Barishal Division recorded the slowest median mobile download speed among Bangladesh’s divisions in the first half of 2026. The division posted a median mobile download speed of 22.57 megabits per second (Mbps) during the January-to-June period, according to Ookla’s Bangladesh Speedtest Connectivity Report H1 2026.
The result places Barisal at the bottom of the divisional rankings for mobile download performance in the report, indicating that users taking Speedtest measurements there generally experienced slower connections than their counterparts elsewhere in the country.
The finding comes as Bangladesh’s overall mobile internet performance continues to improve. Ookla’s separate Speedtest Global Index put the country’s median mobile download speed at 37.83 Mbps in June 2026, alongside a median upload speed of 12.16 Mbps and latency of 24 milliseconds. That national figure is based on a rolling three-month period and is therefore not directly comparable with the six-month divisional figure for Barisal, but provides broader context for the regional result.
Ookla’s figures are based on tests initiated by consumers using Speedtest rather than on scheduled drive tests or theoretical maximum network speeds. According to Ookla’s published methodology, each Speedtest captures network performance at a particular time and place, using a specific device and connection. The service measures the capacity of the connection by transferring enough data to assess its performance, rather than relying on small background data exchanges.
Ookla also uses a sampling process intended to reduce the influence of people who repeatedly run tests. Results from each unique Speedtest user are aggregated into a sample representing that user’s internet experience for a particular period and geographic area, before the data are used for wider comparisons.
Certain tests that could distort commercially available network results are excluded.
The regional result comes amid wider scrutiny of mobile internet quality in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission introduced tougher quality-of-service requirements in September 2025, including a minimum 4G download speed requirement of 10 Mbps and an upload requirement of 2 Mbps. An earlier Ookla assessment found that national 4G performance had improved following the new standards, although gaps in network performance remained.
