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DHAKA, Dec. 21 (NsNewsWire) — The total number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers reached nearly 132 million at the end of October with addition of 11.65 million new users in the first 10 months of the year, statistics of the country’s telecom regulator showed Sunday, reports Xinhua. According to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 21 (NsNewsWire) — International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will provide financing to help Robi Axiata Limited (Robi) to expand its telecom network and build new telecommunication infrastructure networks. The US $99 million long term loan facility will enable Robi to improve public access to affordable and reliable […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Rased Mehedi, special correspondent of The Daily Samakal, and Shamim Ahamed, senior correspondent of bdnews24.com, were elected president and general secretary respectively of Telecom Reporters’ Network of Bangladesh or TRNB on Saturday for the 2016 term. The other office-bearers include Treasurer Samir Kumar Dey of the daily Ittefaq, Organizing Secretary […]
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Fornebu, Dec. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Group today announced that it has surpassed the 200 million mobile subscriber mark. This represents a significant milestone in Telenor Group’s history across Asia, Europe and the Nordics. “Many in Telenor can remember reaching one million subscribers – a once-historic milestone. Since then, the world has changed dramatically and […]
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Fornebu, Dec. 17 (NsNewsWire) — The Nomination Committee of Telenor ASA proposes Ms. Gunn Wærsted as the new Chair of the Board of Directors of Telenor ASA. Gunn Wærsted (born in 1955) is Executive Vice President and member of the Group Executive Management in Nordea Bank and Country Senior Executive in Nordea Bank Norway. During […]
Read MoreDhaka, Dec. 15 (NsNewsWire) — NITS Services Ltd. has recently subscribed to Robi’s corporate solution. In this connection, an agreement was signed between the two companies at Nitol Center in the capital. Under this corporate solution, NITS will enjoy special call rate for data bundle pack and voice connections; call conferencing & close user group […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has lifted a ban on all social networking platforms, Bangladeshi State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim confirmed the government decision to Xinhua. The decision to lift ban on all social media platforms came hours after the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission’s new instruction to block three more online […]
Read Moreby Xinhua Writer Chen Shilei BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — In an era when cyberspace has become a domain so important as land, sea, the sky and outer space, cybersecurity should be safeguarded by all countries around the world, or it could become an Achilles’ heel in the development of the Internet. Thanks to the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal Monday afternoon said his ministry has not issued any insurrection to block three online voice and messaging services. Kamal passed the remarks as authorities blocked Twitter, Skype, imo on Sunday night days after unblocking Facebook. Sources said telecom regulator — BTRC- on Sunday night […]
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