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AIIB’s Board of Directors Approves $509 M Financing for its First 4 Projects:Power, Transport and Urban Investments span South, Southeast and Central Asia

Beijing, June 24 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s Board of Directors today approved its first 4 loans totaling $509 million to finance 4 projects. Three of the 4 projects are co-financing operations with multilateral development bank (MDB) partners. The approved loans are:  a $165 million loan for a Power Distribution System Upgrade […]

Robi train ticketing solution makes Eid travel easy

DHAKA, June 23 (NsNewsWire) — As we near the end of the holy month of Ramadan, people are busy making their travel plans to visit their near and dear ones across the country. Long queues have already become a common site in the major railway stations of the country. As the leading digital service provider […]

Solar home systems lighting up rural Bangladesh

DHAKA, June 23 (NsNewsWire) — The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II (RERED II) Project provides electricity in rural remote villages of Bangladesh through solar power and renewable energy sources. Together, the RERED II and its predecessor RERED project have supported more than 3.9 million solar home systems (SHS) in rural Bangladesh benefiting over […]

Grameenphone pledges to educate about online bullying

DHAKA, June 22 (NsNewsWire) — With an estimated half billion youth in Telenor Asia’s markets of Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan and Thailand accessing the internet for the first time in the next five years, Grameenphone and its parent company, Telenor Group, hope to educate young users on the benefits of connectivity, as well as […]

Youth hooked on mobile messaging but preference varies, says Telenor research

Fornebu, June 20 (NsNewsWire) — The Facebook family is strengthening its position amongst digital frontrunners globally. While most time is spent on messaging apps, today’s young consumers still rate SMS and mobile calls as intrinsic to their communication habits. And there’s a new challenger on the market: watch out as internet calls gain momentum in […]

Outgoing Egyptian Ambassador calls on Foreign Minister

DHAKA, June 14 (NsNewsWire) — The outgoing Egyptian Ambassador in Bangladesh and the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Dhaka Mahmoud Ezzat made a farewell call on Foreign Minister A H Mahmood Ali MP this morning in the Foreign Ministry. The Egyptian Ambassador expressed his thanks and appreciation for extending all support to him in […]

Telenor appoints New CEOs in Bulgaria and Pakistan

Fornebu, June 14 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Group has today appointed Michael Foley as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telenor Bulgaria and Irfan Wahab Khan as CEO of Telenor Pakistan. The new appointments will be effective from 1 August 2016, and both Foley and Khan will be members of the Group Executive Management team. “I am […]

Chinese FM’s Remarks At the Media Briefing on G20 Hangzhou Summit

DHAKA, June 12 (NsNewsWire) — The following is the full and unedited text of the Remarks by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi At the Media Briefing on the recently held G20 Hangzhou Summit: “Dear Guests, Friends from the Press, Good morning! Today is 26 May, and tomorrow will mark the 100-day countdown of the G20 […]

Symphony Mobile unveiled the Finger Print Security enabled Smartphone

DHAKA, June 9 (NsNewsWire) — The leading brand of Bangladesh, Symphony unveiled their new HD series Smartphone H400. H400, the first phone of Symphony which has Finger Print Security Technology. Finger print security sensor helps Smartphone users to quick lock & unlock. The handset contains 2.5 D curved glass with 5 inch HD IPS Display […]