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Two Telenor Group executives temporarily relieved of their responsibilities

Fornebu, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — As a result of Telenor Group’s previously announced external review by Deloitte of the Group’s handling and oversight of its minority ownership in VimpelCom Ltd., Telenor on Nov. 11 temporarily relieved CFO Mr. Richard Olav Aa and General Counsel Mr. Pål Wien Espen of their responsibilities. VimpelCom, in which Telenor […]

GRAMEENPHONE INITIATES ‘MY STUDY’ PILOT PROGRAM FOR SSC STUDENTS

DHAKA, Nov. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Ltd., in partnership with Telenor Digital, announced the launch a pilot for its ‘MyStudy’ project, at a city school Wednesday. The app was inaugurated by Mr. Imran Ahmad, MP, Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Post and Telecommunications at Bangladesh Bank High School. MyStudy is a mobile learning […]

Bangladesh inks contract with French firm to join club of satellite owning nations

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh has been emerging as the youngest member of the global club of satellite owning nations as the country Wednesday signed a 19.51 billion taka (about 248 million U.S. dollars) deal with a French firm. Shahjahan Mahmood, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), and Jean-Loïc Galle, president […]

Newly-appointed BTRC chairman held meeting with TRNB members

DHAKA, Nov. 9 (NsNewsWire) — The newly appointed Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Dr. Shahjahan Mahmood Monday held a meeting with the members of the Telecom Reporters’ Network of Bangladesh (TRNB) at his office in the city. At the outset of the meeting, the BTRC chief was greeted with a flower bouquet by […]

ICT Division, Robi, Huawei join hands for Women’s development through ICT

DHAKA, Nov. 9 (NsNewsWire) — ICT Division of the Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications & Information Technology (MoPT&IT), the country’s second largest telecom operator Robi Axiata Limited and globally leading ICT solution provider Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited have agreed to join hands to undertake a joint initiative to work for the sustainable development of Bangladeshi […]

The Telenor Board and Baksaas terminate consultancy agreement

Fornebu, Nov. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Former CEO Mr. Jon Fredrik Baksaas and the Board of Directors in Telenor Group have today reached a mutual agreement to terminate Baksaas’ consultancy agreement with the Board. Baksaas has also notified the Board that he will refrain from bonus payment for 2015. The decision is effective from today. “The […]

Robi becomes #1 ‘Most Socially Devoted Brand’ in the World

Dhaka, Nov. 09 (NsNewsWire) — Robi has been officially declared as the #1 ‘Most Socially Devoted Brand’ in the world across all categories. The acknowledgment comes from ‘Socialbakers’ – a globally recognized online analytics publishing company – for the period of Q3, 2015. Robi is the only Bangladeshi brand to have achieved this glory. Robi […]

AIRTEL DELIGHTS A NETWORK OF ONE CRORE FRIENDS!!

DHAKA, Nov. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Airtel Bangladesh Limited the fastest growing telecom operator of the country has crossed the coveted ten million customer base. Airtel Bangladesh started its journey in 2010 and in short span of five years reached a number of milestones including the latest ten million mark. PD Sarma, MD and CEO of […]

VimpelCom’s announced provisions increases Telenor’s concerns

DHAKA, Nov. 3 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Group notes that VimpelCom Ltd. in a press release on 3 November 2015 has announced that they will make a provision of USD 900 million in their third quarter financial statements for a resolution of the investigations into VimpelCom’s business in Uzbekistan and prior dealings with Takilant. On 14 […]