Chinese smartphone market, world’s largest, shrinks

BEIJING, May 12 (NsNewsWire) — China’s smartphone market has reached saturation, according to a new study by industry analyst IDC that carries potentially significant implications for the global handset industry led by giants like Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. During the first quarter of 2015, smartphone shipments in the world’s most populous country […]

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Robi brings free internet in partnership with Internet.org

DHAKA, May 10 (NsNewsWire) —  Robi Sunday announced that it is the first mobile phone company in Bangladesh to partner with Internet.org, a Facebook-led initiative to provide connectivity to the two thirds of the world without internet access. Zunaid Ahmed Palak,  State Minister for ICT Division, had played a very important role in bringing this […]

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Bangladesh Denim Expo on May 11

DHAKA, May 10 (NsNewsWire) —  Two-day “Bangladesh Denim Expo” will be held at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in the capital on May 11-12 to showcaseBangladesh’s growth potential in the denim industry globally as well as share knowledge with international denim producers and buyers. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, MP will inaugurate the expo on […]

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Coca-Cola contest winners get Samsung smartphones

Happy Winners of the campaign “Coca-Cola kholo, connect koro” pose with Samsung Galaxy J1 smartphones. The campaign that started on 15th March 2015 will end on 14th  May 2015. Coca-Cola allows its consumers to participate and win smartphones every hour from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM during the two month long campaign. press release

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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) […]

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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 […]

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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% […]

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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.

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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 […]

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