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AIIB Investing in Bangladesh to Increase Stability of Electricity Supply

BEIJING, March 31 (NsNewsWire) — Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) President Jin Liqun has approved a loan of USD120 million for a project that will upgrade and expand the power transmission system in the Chittagong region of Bangladesh, home to more than 4 million people. The Bangladesh Power System Upgrade and Expansion Project marks the […]

Experience the beauty of community living at Bproperty village in Purbachal

DHAKA, March 28 (NsNewsWire) — Buy a plot of as small as 2100 sft. with up to 30% discount on full payment on pricing and EMI schemes Dhaka, 25 March, 2019: bproperty.com, the country’s leading real estate marketplace that enables people to sell, buy or rent properties through its innovative online and offline services, have […]

Regulation and Industry Collaboration to ensure cyber security

DHAKA, March 3 (NsNewsWire) — Guo Ping, Huawei’s Rotating Chairman, calls for international collaboration on industry standards and appeals to governments across the world to listen to cyber security experts. His requests come during a keynote speech at Mobile World Congress 2019. In his MWC 2019 keynote Guo has mentioned how Huawei has developed […]

5G to bring $1.2 trillion industry opportunity in Southeast Asia

DHAKA, Feb. 26 (NsNewsWire) — 5G will bring industry opportunities worth $1.2 trillion in Southeast Asia in the next five years, Huawei’s regional president James Wu said at the Mobile World Congress 2019 on Sunday. In a media interview at MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona, James Wu, president of Huawei Southeast Asia said, “Southeast […]

Grameenphone launched special offers for frequent flyers

DHAKA, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Ltd. has recently introduced a special roaming internet bundle and combo offer. This roaming offer is country specific and eligible for 34 countries in specific roaming partners’ network. To enjoy the offer, customers need to select specific network manually while traveling abroad. The offer is a permanent one (until […]

Infrastructure Investment Needs to Scale Up to Ensure Long-Term Growth in Asia: AIIB Report

Infrastructure projects focused on cross-border connectivity present significant investment opportunities and are vital for long-term growth in Asia. This is the main conclusion of the inaugural Asian Infrastructure Finance report developed by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The report emphasizes that cross-border infrastructure including links that promote trade, market integration and the distribution of […]

Grameen Hosts Inclusive Finance Initiative of Asian Financial Cooperation Association (AFCA)

DHAKA, Jan. 21 (NsNewsWire) — A day-long conference on Inclusive Finance leading to forming of Inclusive Finance Cooperation Committee (IFCC) co-organized by the Asian Financial Cooperation Association (AFCA) of China and Grameen China, hosted by Grameen Trust was held today at Grameen Bank complex. The Asian Financial Cooperation Association (AFCA), established by the government of […]

7 Tech Trends set to impact digitization: new Telenor report

DHAKA, Jan. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone, the strongest and the fastest growing mobile network with a subscriber base of 72 million customers, has today revealed in a report listing the seven most anticipated tech trends for 2019 at panel discussion held at GPHouse. The report was presented by Bjorn Hansen, Vice President, Telenor Research. Scientists […]

World Bank Helps Bangladesh Create More and Better Jobs

DHAKA, January 10, 2019 —The government of Bangladesh today signed a $250 million development policy operation to support the country’s reform efforts to create large-scale, better-paid and inclusive jobs. The Programmatic Jobs Development Policy Credit—the first of a series of three planned operations—will help Bangladesh build a stronger policy and institutional framework to create faster and […]