BRAC Bank & Robi become corporate partners

DHAKA, May 14 (NsNewsWire) — Robi has signed a corporate agreement with BRAC Bank Limited on 13 May. BRAC Bank will now enjoy special call rate, call conferencing, close user group facility and many more value-added services including Robi’s 3.5G data services. Robi’s Chief Operating Officer Mahtab Uddin Ahmed and BRAC Bank’s Company Secretary, Head […]

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Airtel Offers ‘Ajibon Internet’ Packs with Life Time Validity

DHAKA, May 13 (NsNewsWire) — Airtel Bangladesh Limited, the fastest growing telecom operator of the country has launched exciting new internet packs named ‘Ajibon Internet’ for its customers. This offer is the first of its kind in the telecom sector of Bangladesh. The offers consist of 25MB of internet with 25 taka and 40MB of […]

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Facebook Inc tied up with nine news publishers to launch “Instant Articles”

DHAKA, May 13 (NsNewsWire) — Facebook Inc tied up with nine news publishers to launch “Instant Articles” that will let them publish articles directly to the social network’s mobile news feeds. Instant Articles will let stories load more than 10 times faster than standard mobile web articles and will include content from publishers such as […]

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Sigve Brekke new Telenor Group CEO

  Oslo, May 12 (NsNewsWire) —  The Board of Directors of Telenor Group (Telenor) today announces the appointment of Mr. Sigve Brekke as the company’s new Group President and Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed Mr. Jon Fredrik Baksaas by 17 August 2015. Sigve Brekke is the Executive Vice President and Head of Telenor Group’s […]

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Bangladesh court confirms ban on use of national anthem as mobile ring tone

DHAKA, May 12 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court verdict that banned the use of the national anthem as a ring tone or welcome tune in mobile phones for commercial purposes. A three-member of the court’s Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order after dismissing two […]

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Chinese smartphone market, world’s largest, shrinks

BEIJING, May 12 (NsNewsWire) — China’s smartphone market has reached saturation, according to a new study by industry analyst IDC that carries potentially significant implications for the global handset industry led by giants like Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. During the first quarter of 2015, smartphone shipments in the world’s most populous country […]

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Robi brings free internet in partnership with Internet.org

DHAKA, May 10 (NsNewsWire) —  Robi Sunday announced that it is the first mobile phone company in Bangladesh to partner with Internet.org, a Facebook-led initiative to provide connectivity to the two thirds of the world without internet access. Zunaid Ahmed Palak,  State Minister for ICT Division, had played a very important role in bringing this […]

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GSMA Announces Partnership with Shanghai International Information Consumption Festival

Hong Kong, May 6 (NsNewsWire) — The GSMA today announced a partnership with the Shanghai International Information Consumption Festival in bringing mobile and ICT-focused exhibitions, events and activities to Shanghai. The GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai will be held 15-17 July, alongside the Shanghai International Information Consumption Festival at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) […]

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DIGITAL INVESTMENT SUMMIT TO BE HELD IN DHAKA ON 7 MAY

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) — A day-long investment summit titled “Digital Investment Summit” will be held in Dhaka on May 7, 2015 at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel. The Summit is being organized by Telenor Group, Accenture and BASIS, in collaboration of ICT Division, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications & Information Technology. Mr. Sajeeb […]

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