Shanghai Shenhua-based Cahill fuels Australia’ s world cup qualifying

CANBERRA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — Tim Cahill scored his 42nd international goal as Australia, which is scheduled to play Bangladesh next Tuesday, turned on the sparkle to fuel their World Cup qualifying hopes with a 3-0 win over Kyrgyzstan in Canberra on Thursday. Despite having 74 percent possession in the first half, Australia only took the […]

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Two Telenor Group executives temporarily relieved of their responsibilities

Fornebu, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) —  As a result of Telenor Group’s previously announced external review by Deloitte of the Group’s handling and oversight of its minority ownership in VimpelCom Ltd., Telenor on Nov. 11 temporarily relieved CFO Mr. Richard Olav Aa and General Counsel Mr. Pål Wien Espen of their responsibilities. VimpelCom, in which Telenor […]

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Bangladesh completes series whitewash over Zimbabwe

DHAKA, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh completed a 3-0 ODI series whitewash over Zimbabwe by winning the final game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday night by 61 runs, reports Xinhua. Bangladesh clinched a 58-run victory over Zimbabwe in the second of the three-match ODI cricket series on Monday. The hosts also […]

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ADB President Visits Germany to Discuss 2016 Annual Meeting in Frankfurt

FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Nov. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao wrapped up a visit to Frankfurt and Berlin today, where he discussed with senior officials deepening ADB’s partnership with Germany and thanked the country for hosting ADB’s 49th Annual Meeting in May 2016. During the 4-day visit from 7 to 10 November, […]

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GRAMEENPHONE INITIATES ‘MY STUDY’ PILOT PROGRAM FOR SSC STUDENTS

DHAKA, Nov.  11 (NsNewsWire) —  Grameenphone Ltd., in partnership with Telenor Digital, announced the launch a pilot for its ‘MyStudy’ project, at a city school Wednesday.   The app was inaugurated by Mr. Imran Ahmad, MP, Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Post and Telecommunications at Bangladesh Bank High School.   MyStudy is a mobile learning […]

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Bangladesh crush Zimbabwe to seal 2-0 series win in 2nd ODI

DHAKA, Nov. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh won the 2nd one-day international (ODI) by 58 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series against Zimbabwe Monday night, reports Xinhua. The hosts sealed series as they had won the first match earlier. Batting first, the hosts set a target of 242 runs in their […]

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Newly-appointed BTRC chairman held meeting with TRNB members

DHAKA, Nov. 9  (NsNewsWire) — The newly appointed Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Dr. Shahjahan Mahmood Monday held a meeting with the members of the Telecom Reporters’ Network of Bangladesh (TRNB) at his office in the city. At the outset of the meeting, the BTRC chief was greeted with a flower bouquet by […]

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ICT Division, Robi, Huawei join hands for Women’s development through ICT

DHAKA, Nov. 9 (NsNewsWire) —  ICT Division of the Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications & Information Technology (MoPT&IT), the country’s second largest telecom operator Robi Axiata Limited and globally leading ICT solution provider Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited have agreed to join hands to undertake a joint initiative to work for the sustainable development of Bangladeshi […]

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