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Robi organizes launching ceremony for PDB electricity bill payment service in Rangpur

DHAKA, March 31 (NsNewsWire) — Robi has launched electricity bill payment service facility for Power Development Board (PDB) in Rangpur division. This came at a launching ceremony organized at Rangpur Parjatan Motel on Tuesday (31 March). Robi has already started collecting electricity bill of March 2015 for PDB customers in the region. Of the six […]

Grameenphone revamps Internet packages

DHAKA, March 30 (NsNewsWire) –Grameenphone Ltd. has re-configured its internet services into seven packages to better cater to the needs of the different customer segments. The packages are expected to support the company’s effort to provide “Internet for All” in Bangladesh. Details of the packages were disclosed at a press meet today at a local […]

United Commercial Bank Limited receives ‘Brand Excellence’ award in the Golden Globe Tigers’ Award 2015

DHAKA, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — United Commercial Bank Limited was awarded with Brand Excellence award in Banking & Financial Services category in the Golden Globe Tigers’ Award 2015 held on 25 March 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Muhammed Ali, Managing Director of UCB, received the award. Mirza Mahmud Rafiqur Rahman, Additional Managing Director of […]

Another Bangladeshi blogger hacked to death

DHAKA, March 30 (Xinhua) — Unknown assailants on Monday morning hacked another Bangladeshi blogger to death in the capital city of Dhaka. On Feb. 26 night, Unknown assailants hacked blogger Abhijit Roy to death also in Dhaka. A Dhaka Metropolitan Police official said blogger Washiqur Rahman died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital where he was […]

edotco inks deal with Qubee

DHAKA, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — Country’s first infrastructure service company edotco Bangladesh Ltd. has signed an addendum of existing tripartite agreement with Qubee, one of the country’s leading Wireless Broadband service providers using WIMAX technology and telecom operator company Robi Axiata Ltd. at its corporate office Sunday. According to a press release, the agreement will […]

Japan Supports Three Grass-roots Human Security Projects

DHAKA, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — The Government of Japan has extended grants to three Bangladeshi NGOs. Ambassador Shiro Sadoshima Sunday signed ‘Grant Contracts’ for Grass-roots Human Security Projects atEmbassy of Japan with the representatives of these NGOs: Dr. Sk. Akhtar Ahmad, President of AsiaArsenic Network (AAN), Mr. Rasel Ahmed Liton, Chief Executive of SKS Foundation, […]

Spain’s state secretary for foreign affairs arrives in Dhaka

DHAKA, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ignacio Ybáñez Rubio arrived in Dhaka early Sunday to further strengthen and rejuvenate the existing bilateral relations between the countries. Hours after arriving in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka Ybanez Rubio held bilateral talks with the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Sunday afternoon […]

China welcomes Denmark, Australia to AIIB

China’s Ministry of Finance Sunday welcomed the decisions of Denmark and Australia to apply to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, reports Xinhua

China eyes more maritime cooperation with ASEAN

BOAO, Hainan, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — China hopes all-round maritime cooperation with the ASEAN will become a model for building the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, Chines State Councilor Yang Jiechi said here on Saturday. Yang made the remark at a ceremony launching the maritime cooperation year between China and the ASEAN, held on the […]