Int’l bodies launch scheme in Bangladesh to lift up female garment workers

DHAKA, March 12 (NsNewsWire) — To mark 2019 International Women’s Day, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have launched an innovative training scheme to get more women in supervisory roles in Bangladesh‘s garment sector, reports Xinhua. The “Gender Equality and Returns (GEAR)” initiative was launched at a high-level International Women’s Day […]

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Farhad appointed AMTOB secy general

DHAKA, March 10 (NsNewsWire) — Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) has appointed Brigadier General S M Farhad, SPP, BGBM, ndc, afwc, psc (Retd.) as its new Secretary General, replacing T I M Nurul Kabir. General Farhad is an accomplished leader, policy developer, planner, organizer and executor in the field of information communication […]

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Regulation and Industry Collaboration to ensure cyber security

DHAKA, March 3 (NsNewsWire) — Guo Ping, Huawei’s Rotating Chairman, calls for international collaboration on industry standards and appeals to governments across the world to listen to cyber security experts. His requests come during a keynote speech at Mobile World Congress 2019.   In his MWC 2019 keynote Guo has mentioned how Huawei has developed […]

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Vivo V15 Pro Pre-Booking starts in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Feb. 26 (NsNewsWire) — Vivo unveiled the all-new V15Pro smart phone in Bangladesh, The V15 Pro is the first model beyond the NEX to incorporate the industry’s first Elevating Front Camera with upgraded AI technology that combines a stunning full-screen smart phone with an intelligent personal assistant that understands and anticipates consumer needs. Interested […]

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5G to bring $1.2 trillion industry opportunity in Southeast Asia

DHAKA, Feb. 26 (NsNewsWire) — 5G will bring industry opportunities worth $1.2 trillion in Southeast Asia in the next five years, Huawei’s regional president James Wu said at the Mobile World Congress 2019 on Sunday. In a media interview at MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona, James Wu, president of Huawei Southeast Asia said, “Southeast […]

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Grameenphone launched special offers for frequent flyers

DHAKA, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Ltd. has recently introduced a special roaming internet bundle and combo offer. This roaming offer is country specific and eligible for 34 countries in specific roaming partners’ network. To enjoy the offer, customers need to select specific network manually while traveling abroad. The offer is a permanent one (until […]

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7 Tech Trends set to impact digitization: new Telenor report

DHAKA, Jan. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone, the strongest and the fastest growing mobile network with a subscriber base of 72 million customers, has today revealed in a report listing the seven most anticipated tech trends for 2019 at panel discussion held at GPHouse. The report was presented by Bjorn Hansen, Vice President, Telenor Research. Scientists […]

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Agreement signing between Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority and Edison Group

DHAKA, Dec. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Symphony is going to establish another mobile assembling plant at Kaliakoir, Gazipur. Edison Group, parent company of Symphony, has been allocated 5.16 acres of land in the Hi-tech city by Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA). Edison Group and BHTPA signed an agreement on Wednesday for finalizing the arrangement of setting […]

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Workshop on Delivering Digital Financial Services to Women

DHAKA, Oct. 22 (NsNewsWire) — a2i, SHIFT programme of UNCDF and Women’s World Banking with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation organized a workshop on “Making Finance Work for Women” focusing on women’s participation in digital financial services for public and private stakeholders in the financial inclusion space, to address the issue of […]

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