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Only 5 million of Bangladesh’s 152 million citizens have regular Internet access. Three-quarters live in rural villages. The Infoladies, a group of about 50 women in their early 20s, travel through the countryside equipped with a laptop computer, a tablet, a smartphone, a digital camera, and a glucometer ministering to the technologically impoverished, reports Bloomberg […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 9 (NsNewsWire) — The country’s second largest cell phone company Friday launched 3G services in Bogra followed by a jovial rally in the presence of massive crowd of all ages. The rally started by flying off balloons and consisted of 3G branded caravans, horse carts, paddle vans etc., along with the playing of […]
Read MoreNo time for LTE complacency; it’s full speed ahead for trials of the next generation of mobile broadband technologies. Guy Daniels reports. Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has today announced plans for major 5G experimental trials with six of the industry’s leading equipment vendors. Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Fujitsu, NEC, Nokia and Samsung will collaborate with the mobile operator […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 8 (NsNewsWire) — Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in association with Asian Paints, IRCON and Marico Bangladesh is organising An Evening of Rabindra Sangeet by Mrs. Nandita Yasmin, at 6:30 PM on May 10, 2014 at the IGCC, House No. 35, Road No. 24, Gulshan-1, Dhaka. Mrs. Nandita Yasmin was initiated to the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 8 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone brings in an Internet enabled mobile handset at lowest cost in Bangladesh. The Symphony D51i handset priced BDT 1490 comes with attractive free Data package from Grameenphone.The handset was unveiled today at GPHouse in presence of the officials from Grameenphone Ltd. and Edison Group (Symphony Mobile). Erlend Prestgard, Head […]
Read MoreNorway, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Group Wednesday announced that it has appointed Mr. Michael Patrick Foley as the new Chief Executive Officer of Telenor Pakistan. Mr. Foley assumes the role at a significant moment in Telenor Pakistan’s history – as the country moves into a future where everyone will be able to access the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — Civil Society Alliance for Scaling Up Nutrition (CSA for SUN) in Bangladesh has celebrated “Global Day of Action” on nutrition with 18 other countries. Inaugurated in 2012 by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, SUN is a unique movement founded on the principle that all people have a right to food […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert F. Ichord will visit Bangladesh from May 7 to May 10, 2014. Robert F. Ichord serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Energy Resources. He is responsible for promoting the transformation of energy systems to achieve greater efficiency and cleaner performance through use […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s biggest mobile phone operator Grameenphone (GP) has reported a 6.1-percent on-year increase in revenues for the first quarter of this year. The company, which is listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange in Bangladesh, said the revenue was 24.9 billion taka for the July- March period, reports Xinhua. Compared with […]
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