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GSMA Announces Partnership with Shanghai International Information Consumption Festival

Hong Kong, May 6 (NsNewsWire) — The GSMA today announced a partnership with the Shanghai International Information Consumption Festival in bringing mobile and ICT-focused exhibitions, events and activities to Shanghai. The GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai will be held 15-17 July, alongside the Shanghai International Information Consumption Festival at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) […]

DIGITAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT TO BE HELD IN DHAKA ON 7 MAY

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) — A day-long investment summit titled “Digital Investment Summit” will be held in Dhaka on May 7, 2015 at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel. The Summit is being organized by Telenor Group, Accenture and BASIS, in collaboration of ICT Division, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications & Information Technology. Mr. Sajeeb […]

Bangladesh’s Grameenphone revenue up 1 pct in Q1

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s largest cell phone operator Grameenphone has reported revenue of BDT 25.2 billion for the first quarter of 2015, up marginally by 1% from the same period last year. In comparison with last quarter of 2014, GP experienced de-growth of 2.9%. Service revenue grew by 0.8% (YoY) along with 5.2% […]

India, Bangladesh agree to promote seeds exchange

DHAKA, May 4 (NsNewsWire) — India and Bangladesh entered into an agreement to initiate the cross-border trade in High-Yielding Varieties (HYV) of rice seeds. A Memorandum of Understanding to this effect was signed between the Seed associations of the two countries, in New Delhi.

Local al Qaeda claims February murder of U.S. citizen in Bangladesh – SITE

DHAKA, May 4 (NsNewsWire) — The leader of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) claimed responsibility for the murder of a U.S. citizen hacked to death in Bangladesh in February and the deaths of other “blasphemers” in the region, SITE Intelligence Group reported on Sunday. Bangladeshi police stood by their assessment that the murder […]

LinkedIn joins Twitter in post-earnings tumble

NEW YORK — Dumping social media stocks that show any sign of weakness is trending on Wall Street. Shares of LinkedIn Corp. plunged 21 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the professional networking service gave a disappointing outlook for the second quarter, weighed in large part by its pending purchase of online learning company Lynda.com, reports AP […]

Bangladesh’s outlook stable again: Moody’s

DHAKA, April 30 (NsNewsWire) — Moody’s Investors Service has projected Bangladesh’s outlook as stable again for the current year saying that the country’s growth volatility is lower than for almost all other countries rated by the global credit rating agency. Bangladesh is rated Ba3 with a stable outlook, the Moody’s said in its latest analysis, […]

Grameenphone to launch affordable SMS service for roamers

DHAKA, April 30 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Ltd. is going to launch an economicSMS service for its outbound roaming customers from April 30, 2015. This new service will allow the roaming customers of Grameenphone to sendSMS to any Bangladeshi mobile number from abroad at only BDT 2 (VATapplicable).Outbound Roamers of Grameenphone will be able to send […]

Bangladesh’s mobile phone users reach 123.69 mln in March

DHAKA, March 29 (Xinhua) — The total number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers reached over 123 million at the end of March with addition of 3.34 million new users in the first three months of the year, statistics of the country’s telecom regulator showed Wednesday. According to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) data, the number […]