Unnayan Onneshan reveals negative growth in major Bangladesh external sector indicators

DHAKA, Sept. 10 (NsNewsWire) — The Unnayan Onneshan (UO), an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, in its monthly publication of the ‘Bangladesh Economic Update’ August 2016 reveals negative growth in two major external sector indicators – export shipment and wage earner’s remittance – in the starting month of FY 2016-17 compared to that of FY 2015-16 coupled […]

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Bangladesh inks loan agreement with HSBC for satellite project funding

DHAKA, Sept. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has signed a 14 billion taka (about 180 million U.S. dollars) loan agreement with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) to finance the country’s first-ever satellite “Bangabandhu-I”. Shahjahan Mahmood, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), and M Mahbub Ur Rahman, deputy chief of HSBC Bangladesh, signed the […]

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Bdtickets.com organizes Eid Selfi contest Ten Winners to get iPhone 6S

DHAKA, Sept. 9 (NsNewsWire) — The online ticketing platform- bdtickets.com has organized an Eid Selfi contest for its customers. Anyone purchasing bus, launch or movie tickets from bdtickets.com over the Eid ul Azha vacation will be able to take part in this competition. Ten winners of the selfi competition will get iPhone 6S smartphone. Starting […]

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World’s largest radio telescope to be commissioned late Sept.

GUIYANG, Sept. 8 (NsNewsWire) — The world’s largest radio telescope will be completed and in use in late September, accompanied by regulations to protect the facility. The construction of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST, has entered its final phase in Pingtang County in the mountainous southwestern province of Guizhou, reports Xinhua With a […]

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Bangladesh reassured of PH help to recover stolen money

MANILA —  The Philippines has reiterated that it is committed to help Bangladesh recover through proper legal procedures the $81 million robbed from its central bank by cybercriminals let February, which made its way into the domestic financial and gaming sectors, reports inquirer.net. “We want to assure you that the Philippine government, including all its […]

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Robi distributes flood relief in Kustia

DHAKA, Sept. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Robi has distributed relief items to 300 flood affected families in Char Chilmari – a remote village in Doulatpur, Kushtia. Lt. Col. Md. Shahidul Islam, Commander of 47 Border Guard Battalion was present to coordinate the distribution. Robi’s Manager, Corporate Responsibility, Shafiqur Rahman Bhuiyan; Regional Manager Kushtia Shikder Md. Amir […]

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Edison Group Unveiled The Helio S2

DHAKA, Sept. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Helio S2 the third device coming under the brand name Helio from EDISON GROUP; the same company that brings us very successful Symphony mobile line up. The brand Helio which was launched last year promises to bring premium range of devices; now the new Helio S2 comes combining all the […]

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Google switches new undersea cable online in Asia

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Google started on Tuesday bringing a new high-speed fiber optic undersea cable online to speed up its services in Asia. A subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., Google has been part of the six-member FASTER Consortium that began operating the world’s fastest undersea cable to date in June this year between […]

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Second batch of Bangladesh Grameenphone Accelerator starts journey

DHAKA, Sept. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s largest mobile company Grameenphone Tuesday received the second batch of GP Accelerator in the presence of Begum Tarana Halim, MP, State Minister for Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication & ICT. The GP Accelerator program, in partnership with SD Asia, has been designed to support early-stage, homegrown tech startups. These startups […]

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