Grameenphone launches mobile application for Star Customers

DHAKA, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone launched a mobile application (app) for its Star Customers, which will enable them to avail several services online. ICT Secretary N.I. Khan was present as the Chief Guest of the launching ceremony. Rajeeb Bhattacharjee, Head of Marketing, Kashif Baig, Head of Customer Experience and Ashraf Abir, CEO, MCC Ltd. […]

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21st NID to reinforce country’s polio-free status

DHAKA, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh will immunize around 22 million children aged 0-59 months on 21 December 2013 for bolstering its polio-free status by providing two drops of polio vaccines during the 21st National Immunization Days (NIDs). Health workers and volunteers will administer oral polio vaccines to 22 million children at 140,000 sites located […]

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U.S. Senate resolution favors “political reform in Bangladesh”

DHAKA, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has discussed a resolution “expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the critical need for political reform in Bangladesh”. The committee in a regular business meeting at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. discussed the resolution on Bangladesh Wednesday. As stated on its […]

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রাষ্ট্রের অভ্যন্তরীণ বিষয়ে পাকিস্তান পার্লামেন্টের তৎপরতা কূটনৈতিক শিষ্টাচার বর্জিত: কেন্দ্রীয় ১৪ দল

ঢাকা, ১৯ ডিসেম্বর, (এনএসনিউজওয়্যার) — গতকাল সন্ধ্যায় গণভবনে ১৪ দলীয় জোটের নেতা ও বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ সভাপতি শেখ হাসিনার সভাপতিত্বে কেন্দ্রীয় ১৪ দলের এক বৈঠক অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। এতদপ্রেক্ষিতে মোহাম্মদ নাসিম, সভাপতিমন্ডলীর সদস্য, বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ ও মুখপাত্র কেন্দ্রীয় ১৪ দল, আজ ১৯ ডিসেম্বর এক সংবাদ সম্মেলন বলেন: “সম্মানিত সাংবাদিক বন্ধুগণ শুভ সকাল। কেন্দ্রীয় ১৪ দলের […]

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Indian Foreign Minister exchanges views with Bangladesh VCs

DHAKA, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — External Affairs Minister of India Salman Khurshid has exchanged views with vice chancellors of leading Bangladeshi universities who are on a familiarization visit to India. Indian High Commission in Dhaka Thursday sent a group photo of the Indian foreign minister with the members of delegation of vice chancellors during a […]

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Airtel hosted 3G workshop for telecom journalists

DHAKA, Dec. 18 (NsNewsWire)– A training workshop on 3G or third generation mobile technology was arranged Wednesday in collaboration with Airtel Bangladesh Limited for telecom journalists. The Workshop was specially designed by the Airtel experts to disseminate more 3G and related information among the telecom journalists. TRNB in collaboration with Airtel Bangladesh Limited arranged the […]

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Shoe thrown at Pakistan mission in Bangladesh amid protests

A shoe was thrown at the Pakistan mission in Bangladesh during a protest against Islambad’s reaction over execution of an Islamist party leader convicted of war crimes in 1971, which is the first execution of a war criminal in the country. Scores of protesters Wednesday evening gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka’s Gulshan […]

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Hundreds rush to Hotel Radisson to see FIFA World Cup Trophy

Dhaka, Dec 18 (NsNewsWire) – Hundreds of enthusiastic people from all strata of life thronged Hotel Radisson to see the FIFA World Cup Trophy 2014 on Wednesday. The visitors have not missed the chance taking a snap with the trophy. A different kind of pleasure is expressing from their eyes. Kamal, 21, a student who […]

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World Bank providing support to enhance earthquake preparedness for Dhaka

DHAKA, Dec. 18 (NsNewsWire) — The Bangladesh Urban Earthquake Resiliency Project has developed Guidebooks on City Earthquake Risk Atlas, Legal and Institutional Framework, Dhaka Risk-sensitive Land Use Planning, and An Information, Education, Communication and Capacity Building Roadmap as part of earthquake preparedness for the capital. The final dissemination workshop was held today at the World […]

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