Landslide: British PM Cameron, Tories trounce Labour party

British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Tory party scored a decisive victory over the opposing Labour Party, left far-left and far-right parties in the dust and defied pre-election polls  with a resounding election triumph he called “the sweetest victory of all.” Aided by the Scottish National Party’s rout of Labour in Scotland, Cameron and […]

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SASTERS Norway, Philippines ambassadors among 7 dead in chopper crash in Pakistan

A military helicopter carrying foreign diplomats crashed in northern Pakistan Friday, killing at least seven people, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines, and injuring several others. The Pakistani Mi-17 chopper was flying to the mountainous northern region of Gilgit to check on development projects when it crashed into a school and caught fire […]

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Coca-Cola contest winners get Samsung smartphones

Happy Winners of the campaign “Coca-Cola kholo, connect koro” pose with Samsung Galaxy J1 smartphones. The campaign that started on 15th March 2015 will end on 14th  May 2015. Coca-Cola allows its consumers to participate and win smartphones every hour from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM during the two month long campaign. press release

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GSMA Announces Partnership with Shanghai International Information Consumption Festival

Hong Kong, May 6 (NsNewsWire) — The GSMA today announced a partnership with the Shanghai International Information Consumption Festival in bringing mobile and ICT-focused exhibitions, events and activities to Shanghai. The GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai will be held 15-17 July, alongside the Shanghai International Information Consumption Festival at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) […]

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DIGITAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT TO BE HELD IN DHAKA ON 7 MAY

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) — A day-long investment summit titled “Digital Investment Summit” will be held in Dhaka on May 7, 2015 at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel. The Summit is being organized by Telenor Group, Accenture and BASIS, in collaboration of ICT Division, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications & Information Technology. Mr. Sajeeb […]

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Bangladesh’s Grameenphone revenue up 1 pct in Q1

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s largest cell phone operator Grameenphone has reported revenue of BDT 25.2 billion for the first quarter of 2015, up marginally by 1% from the same period last year. In comparison with last quarter of 2014, GP experienced de-growth of 2.9%. Service revenue grew by 0.8% (YoY) along with 5.2% […]

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Robi brings Double Bonus internet pack

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) —  Robi has launched a double bonus campaign recently. This exciting campaign enables Robi Prepaid customers to get 100 per cent bonus on 1GB and 2GB easy load recharge-based internet pack activation. Robi Prepaid customers can recharge 316 taka to get 1GB bonus internet pack along with 1GB regular internet valid […]

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India, Bangladesh agree to promote seeds exchange

DHAKA, May 4 (NsNewsWire) — India and Bangladesh entered into an agreement to initiate the cross-border trade in High-Yielding Varieties (HYV) of rice seeds. A Memorandum of Understanding to this effect was signed between the Seed associations of the two countries, in New Delhi.

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Bangladesh clinches 1st ever test draw vs Pakistan

KHILNA, MAY 2 (NsNewsWire) — Opener Tamim Iqbal hit 206 to lead Bangladesh to its first ever test draw against rival Pakistan on Saturday. The hosts finished the day on 555-6, in reply to Pakistan’s massive first innings of 628, reports INDIA Tv. Pakistan had led Bangladesh 8-0 in past test matches. Tamim helped Bangladesh to […]

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