NotunKichu online quiz competition winners receive scholarships

DHAKA, Dec. 15 (NsNewsWire) — 10 lucky winners have received scholarships worth Tk. 1 lakh as well as laptops and smartphones  by participating in the ‘Online Quiz Competition 2015’ organized by NotunKichu dotcom. The Tk. 1 lakh scholarship as well as laptops were sponsored by the State University of Bangladesh (SUB). Smartphones were awarded by […]

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Samsung Galaxy customers buy phones and win Samsung 32” LED TVs

DHAKA, Dec. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung Mobile Bangladesh handed over the Samsung 32” LED TVs to the winners of Samsung Galaxy “Win a Car” Campaign. The gifts were handed over at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall. The “Win a Car” campaign offers the consumers to choose their favorite Samsung Galaxy device from Galaxy Ace Nxt 2, […]

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Bangladesh minister denies any instruction to block Twitter, Skype, imo

DHAKA, Dec. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal  Monday afternoon said his ministry has not issued any insurrection to block three online voice and messaging services. Kamal passed the remarks as authorities blocked Twitter, Skype, imo on Sunday night days after unblocking Facebook. Sources said  telecom regulator — BTRC-  on Sunday night […]

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Unhygienic practices hampering public health; comprehensive initiatives needed

DHAKA, Dec. 14 (NsNewsWire) —  Most of the people in the country are aware of health habit and practices, but lack of practice is the key challenge, said speakers at a dissemination ceremony on national strategy for spreading hygiene. They emphasized on comprehensive initiatives to expedite raising awareness for building good health practice, and hoped […]

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Bangladesh to get $1.11 billion loan from Japan for major projects

DHAKA, Dec. 14 (NsNewsWire) – Bangladesh will receive $1.11 billion in loans from Japan for infrastructure, investment and health projects, the Japanese embassy in Dhaka said on Sunday, announcing its largest loan package to Bangladesh since 1974, reports reuters. The projects include a foreign direct investment promotion project, the strengthening of the Dhaka-Chittagong main power […]

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Bangladeshi PM inaugurates construction of mega Padma Bridge

  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 […]

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Robi retains ISO 9001 standards for quality management

DHAKA, 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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Jobs Critical for Bangladesh development-World Bank Chief Economist

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 […]

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BBS set to make public 2011 census data

DHAKA, 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 […]

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