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Development Partners Move Hand in Hand to Improve Sanitation Market System in Bangladesh

DHAKA, June 11 (NsNewsWire) — To improve access to affordable and hygienic sanitation solutions for poor and disadvantaged communities, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has signed an agreement with UNICEF Bangladesh committing US$ 6.35 million (approximately 49.42 crore). The agreement of the four-year project, Improving Sanitation Market Systems in Bangladesh (SanMarkS)’ was […]

GRAMEENPHONE PARTNERS WITH DARAZ’S MOBILE WEEK MEGATHON

DHAKA, June 9 (Xinhua) — Grameenphone Ltd. has partnered as the official telecom partner for the Mobile Week Megathon of the e-commerce site Daraz. This is the largest online mobile sale in Bangladesh taking place from the 7th to 13th June, 2015 through Daraz’s online shopping platform: www.daraz.com.bd. For these seven days, Grameenphone will collaborate […]

GRAMEENPHONE AND SYMPHONY JOINTLY LAUNCHED MUSIC PHONE

DHAKA, June 7 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Ltd. and Symphony have launched their first Music Phone for the music lovers of Bangladesh. The new Symphony m1 is now available at BDT 7,290 only in all the Grameenphone centers. The first thousand m1 customers will also receive a super quality headphone only from Grameenphone centers. GP prepaid […]

World Bank approves 476 mln USD for Bangladesh

DHAKA, June 7 (Xinhua) — The World Bank has approved a total of 476 million U.S. dollars for two projects in Bangladesh to develop a strong financial sector and to improve agricultural productivity for one million poor farmers. According to a statement of the Washington-based lender reaching here Sunday, the projects approved by the bank’s […]

Rohingya in Bangladesh Camps Fear Plan to Move Them

DHAKA, June 4 (NsNewsWire) — More than 20 years after the first wave of Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar, fear is spreading through the sweltering camps of mud houses where they found shelter in southern Bangladesh that they will soon be on the move again. The refugees worry the Bangladesh government wants them out of sight, […]

GRAMEENPHONE-PROTHOM ALO I-GEN 2015 TO START IN DISTRICT LEVEL

DHAKA, June 2 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone-Prothom Alo i-Gen is going to start its second stage of operations at District level from June 25, 2015. This was disclosed in a press event Sunday. Grameenphone CMO Allan Bonke, Motiur Rahman, Editor, Prothom Alo, Nehal Ahmed, Head of Marketing along with representatives of the other partners were present […]

42 charged in Bangladesh’s worst-ever industrial tragedy

DHAKA, June 1 (Xinhua) — Two years after the country’s worst- ever industrial tragedy that claimed 1,137 lives and injured scores, Bangladesh police have submitted charge-sheets against 42 people including building owner Sohel Rana. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police submitted the charge-sheets in two separate cases to court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate […]

Trial run for Kolkata-Agartala Bus service via Dhaka begins

Kolkata, June 1 (NsNewsWire) — A trial run of the Kolkata-Agartala direct bus service via Dhaka began on Monday. The bus has departed from Kolkata and will cross over to Bangladesh later in the day and travel through the country and enter Tripura through the Akhaura check post and arrive at Agartala International Bus Terminus […]

Traffickers arrested, victims heading to Palau rescued in Bangladesh

DHAKA, June 1 (Xinhua) — The Detective Branch (DB) of Bangladesh Police have arrested two traffickers and rescued 17 trafficking victims heading to northern Pacific nation of Palau in capital Dhaka. DB Assistant Commissioner Mahamud Naser told the media on Monday that “The victims were rescued Sunday night. They were being trafficked to Palau via […]