NTT DoCoMo announces major 5G trials

No time for LTE complacency; it’s full speed ahead for trials of the next generation of mobile broadband technologies. Guy Daniels reports. Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has today announced plans for major 5G experimental trials with six of the industry’s leading equipment vendors. Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Fujitsu, NEC, Nokia and Samsung will collaborate with the mobile operator […]

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Telenor Group names Michael Foley as new CEO of Telenor Pakistan

Norway, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Group Wednesday announced that it has appointed Mr. Michael Patrick Foley as the new Chief Executive Officer of Telenor Pakistan. Mr. Foley assumes the role at a significant moment in Telenor Pakistan’s history – as the country moves into a future where everyone will be able to access the […]

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Bangladesh’s telecom giant sees revenue up 6.1 pct in Q1

DHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s biggest mobile phone operator Grameenphone (GP) has reported a 6.1-percent on-year increase in revenues for the first quarter of this year. The company, which is listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange in Bangladesh, said the revenue was 24.9 billion taka for the July- March period, reports Xinhua. Compared with […]

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UCB re-elects Chairman

DHAKA, May 6 (NsNewsWire) — One of the pioneers to fostering corporate governance in business and industry sector, prominent business tycoon, entrepreneur, philanthropist, socialite, Chairman of Partex Group, founder Life Member of NSU Trust & Member of NSU Board of Trustees, member of IBAIS university trustee board and former member of the Parliament Mr. M. […]

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Airtel partners with S@ifur’s to launch education portal called Airtel Learn

DHAKA, May 6 (NsNewsWire) — Airtel Bangladesh Limited, one of the fastest growing operators of the country,has launched an educational portal called “Airtel Learn” targeted to help students before examinations.Airtel Bangladesh Limited, partnering with the renowned educational brand S@ifur’s and LiveTechnologies, has made the launching announcement of Airtel Learn services on Monday at a signingceremony […]

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Solar home systems lighting up rural homes and shops in Bangladesh

DHAKA, April 27 (Xinhua) — The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II (RERED II) Project is continuing to provide access to electricity in rural areas of Bangladesh through renewable energy sources. The project has provided access to electricity to over 377,000 households in remote rural areas where grid electricity cannot reach easily. Every month […]

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নিটকফা নৈবঠেক

যরাষ নদেতূাবাস নঢাকা নোঘাষণিা নকরেছে নোয নযরােষর নদেিক্ষিণি নএপ্রিশশয়া নিবষয়ক নসহযকারী নবািণিজ্য নপ্রিিতিনিধি নমিডাইকেকল নিডিলািন নএপ্রবং নবাংলােদেেশর নবািণিজ্য নসিচব নমিডাহযবুব নআহযেমিডদে নআগামিডীকাল ন২৮শোশ নএপ্রিপ্রিল নঢাকায় নঅনিষ্ঠিতবয নিটকফা নোফারামিড-এপ্রর নউদ্বেদ্বাধিনী নৈবঠেক নসহয-সভাপতিতত্ব নকরেবন। ২০১৩ সালেলের ২৫শেশে নভেভেম্বর যরালষ-বালংলোলেদেশেশের মধ্যকালর বালিণিজ্য ও িবিনভেয়ালগ সহযেযালিগতালেফালরালম চুিক্তিটি (িটিকফাল) স্বালক্ষর হযয়। িকছু সুিনভিদেশরষ্ট বালিণিজ্য ও িবিনভেয়ালগ িবষয় িনভেয় আলেলোলচনভালর প্রক্রিক্রিয়াল […]

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TICFA meeting in Dhaka tomorrow

DHAKA, April 27 (NsNewsWire) — The U.S. Embassy has announced that Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South Asia Mike Delaney and Bangladesh Secretary of Commerce Mahbub Ahmed will co-chair the inaugural TICFA Forum meeting in Dhaka (tomorrow) Monday. The United States – Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA) was signed on November 25, […]

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Bangladesh becomes new customer for Saskatchewan potash

Saskatchewan has a new customer for the province’s potash. A contract with Bangladesh worth US$40 million will see Canpotex Ltd. supply 120,000 metric tonnes of potash to the Asian country in the next year. There’s also an option worth another US$20 million for an additional 60,000 metric tonnes of the pink mineral used in fertilizer. […]

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