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By Liu Chuntao, Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the main works of the country’s biggest Padma Bridge project by unveiling its foundation plaque, reports Xinhua. The ceremony was held along the bank of river Padma in Munshganj on the outskirts of capital Dhaka on Saturday […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Leading mobile phone operator, Robi has retained the ISO 9001 standard for the tenth year in a row. Robi happens to be the first operator to have attained this coveted standard in Bangladesh. The conformance of this standard once again demonstrates Robi’s unwavering commitment to provide quality product and service […]
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DHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — World Bank Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Kaushik Basu said creating more higher-skilled jobs was a top priority for Bangladesh and commended the country’s remarkable development progress while meeting the Prime Minister today. Basu praised Bangladesh’s efforts to create more and better jobs, a prerequisite for reducing poverty and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — One of the most important developments in transparency and access to data is currently taking place. On the 14th of December at 2:30 pm the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) will officially launch online access to 2011 census data. With support from UNFPA and the EU delegation to Bangladesh BBS […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone launched a one-of-a-kind agriculture based service GP Krishisheba 27676 to facilitate informed decision-making by farmers by providing them customized voice consultancy services. Grameenphone today has launched a unique service named GP KrishiSheba at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. Using the service, farmers will be able to access pertinent information on […]
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DHAKA, Dec. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Chevron has started producing gas from two new wells in the Bangladeshi state of Sylhet, aimed at easing the country’s chronic energy shortages, reports Reuters. The U.S oil and energy company, the largest foreign investor in the Bangladesh’s energy sector, will initially produce around 130 million cubic feet of gas […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 7 (NsNewsWire) — “BRACathon”- BRAC’s first ever hackathon attracted more than 120 budding app developers and students to compete for prize and developing useful mobile applications to contribute in social innovation. The 36 hour long BRACathon took place from 4-5 December 2015 in BRAC University. 27 teams including IT students and tech start-ups […]
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DHAKA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s export earning in the first five months of the current 2015-16 fiscal year (July 2015-June 2016) grew 6.71 percent year-on-year to nearly 13 billion U.S. dollars, reports Xinhua. “Export performance for July -November was 12,879.83 million U. S. dollars, 6.71 percent higher than that in the same period a […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 7 (NsNewsWire) — To celebrate one of the highest growing smartphone industries in the world, Samsung Mobile Bangladesh has announced an attractive offer in Bangladesh, that will give consumers a reason to join the smartphone world right away. Consumers can now choose their preferred Samsung Galaxy device and get a chance to win […]
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