 145th in terms of mobile internet speed.
The Speedtest Global Index by Ookla compares internet speed statistics from across the globe and derives its data from monthly tests conducted by actual users using Speedtest.
