Bangladesh elite force busts fake Indian currency factory, two held

DHAKA, Dec. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has unearthed a fake Indian currency making factory in Keraniganj on the outskirts of capital Dhaka. A team of RAB in a drive conducted on Wednesday night also arrested two men in this connection, Mizanur Rahman,senior assistant director of legal and media wing, […]

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Apple apologises after outcry over slowed iPhones

Facing lawsuits and consumer outrage after it said it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is slashing prices for battery replacements and will change its software to show users whether their phone battery is good. In a posting on its website yesterday, Apple apologised over its handling of the battery issue and […]

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New York City apartment fire kills 12, injures several others

Reuters, New York Twelve people were killed, including an infant, and four were critically injured on Thursday in a fire that swept through several floors of an apartment building in the New York City borough of the Bronx, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. The blaze started on the first floor of the brick building and […]

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Robi & Headstart sign corporate agreement

DHAKA, Dec. 26 (NsNewsWire) —  Robi has signed a corporate agreement with the leading digital learning solution provider from Srilanka, Headstart (Pvt.) Ltd. The signing ceremony took place at Robi Corporate Office recently. Robi and Headstart aim to collaborate with local content partners to provide professional and academic training to Robi and Airtel subscribers via […]

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Chinese consortium constructs Bangladesh’s first eco-friendly power plant

DHAKA, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — A Chinese consortium has been constructing Bangladesh’s first eco-friendly power plant with ultra modern clean coal technology at Payra in Patuakhali district, some 204 km south of capital Dhaka, near a maritime port. In March last year, Bangladesh signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with the consortium of […]

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Muhammad Yunus invited to Indian Economic Association Conference

DHAKA, Dec. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Muhammad Yunus has been invited to Indian Economic Association Conference. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu would be taking part in the inaugural event. Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu is likely to attend the valedictory of the event. Disclosing the details of the conference to reporters here on Wednesday, […]

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Bangladesh’s mobile phone users reach over 143 mln

  DHAKA, Dec. 24 (NsNewsWire) — The total number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers reached over 143 million at the end of November with addition of more than 16 million new users in the first 11 months of the year, statistics of the country’s telecom regulator showed Thursday, reports Xinhua. According to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory […]

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Give old laptop, get new one!

DHAKA, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — SystemEye Technologies Limited has announced to give brand new laptop in change of any old laptop. Marking the new year, the company introduced the offer, namely, ‘Laptop Exchange’ which will continue from December 19 to January 31. Anyone can get a new laptop by submitting the old functional one during […]

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