Tank lorry, passenger vehicle collision kills at least 8 in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Dec. 15 (NsNewsWire) — collision between a tank lorry and a three-wheeler passenger vehicle on Tuesday morning in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj district, some 134 km northwest of capital Dhaka, left at least eight people dead and more than 10 others injured, local police said, reports Xinhua. “At least five passengers were killed on the spot […]

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NotunKichu online quiz competition winners receive scholarships

DHAKA, Dec. 15 (NsNewsWire) — 10 lucky winners have received scholarships worth Tk. 1 lakh as well as laptops and smartphones  by participating in the ‘Online Quiz Competition 2015’ organized by NotunKichu dotcom. The Tk. 1 lakh scholarship as well as laptops were sponsored by the State University of Bangladesh (SUB). Smartphones were awarded by […]

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Samsung Galaxy customers buy phones and win Samsung 32” LED TVs

DHAKA, Dec. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung Mobile Bangladesh handed over the Samsung 32” LED TVs to the winners of Samsung Galaxy “Win a Car” Campaign. The gifts were handed over at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall. The “Win a Car” campaign offers the consumers to choose their favorite Samsung Galaxy device from Galaxy Ace Nxt 2, […]

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Bangladesh minister denies any instruction to block Twitter, Skype, imo

DHAKA, Dec. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal  Monday afternoon said his ministry has not issued any insurrection to block three online voice and messaging services. Kamal passed the remarks as authorities blocked Twitter, Skype, imo on Sunday night days after unblocking Facebook. Sources said  telecom regulator — BTRC-  on Sunday night […]

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Unhygienic practices hampering public health; comprehensive initiatives needed

DHAKA, Dec. 14 (NsNewsWire) —  Most of the people in the country are aware of health habit and practices, but lack of practice is the key challenge, said speakers at a dissemination ceremony on national strategy for spreading hygiene. They emphasized on comprehensive initiatives to expedite raising awareness for building good health practice, and hoped […]

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The Importance of Friday (Jumma) prayers in Islam

Safiul Azam ACMA Friday (the best day of week) is the special day for the Muslims Ummah. The literal meaning of Friday is congregation. Many of us say that all days are equal as all are being created by Allah (SWT). True, but still, Friday is special, it has its own merits. Refer to following […]

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Robi retains ISO 9001 standards for quality management

DHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Leading mobile phone operator, Robi has retained the ISO 9001 standard for the tenth year in a row. Robi happens to be the first operator to have attained this coveted standard in Bangladesh. The conformance of this standard once again demonstrates Robi’s unwavering commitment to provide quality product and service […]

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Robi and Berger Paints sign corporate agreement

DHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Leading mobile operator Robi and Berger Paints have signed a corporate agreement at Berger’s corporate office Berger House. Robi’s Managing Director and CEO Supun Weerasinghe and Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd’s Managing Director Rupali Chowdhury signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations on Thursday. Under this corporate agreement, Berger […]

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Jobs Critical for Bangladesh development-World Bank Chief Economist

DHAKA, Dec. 13 (NsNewsWire) —  World Bank Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Kaushik Basu said creating more higher-skilled jobs was a top priority for Bangladesh and commended the country’s remarkable development progress while meeting the Prime Minister today. Basu praised Bangladesh’s efforts to create more and better jobs, a prerequisite for reducing poverty and […]

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