By Steve GibsonThe most popular internet cafes in Bangladesh are located in the northern and southern parts of the country, according to the latest statistics from the National Internet Control Board (NICB), which is charged with overseeing internet access in the country.
Bangladesh has around 2,000 internet cafes, which are located throughout the country but operate on a local basis.
The country’s population is concentrated in the north and the south, which has an internet penetration of around 50 percent, according the latest data.
Internet cafes are generally operated by local residents, but in some cases, the owners are from outside the country and are able to work remotely.
There are about 30,000 such internet cafes across Bangladesh, according TOI, and they are typically located in major cities, including Dhaka, Bandung, Bandipur, Chittagong, and Dhaka.
The NICB’s data is compiled from an annual report that is submitted to the government.
The report does not indicate how many internet cafes exist in the entire country.
In a country where nearly 60 percent of the population lives in rural areas, internet cafes are particularly important for people who are poor, unemployed, or in a rural environment.
While the country has an excellent internet penetration, its population density is so high that a large number of people cannot connect to the internet.
In many ways, the internet cafes cater to the needs of rural people, according Toi.
“People here are not connected to the world, but the internet is the only tool they have,” he said.
Internet cafés in the southern parts and the northeast are more accessible to those who have internet access.
However, the NICB data shows that internet cafes do not serve a majority of the rural population in Bangladesh.
While the internet cafe population is relatively small, it is still growing.
In 2015, there were 5,000 rural internet cafes operating in the state of West Bengal.
However by the end of the year, there was an estimated 7,700 rural internet cafe outlets in Bangladesh, which represents about a third of the entire rural population.
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