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DHAKA, Dec. 7 (NsNewsWire) — Chevron has started producing gas from two new wells in the Bangladeshi state of Sylhet, aimed at easing the country’s chronic energy shortages, reports Reuters. The U.S oil and energy company, the largest foreign investor in the Bangladesh’s energy sector, will initially produce around 130 million cubic feet of gas […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 7 (NsNewsWire) — “BRACathon”- BRAC’s first ever hackathon attracted more than 120 budding app developers and students to compete for prize and developing useful mobile applications to contribute in social innovation. The 36 hour long BRACathon took place from 4-5 December 2015 in BRAC University. 27 teams including IT students and tech start-ups […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 7 (NsNewsWire) — To celebrate one of the highest growing smartphone industries in the world, Samsung Mobile Bangladesh has announced an attractive offer in Bangladesh, that will give consumers a reason to join the smartphone world right away. Consumers can now choose their preferred Samsung Galaxy device and get a chance to win […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Fatafati Friday, the biggest sales event of the year was jointly launched by the pioneering e-Commerce platform Daraz.com.bd and leading mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited at midnight of December 4th, in the country. Daraz.com.bd and Robi have taken this visionary step to introduce the sales concept of Black Friday […]
Read MoreLondon, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — A stabbing at a Tube station in east London is being treated as a “terrorist incident”, the Met Police has said. Police were called to reports of people being attacked at Leytonstone station just after 19:00 GMT. The knifeman reportedly shouted “this is for Syria”. A man was arrested after […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — An American-Bangladeshi writer who survived a machete attack by Muslim extremists that killed her husband raised alarm Tuesday about rising intimidation and violence against freedom of expression in the troubled South Asian country. Rafida Bonya Ahmed starkly described a sequence of gruesome assaults on secular bloggers, writers and publishers that has left […]
Read MorePARIS, Dec. 2 (NsNewsWire) — A poll published Tuesday showed French President Francois Hollande since the Paris terror attacks gained an approval ratings boost at 35 percent, his best rating since October 2012. The TNS Sofres-One Point survey in Le Figaro magazine showed Hollande’s handling of the Nov. 13 attacks boosted his popularity by 20 […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Robi Axiata Limited, a joint venture between Axiata Group Berhad of Malaysia and NTT DoCoMo Inc. of Japan, has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2015. During the first nine months of 2015, according to a statement of the operator received here on Monday, it […]
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DHAKA, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will appear before a court in capital Dhaka on Monday in a case filed by the country’s anti-graft body. Khaleda Zia will appear before the Special Judge’s Court-9 at about 11:30 a.m. (local time) on Monday and seek bail in the graft case filled for […]
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