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DHAKA, Nov. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Smart City Hackathon will be held for the first time in Bangladesh this November. Preneur Lab, Grameenphone and White-board are the organizers of the initiative which will held in GP House for 36 straight hours from 11 to 12 November. Smart City Hackathon will be a continuous 36 hours program for coders, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 31 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh expresses deep concern at the reported missile attack by the Houthi targeting the holiest shrine of Islam in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh strongly condemns such attacks on the very fundamental symbol of faith and unity of Muslim Ummah. Bangladesh reiterates its commitment to stand by the Government and the […]
Read MoreDhaka, Oct. 31, 2016: Mahtab Uddin Ahmed will take over the charge of Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Robi Axiata Limited. He will be succeeding Supun Weerasinghe who had served the company since January 2014. Supun will return to Dialog Axiata Plc (Dialog), Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider as its Group […]
Read Moreby Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Oct. 31 (NsNewsWire) — Riding on a stunning show of spin bowling from teenage sensation Mehedi Hasan Miraz followed by premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh secured their first ever Test win over elite England with an 108-run victory on the third day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka Sunday, reports […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has attended a Ministerial Conference on ‘Peacekeeping in Francophone Environment’ at the International Convention Centre, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France today. He was taking part at the Ministerial at the invitation of Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister for Foreign Affairs […]
Read MoreNew Delhi announced it was expelling a Pakistani visa official for suspected spying, with Islamabad responding by saying it would send back an Indian diplomat in an apparent tit-for-tat move, reports AFP. The expulsions come as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours are running high over their disputed territory of Kashmir. New Delhi police said the […]
Read MoreThe US Justice Department has charged 61 people and entities with taking part in a scam involving India-based call centres where agents impersonated Internal Revenue Service, immigration and other federal officials and demanded payments for nonexistent debts. The scam, which had operated since 2013, targeted at least 15,000 people who lost more than $300 million. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has launched nationwide coverage of the country’s first toll-free “Child Helpline-1098” to provide a free telephone service to children who are facing violence, abuse and exploitation, reports Xinhua. The Child Helpline “1098” enables anyone to report child rights violations, child abuse, exploitation or any other act of disruption to […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 26 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh economy grew at a faster-than-expected 7.05 percent in the last 2015-16 fiscal year (July 2015-June 2016) helped by stronger industrial performance, reports Xinhua. “Bangladesh economy grew by 7.11 percent in the previous financial year,” Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told the press in Dhaka on Tuesday. According to the […]
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