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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Bangladesh’s Grameenphone revenue up 1 pct in Q1

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s largest cell phone operator Grameenphone has reported revenue of BDT 25.2 billion for the first quarter of 2015, up marginally by 1% from the same period last year. In comparison with last quarter of 2014, GP experienced de-growth of 2.9%. Service revenue grew by 0.8% (YoY) along with 5.2% […]

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Robi brings Double Bonus internet pack

DHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) —  Robi has launched a double bonus campaign recently. This exciting campaign enables Robi Prepaid customers to get 100 per cent bonus on 1GB and 2GB easy load recharge-based internet pack activation. Robi Prepaid customers can recharge 316 taka to get 1GB bonus internet pack along with 1GB regular internet valid […]

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LinkedIn joins Twitter in post-earnings tumble

NEW YORK — Dumping social media stocks that show any sign of weakness is trending on Wall Street. Shares of LinkedIn Corp. plunged 21 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the professional networking service gave a disappointing outlook for the second quarter, weighed in large part by its pending purchase of online learning company Lynda.com, reports AP […]

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Grameenphone to launch affordable SMS service for roamers

DHAKA, April 30 (NsNewsWire)  — Grameenphone Ltd. is going to launch an economicSMS service for its outbound roaming customers from April 30, 2015. This new service will allow the roaming customers of Grameenphone to sendSMS to any Bangladeshi  mobile number from abroad at only BDT 2 (VATapplicable).Outbound  Roamers  of  Grameenphone  will  be  able  to  send  […]

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