PM’s Bangladesh visit- On the cards: Motor vehicles pact to make trade easier

DHAKA, May 24 (NsNewsWire) — Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh in June, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar Saturday said they are discussing a motor vehicles agreement between India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, as an initiative under sub-regional cooperation., reports http://indianexpress.com The agreement, if it comes through, will allow trucks to travel between […]

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22-year-old woman gang-raped on bus in Bangladesh

A 22-year-old woman was raped by five men on a minibus in Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital, authorities said, in a case with chilling echoes of the fatal attack on a woman in New Delhi in 2012, reports http://www.latimes.com Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital said Saturday that medical tests confirmed the victim was sexually assaulted. […]

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Malaysia finds mass graves of suspected trafficking victims in abandoned camps

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia –  The Malaysian home minister says police have discovered mass graves of suspected trafficking victims near the country’s border with Thailand. Home Minister Zahid Hamidi says the graves were located in 17 human trafficking camps that had been abandoned. It isn’t clear how many bodies have been recovered, reports Fox News Similar […]

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Press Room Registration Opens for Mobile World Congress Shanghai

Shanghai, May 14 (NsNewsWire) –Registration is now open to journalists planning to attend the three-day Shanghai Mobile World Congress slated for beginning on July 15. GSMA officials in a statement received Thursday invited journalists , to apply for press pass to attend the Mobile World Congress to be held at Kerry Hotel Pudong and Shanghai New […]

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BRAC Bank & Robi become corporate partners

DHAKA, May 14 (NsNewsWire) — Robi has signed a corporate agreement with BRAC Bank Limited on 13 May. BRAC Bank will now enjoy special call rate, call conferencing, close user group facility and many more value-added services including Robi’s 3.5G data services. Robi’s Chief Operating Officer Mahtab Uddin Ahmed and BRAC Bank’s Company Secretary, Head […]

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Airtel Offers ‘Ajibon Internet’ Packs with Life Time Validity

DHAKA, May 13 (NsNewsWire) — Airtel Bangladesh Limited, the fastest growing telecom operator of the country has launched exciting new internet packs named ‘Ajibon Internet’ for its customers. This offer is the first of its kind in the telecom sector of Bangladesh. The offers consist of 25MB of internet with 25 taka and 40MB of […]

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Chinese CEO takes full team to France

BEIJING, May 13 (NsNewsWire) — A Chinese CEO set a new global standard of sorts by leading 6,400 employees on a paid vacation to the picturesque French cities of Paris, Cannes and Monaco. The employees of the Tiens Group were treated to the famous Moulin Rouge cabaret show in Paris as well. Tiens CEO Li […]

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Sigve Brekke new Telenor Group CEO

  Oslo, May 12 (NsNewsWire) —  The Board of Directors of Telenor Group (Telenor) today announces the appointment of Mr. Sigve Brekke as the company’s new Group President and Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed Mr. Jon Fredrik Baksaas by 17 August 2015. Sigve Brekke is the Executive Vice President and Head of Telenor Group’s […]

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Chinese smartphone market, world’s largest, shrinks

BEIJING, May 12 (NsNewsWire) — China’s smartphone market has reached saturation, according to a new study by industry analyst IDC that carries potentially significant implications for the global handset industry led by giants like Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. During the first quarter of 2015, smartphone shipments in the world’s most populous country […]

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