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Robi & BCB team up to hunt for Fast Bowlers

DHAKA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the sponsor of the Bangladesh National Cricket team Robi have teamed up to look for promising fast bowlers from all over the country. “Robi Fast Bowler Hunt” campaign will get underway on 17th January and continue till 20th February 2016. Meanwhile, the registration process has […]

Shohag adds SCANIA buses to its fleet

DHAKA, Dec. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s leading transport operstor has added SCANNIA buses to its big-bus fleet. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader launched the luxurious vehicles as the chief guest at a ceremony held at the Carnival Hall of Bangabandhu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Dhaka. “To allow ply quality vehicles, it is needed to improved the […]

Grameenphone inaugurates Enterprise Service Kiosk at ACI Center.

DHAKA, Dec. 27 (NsNewsWire) -Grameenphone has inaugurated an exclusive Enterprise Service Kiosk recently at ACI Center. Through this newly launched Service Kiosk Operation, Business Solutions users of ACI Group will get instant telecommunication services like instant SIM replacement, applicable instant service execution, bill payment etc. The service KIOSK was inaugurated by Sheema Abed Rahman, Director, […]

Robi partners with AccessTel for providing Wi-Fi internet services

Dhaka, Dec. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Robi customers across the country will now have a wider and better access to internet as the leading mobile operator will launchWi-Fi services for them. One of the largest Internet Service Providers of Bangladesh, AccessTel, has become Robi’s partner in providing all technical supports to make this initiative successful. This […]

Project Signing: World Bank Provides $177 Million to Increase Low-Cost Electricity Supply in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Dec. 27 (NsNewsWire) — The Government of Bangladesh today signed a $177 million additional financing agreement with the International Development Association (IDA) to complete the ongoing construction of a 335 megawatt combined cycle power plant at Siddhirganj, near Dhaka. The power plant will account for 6 percent of the total electricity delivered to the national […]

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 […]