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Ericsson’s Radio Dot System to bring cell signal everywhere

DHAKA, April 8 (NsNewsWire) — Ericsson has introduced its Radio Dot System in Bangladesh, which is designed to bring cell phone signal to hard-to-reach places, such as the inside of a big building. The world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment and services to the telecom operators introduced and showcased the cutting edge technology at a press […]

Thousands attend Main Street Square’s Eggstravaganza

The Easter Bunny came to Rapid City a day early to stop by the Eggstravaganza event at Main Street Square Saturday afternoon. The grand opening of the Legacy Commons Playground kicked off the Eggstravaganza events with an Easter Egg hunt. Then the festivities moved over to Main Street Square. Main Street Square Executive Director Megan […]

Secretary of India’s Ministry of External Affairs to visit Bangladesh

DHAKA, April 2 (NsNewsWire) — Sujata Mehta, Secretary (Multilateral & Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, will be visiting Bangladesh from April 5-7, 2015 to review and discuss the ongoing India-Bangladesh development partnership and economic cooperation, as well as ways to strengthen and deepen it further. She will be accompanied by Mr […]

Central Bank of Bangladesh Announces $500 Million Green Fund for Textile Sector

DHAKA, April 2 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has the world’s second largest textile industry, generating around $24 billion in 2014 and employing 4 million workers, 80 percent of whom are women. Washing, dyeing, and finishing (WDF) activities are a key pillar of the country’s economy: 1,700 WDF units and 200,000 workers contribute a net value added […]

World’s largest solar-powered plane arrives in Chongqing

The Solar Impulse 2, the world’s biggest solar-powered plane, lands at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in Chongqing, southwest China, March 31, 2015. The plane, after a 19-hour flight from Myanmar, made its debut in China on Tuesday morning, on the fifth leg of its round-the-world journey to raise awareness of renewable energy and environmental protection. […]

Commentary: Bridge the gap

by Xinhua writer Tian Dongdong BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) — The Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is designed to bridge a gap, so is Jacob Lew’s China trip. The United States is slightly yet encouragingly changing its mind over the AIIB, as the visiting U.S. treasury secretary told China on Monday that America is looking […]

ACI donates incubators

DHAKA, March 31 (NsNewsWire) — ACI animal health has handed over two Reptile incubators to the authority of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (R) Deghi at Bagerhat to support their efforts to save to save endangered crocodile from extinction. The company provided the incubator as As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, said a statement. It […]

Robi organizes launching ceremony for PDB electricity bill payment service in Rangpur

DHAKA, March 31 (NsNewsWire) — Robi has launched electricity bill payment service facility for Power Development Board (PDB) in Rangpur division. This came at a launching ceremony organized at Rangpur Parjatan Motel on Tuesday (31 March). Robi has already started collecting electricity bill of March 2015 for PDB customers in the region. Of the six […]

Grameenphone revamps Internet packages

DHAKA, March 30 (NsNewsWire) –Grameenphone Ltd. has re-configured its internet services into seven packages to better cater to the needs of the different customer segments. The packages are expected to support the company’s effort to provide “Internet for All” in Bangladesh. Details of the packages were disclosed at a press meet today at a local […]