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Bangladesh inks 12.65 bln USD nuclear power plant construction deal with Russian company

DHAKA, Dec. 25 (NsNewsWire) — The Bangladeshi government has signed the country’s biggest ever contract worth 12.65 billion U.S. dollars with a Russian state-run company to build a nuclear power plant with a generation capacity of 2,400 megawatts of electricity, reports Xinhua. Md Monirul Islam, chairman of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, and VN Savushkin, senior […]

Robi Dhonnobad Program brings special offer with Butterfly Park

DHAKA, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Robi customers under Dhonnobad programme can now get exciting offer from the Butterfly Park in Chittagong. Robi Monday signed an agreement with Butterfly Park at the company’s Corporate Office in Gulshan. Robi’s General Manager for Loyalty and Win-back Tawfique Imam and Butterfly Park’s General Manager Major (Rtd) Syed Selim Ershad […]

ADB PROVIDING $205 MILLION TO HELP IMPROVE POWER SUPPLY IN BANGLADESH

DHAKA, Dec. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today signed $205 million loan agreements for increasing access to reliable supply of electricity and improving efficiency and capacity of power systems in Bangladesh. The assistance is the third tranche of the $700 million Power System Expansion and Efficiency Improvement Investment […]

Axiata expands regional footprint through acquisition of Nepal’s Ncell

DHAKA, Dec. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata) has announced the expansion of its regional footprint and entry into the Nepal market through the acquisition of its number one mobile operator, Ncell Private Limited (Ncell). Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Axiata Investments (UK) Limited, Axiata has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with […]

Berger renews business solutions agreement with Grameenphone

DHAKA, Dec. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, has renewed the Business Solutions agreement with Grameenphone Ltd. The renewal agreement was signed by Director & Chief Financial Officer Abdul Khalek of Berger Paints and Mr. Sajjad Alam, Head of Direct Sales of Grameenphone Ltd., on behalf of their respective organizations. The ceremony was held […]

Bangladeshi mobile operators add over 11.65 mln new users

DHAKA, Dec. 21 (NsNewsWire) — The total number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers reached nearly 132 million at the end of October with addition of 11.65 million new users in the first 10 months of the year, statistics of the country’s telecom regulator showed Sunday, reports Xinhua. According to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), the […]

IFC to finance Robi’s network expansion

DHAKA, Dec. 21 (NsNewsWire) — International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will provide financing to help Robi Axiata Limited (Robi) to expand its telecom network and build new telecommunication infrastructure networks. The US $99 million long term loan facility will enable Robi to improve public access to affordable and reliable […]

WTO Nairobi meeting ends with major breakthrough on global trade

NAIROBI, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — The 10th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Nairobi came to an end on Saturday after an extended negotiating period with a new Nairobi Declaration that promises to keep the international trading system alive, reports Xinhua. Key outcomes out of the conference included an agreement on the […]

Mehedi, Shamim new TRNB president, secretary

DHAKA, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Rased Mehedi, special correspondent of The Daily Samakal, and Shamim Ahamed, senior correspondent of bdnews24.com, were elected president and general secretary respectively of Telecom Reporters’ Network of Bangladesh or TRNB on Saturday for the 2016 term. The other office-bearers include Treasurer Samir Kumar Dey of the daily Ittefaq, Organizing Secretary […]