JU teachers stage sit-in, threaten indefinite work abstention for better pay

By Sharmin Rahman Savar, Jan. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Jahangirnagar University (JU) teachers have staged a two-hour work abstention in protest against anomalies in the 8th national pay scale. They also staged a sit-in program in front of the university’s New Arts building demanding immediate revision of the pay scale in line with the assurance made […]

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Bangladesh condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Iran

DHAKA, Jan. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh condemns the recent attacks on the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Tehran and its Consulate in Mashhad as such acts are in clear violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963. Foreign Ministry in a press release […]

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United Commercial Bank Limited Organizes Annual Business Conference 2016

DHAKA, Jan. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Annual Business Conference 2016 of United Commercial Bank Limited was held on 06 January 2016 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka. Honourable Chairman of UCB Mr. M.  A. Hashem graced the event as Chief Guest. Muhammed Ali, Managing Director of UCB  delivered his welcome speech at the Business Conference. The […]

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Bangladesh to host Zimbabwe for four T20Is

DHAKA, Jan. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Zimbabwe will take on hosts Bangladesh in a four-match T20 series to be held in Khulna from January 15, the BCB announced on Tuesday. This will be Bangladesh’s longest T20 series, and used as preparation for the upcoming Asia Cup T20s and World T20, reports espncricketinfo. The BCB had been […]

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Robi e-Sheba available on WhatsApp

DHAKA, Jan. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Robi, as a customer-centric mobile phone operator, has recently introduced an innovative Robi e-Sheba service on the popular social communication platform, WhatsApp. This innovative digitized customer service channel is the first-of-its-kind initiative launched in the country. Robi’s tech savvy subscribers can now avail customer care & access services through this […]

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10,000 GRAMEENPHONE BTS TO BE 3G BY JUNE 2016

DHAKA, Jan. 5 (NsNewsWire) —  Grameenphone Ltd. announced today that 100% of its existing 10,000 base stations across Bangladesh will support 3G services by June 2016. Grameenphone has in total more than 5,500 stations which have already been converted to 3G since the service was introduced in late 2013.   The announcement was made by […]

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Bangladesh border fence in Assam to be completed this year: Rajnath Singh

DHAKA, Jan. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Construction of the barbed-wire fence along the Assam stretch of the Indo-Bangladesh border would be completed by the end of 2016, union home minister Rajnath Singh announced in Karimganj on Sunday, reports PTI. Singh, who arrived on a two-day visit to Assam on Sunday, visited one spot on the Indo-Bangla […]

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Robi & BCB team up to hunt for Fast Bowlers

DHAKA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the sponsor of the Bangladesh National Cricket team Robi have teamed up to look for promising fast bowlers from all over the country. “Robi Fast Bowler Hunt” campaign will get underway on 17th January and continue till 20th February 2016. Meanwhile, the registration process has […]

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