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Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscriber number falls to 131.376 mln

DHAKA, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — A latest report of Bangladesh’s telecom regulator has reveals the country’s mobile phone subscriber numbers have fallen to 131.376 million in June, down some 3 million from December last year, reports Xinhua. Statistics of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) showed Tuesday that the number of subscribers of the six […]

City Bank-Robi offer Unlimited Data Roaming facilities with discounted annual fees on credit card

DHAKA, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — An agreement recently signed between City Bank and Robi Axiata Limited has paved the way for customers of both the companies to avail attractively packaged unlimited data roaming service along with credit card facility at a specially discounted annual fee. City Bank’s Managing Director & CEO, Sohail R. K. Hussain […]

Economic Watch: China’s economy stabilizes

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — The Chinese economy is showing signs of stability but domestic demand remains fragile. China’s consumer price index (CPI) grew 1.8 percent year on year in July, virtually unchanged from 1.9 percent in June, while the producer price index (PPI), which measures costs of goods at the factory gate, dropped 1.7 […]

Grameenphone launches digital self-care channel MyGP

DHAKA, Aug. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone has launched their digital self-care channel MyGP, for customers to access all GP services, offers, bonus and rewards, on August 9 at the Westin Dhaka. MyGP App will be the single digital channel which lets customers interact with GP through its rich and personalized user experience. The app is […]

Bringing Skills Training Opportunities to Rural Bangladesh

DHAKA, Aug. 9 (NsNewsWire) — In Bangladesh, often the rural people, especially young women do not have access to industry-based skills trainings as the industries are pre-dominantly mainly located in cities. To overcome the challenge, the Skills and Training Enhancement Project (STEP) in partnership with the Bangladesh Garments and Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is […]

Roundup: Chinese engineering giant to design mega Padma bridge corridor linking Bangladesh with neighbors

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Aug. 8 (Xinhu) — The Bangladeshi government has relied on a Chinese engineering giant to carry out detailed engineering design for a four-lane expansion of a national highway which is assumed to be one of the major transport corridors linking capital Dhaka to its south and west as well as linking Bangladesh […]

China sends first span of Bangladesh’s largest Padma Bridge

DHAKA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — First Made in China span for Bangladesh’s largest Padma bridge has reached the project site. The 150-meter span weighing some 2900 tones was made of steel plate with 20-80mm thickness in a Chinese factory. Obaidul Quader, Bangladesh’s road transport and bridges minister, said all the 41 spans for the bridge […]

Trump claims his party well united as Republicans in growing disarray

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, facing growing frustration and division among the Republican elite and donors, claimed Wednesday that his campaign has never been in better shape and his party has never been so well united, reports Xinhua. “The campaign is doing really well. It’s never been so well united. […]

BTCCI leaders meet new Thai envoy, seek easier ways to bolster Bangladesh export to Thailand

DHAKA, Aug. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Representatives from Bangladesh-Thai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BTCCI) have recently met the the newly appointed Ambassador of Thailand to Bangladesh Panpimon Suwannapongse and urged her for easier ways to bolster export to Thailand. The Chamber delegation led by President Sajjatuz Jumma discussed issues related to Bangladesh-Thailand trade, investment tourism, during the […]