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Number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers falls to nearly 120 mln

DHAKA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) — A latest report of Bangladesh’s telecom regulator has revealed the country’s mobile phone subscribers number has fallen to nearly 120 million in August, down about 9 million from the previous month. Statistics of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) showed Monday that the number of subscribers of the mobile operators […]

Grameenphone launches digital wallet Gpay

DHAKA, Oct. 24 (NsNewsWire) — To make the lives of its customers easier, Grameenphone Ltd. has re-launched it’s wallet service with a new brand name ‘GPAY’ – a digitized and smart way to avail GP’s existing range of payment services. GPAY will be a more convenient, future proof and digitized solution for a range of […]

Development partners join hands to produce competent midwives in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Oct. 24 (NsNewsWire) — British Department for International Development (DFID) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sunday signed a grant agreement for a program titled “Strengthening the National Midwifery Programme (SNMP)” in Bangladesh, reports Xinhua. The UK grant, through UNFPA, will support the Bangladeshi Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) to produce […]

China welcomes WTO report on U.S. anti-dumping duties on Chinese imports

BEIJING, Oct. 20 (NsNewsWire) — China’s Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday welcomed a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel report which ruled the United States violated WTO rules in 13 anti-dumping measures imposed on imports from China. The WTO panel supported China’s main claims in the report unveiled Wednesday, ruling the United States violated WTO rules […]

Petter-B. Furberg appointed CEO of Grameenphone

(Dhaka – 19 October 2016) – The Grameenphone Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Petter-B. Furberg (49) as the company’s interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from 1 November 2016. In his new role, Furberg will also serve as member of Telenor Group’s Executive Management Team. Furberg is the Senior Vice President Telenor Digital […]

World Bank Pledges $2 Billion to Bangladesh for Climate Smart Growth

DHAKA, Oct. 18 (NsNewsWire) — World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, concluding a two-day trip to Bangladesh focused on the country’s successes in reducing extreme poverty, pledged $2 billion over the next three years in new funding to help the country become less vulnerable to climate change, said the Washington-based lender in a statement […]

World Bank funds additional 1 bln USD to Bangladesh in fighting against malnutrition

DHAKA, Oct. 18 (NsNewsWire) — World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has said he hopes financial support to Bangladesh to end stunting among its children could increase up to $1 billionover the next three years as he marked End Poverty Day in the country to learn lessons from its attempts to become more prosperous and end extreme poverty by 2030. Praising Bangladesh’s record […]

World Bank Group President Arrives In Bangladesh Tomorrow

DHAKA, October 15, 2016—World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim arrives in Dhaka tomorrow to see firsthand the progress Bangladesh has made in transitioning successfully to a lower-middle income country, despite daunting development challenges. During the two-day visit, Kim will join a public event to mark End Poverty Day to celebrate Bangladesh’s achievements in […]

Huawei jumps to 72 on Interbrand’s Best Global Brands

DHAKA, Oct. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Technology giant Huawei ranked 72 on the Interbrand’s 2016 Best Global Brands report, moving up 16 spots from its ranking in 2015. This is the second consecutive year Huawei has risen on Interbrand’s list since the company became the first mainland Chinese brand to be recognized as a Best Global […]