Bangladesh has experienced a decline in its global ranking for mobile internet speed performance, according to Ookla's Speedtest Global Index for March. The report gathers data from monthly tests conducted by users worldwide, revealing that the country has dropped six places, now sitting at 112th out of 148 countries. This represents a fall from its previous position at 106th in the February report.

In March, Ookla recorded a median mobile download speed of 24.59 Mbps and an upload speed of 11.53 Mbps for Bangladesh. Additionally, the country's broadband internet ranking also saw a decline, slipping from 107th in February to 108th in March, according to the recent Ookla report.

Among neighboring South Asian nations, rankings varied, with India at 16th, the Maldives at 32nd, Myanmar at 104th, Sri Lanka at 123rd, Pakistan at 127th, and Nepal at 136th. Qatar leads the global chart with a median download speed of 313.30 Mbps, up from the previous 286.42 Mbps.

The latest Ookla report highlighted performance improvements across Banglalink, Grameenphone, Airtel, Robi, and state-owned Teletalk compared to the previous assessment. Banglalink led in the fourth quarter of 2023 with a median download speed of 26.74 Mbps, followed by Robi at 24.62 Mbps and Airtel at 23.18 Mbps. Grameenphone and Teletalk recorded median download speeds of 21.78 Mbps and 6.05 Mbps respectively.

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