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Smoking in cars to become illegal in England

LONDON, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — British parliament Wednesday approved regulations which will make smoking in cars become illegal when carrying children, the Department of Health said. The Department of Health said the new rules are expected to come into force on Oct. 1 and people who violates those rules will be fined 50 pounds (about […]

Top leaders attend event celebrating military-civilian unity

China’s top leaders gathered with servicemen and members of the public at a Spring Festival event to celebrate unity between the government, military and public. Xinhua Photo

Xi to pay first state visit to U.S.

BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held phone talks with his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, and accepted the latter’s invitation to pay a state visit to the United States in September. The world’s two biggest economies have been building a new type of major-country relationship and have maintained good development […]

EU Ambassador Pierre Mayaudon calls on Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina

DHAKA, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire) — EU Ambassador and Head of Delegation Pierre Mayaudon has paid a courtesy visit to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this morning at the Prime Minister’s Office. EU Ambassador engaged with the Prime Minister on a number of issues related to the EU-Bangladesh relations, including on Trade and Development where […]

leaders from Facebook, Telenor Group, Airtel Africa, Millicom to participate World Mobile Congress keynote sessions

London, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The GSMA Wednesday announced the Mobile World Live Keynote sessions for Mobile World Congress 2015. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, will participate in a keynote alongside leaders from Airtel Africa, Millicom and Telenor Group on the evening of Monday, 2 March. The United States Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler […]

Explore Bangladesh From Your Computer, Thanks to Google Street View

DHAKA, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire) — People from around the world can now explore Bangladesh from their smartphone or PC with the launch of Google Street View service in the South Asian country on February 5, 2015. Roam the streets of Dhaka and Chittagong, Bangladesh’s two largest cities, or explore digital panoramic imagery of 40 of the country’s most important historic, […]

GSMA Announces New Keynote Speakers for Mobile World Congress 2015

Leaders from AT&T, China Mobile, Deutsche Telekom, Dialog Axiata, KT, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone to Take the Stage in Barcelona London, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The GSMA has announced that more than a dozen CEOs and executives from across the mobile ecosystem as well as adjacent industry sectors have been added to the keynote programme […]

Bangladesh opposition’s student wing spokesman Abdus Satter Patuary detained

DHAKA, Feb. 10 (NsNewsWire) — The Detective Branch of Bangladesh Police have detained a top spokesman of ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) student wing on Tuesday evening in capital Dhaka. Abdus Satter Patuary, office secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (student–wing of BNP), will be produced before a court Wednesday, said a DB official who preferred […]

GSMA Announces Nominees for 20th Global Mobile Awards

London, Feb. 10 (NsNewsWire) — The GSMA has announced the nominees for the 2015 Global Mobile Awards, which are this year celebrating 20 years of achievement and innovation across the mobile industry. World-renowned actor, comedian, writer and film producer John Cleese will host the Global Mobile Awards ceremony on Tuesday, 3rd March at the GSMA […]