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DHAKA, Jan. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone has installed GP WiFi service in selected locations of various universities in Dhaka and Chittagong to ensure round the clock internet access for students. During the pilot phase, students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), American International University Bangladesh (AIUB), Stamford University, United International University (UIU), and […]
Read Moreby Sharmin Rahman JU, Savar, Jan. 27 (NsNewsWire) — The 14th Jahangirnagar University or JU bird fair will be held on its campus on Febr. 5. Fair Convener Kamrul Hasan, also associate professor of the university’s Department of Zoology, confirmed NsNewsWire about the annual event aimed at raising awareness of bird conservation. JU Vice Chancellor […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim has announced to go tough against illegally imported mobile handsets in order to protect the consumers from counterfeits. “We’ll launch a drive against illegally imported mobile handsets after ongoing bio-metric SIM registration process completes,” she said. Addressing a views-exchange meeting with […]
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DHAKA, Jan. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 25-man provisional squad on Thursday. All-rounder Ariful Haque is the new face in the mix, reports NDTV quoting bdnews24.com. The team will be in Khulna on Saturday before attending practice sessions in Chittagong on February 7 in their two-phase preparations. Rubel has been out […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (NsNewsWire) — A massive winter storm has been clobbering the eastern region of the United States, forcing more cities along the East Coast to be shut down Saturday, leaving at least 12 people dead and stranding thousands on the roads and at airports, reports Xinhua. According to local weather services, Winter Storm […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Ericsson has recently signed a contract with Robi Axiata Limited (‘Robi’) to upgrade Robi’s network in Chittagong and Comilla regions. The agreement also makes way for the deployment substantial number of 3G/WCDMA sites in the same regions. This enhanced network strength is expected to help boost quality data service for […]
Read MoreSingapore, Jan. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Between 16 Nov and 1 Dec 2015, the Internal Security Department arrested 27 male Bangladeshi nationals who were working in the local construction industry under the Internal Security Act (ISA), Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs said in statement on Wednesday. The press release available to the following web link: https://www.mha.gov.sg/Newsroom/press-releases/Pages/Arrests-of-27-Radicalised-Bangladeshi-Nationals-under-the-Internal-Security-Act-.aspx […]
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DHAKA, Jan. 20 (NsNewsWire) — The total number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers reached nearly 134 million at the end of December 2015 with addition of 13.37 million new users in the immediate past year, statistics of the country’s telecom regulator showed Tuesday, reports Xinhua. With over half a million new addition in December last […]
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DHAKA, Jan. 20 (NsNewsWire) — From smarter machines and customers as co-creators, to data for social good and softwarization, Telenor Group’s Research arm has published the key global telco trends identified for 2016. Consumers are experiencing digitalization in many parts of their daily lives, from buying bus tickets with the mobile phone to monitoring heart […]
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