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Robi offers 48-hour free calls to and from Nepal

DHAKA, April 28 (NsNewsWire) — In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Nepal, the leading telecom operator Robi announced free calls and text messages to Nepal from its network for 48 hours. It was effective from 0800am on 28 April 2015. Calling and texting to and from Nepal without charges will be applied […]

China to crack down on dancers at village funerals

Beijing, April 28 (NsNewsWire) — China will crack down on strippers who perform at rural funerals, the Ministry of Culture said on Thursday, taking aim at performances it described as illegal and which corrupt “social morals”. State media have said burlesque shows at some funerals aim to draw more mourners and show off the family’s […]

Telenor’s Thor 7 satellite launches successfully

Launch success for THOR 7 Oslo, April 27 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Satellite Broadcasting has announced the successful launch of its new satellite, THOR 7 was successfully launched into space on Sunday April 26, 2015 at 20:00 UTC, from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. On board an Ariane 5 launcher (Arianespace flight VA222), […]

ADB President Offers Condolences, Sympathy to the People of Nepal

MANILA, April 27 (NsNewsWire) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao has offered his deepest condolences to the Government and people of Nepal for the tragic loss of lives caused by the earthquake which hit the country on April 25. “I am deeply saddened to hear of the tragic loss of lives and destruction […]

Mahindra Comviva eyes Bangladesh market for launching easy digital wallet solution

By NK Sanchaya DHAKA, April 27 (NsNewsWire) — Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, eyes fastest growing Bangladesh market to launch an integrated digital wallet solution which enables remote and proximity payments by leveraging the technologies for even street vendors and their customers. The payment solution, powered by its award-winning mobiquity® platform, […]

Microsoft Lumia 840 release date pegged for May or first half of June

DHAKA, April 27 (NsNewsWire) –Microsoft has reported a bit of a decline in their revenues this week in their revenue report, but that does not seem to be impacting the company’s plans for the future that much, and we feel optimistic about what they’re going to be introducing this year. Of course Windows 10 and […]

Robi customers to get special offers from Hotel Agrabad

DHAKA, April 26 (NsNsNewsWire) — The country’s third largest cell phone operator has signed an agreement with Hotel Agrabad that will allow its Platinum Ace and Platinum subscribers to avail a number of exciting offers from the prestigious hotel in the seaport city Chittagong. This came at a signing ceremony at Robi’s Corporate Office in […]

Bangladesh Cricketers Receive Money, Flats, Cars After Thrashing Pakistan

DHAKA, April 26 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday announced that flats and cars along with prize money will be given to the national cricket team for its brilliant performance in the World Cup and home series against Pakistan. Bangladesh’s clinical 3-0 One-Day International (ODI) series sweep and maiden T20 International win […]

India-Bangladesh join hands to protect spectacled langur

BILBARI (India-Bangladesh border): India and Bangladesh have decided to take concerted conservation efforts to protect the rare spectacled langur along with other primates found in Patharia Hills Reserve Forest on either side of the fenced border along Assam’s Karimganjdistrict. A decision to this effect was taken at the last meeting of deputy commissioners of Karimganj and Cachar districts along […]