NsNewsWire | Bangladesh's First Press News Agency

Feature: China’s Tianjin Art Troupe enthralls Bangladeshis, enhances cultural ties

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Jan. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Crowds of hundreds cheered, clapped and waved as China’s famous Tianjin Art Troupe staged a culturally captivating event in a performance aimed at celebrating the upcoming Lunar New Year in Dhaka, reports Xinhua. The performance included traditional Chinese musical instruments, dance, acrobatics and martial arts and many more […]

To curb militancy, trafficking, Bangladesh to set up ten new border outposts

Agartala: Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have agreed to beef up security and construct at least 10 new border outposts (BOPs) on the India-Bangladesh border to check militancy, crime and trafficking, a BSF official said on Monday. Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) and BGB met for five days at the BSF’s Tripura frontier headquarters […]

Bangladesh deserves more limelight after successful 2015 – Mashrafe

Mashrafe Mortaza thinks his Bangladesh team-mates deserve more limelight after a successful 2015 in international cricket. To add to that, they have started 2016 with two successive wins over Zimbabwe in the T20Is despite a few key players being injured. “It is really inspiring to have a book written about me at the fag end […]

Microsoft to bring windows phone’s word flow keyboard to iOS

Microsoft until now restricted its Word Flow Keyboard app to its own Windows Phone platform. The Redmond-based tech giant is now planning to bring it to Android and iOS as well. In an email sent to some Windows Insider testers, shared by The Verge, Microsoft said it is hunting for iPhone 5s (or later) users […]

Press Conference – 12th South Asian Games

DHAKA, Jan. 18 (NsNewsWire) — An official Indian delegation is currently in Dhaka for promotion of the 12th South Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Guwahati and Shillong from 05 to 16 February, 2016. A press conference is planned for the Indian delegation. The Indian delegation and Bangladesh Olympic Association will jointly interact with […]

Grameen Shakti signs MoU with SureCash

DHAKA, Jan. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Grameen Shakti (GS) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SureCash. Under this MoU, 1.6 million GS customers living across the remote areas will use mobile-phone based SureCash automated payment platform to pay their installments for its Solar Home Systems. Managing Director Nurjahan Begum, Chief Operating Officer Sohel […]

bKash payment accepted at Grameen UNIQLO stores

DHAKA, Jan. 17 (NsNewsWire) — bKash Limited, the country’s leading mobile financial service provider, has recently signed an agreement with Grameen UNIQLO, a social business initiative in Bangladesh of Japanese as well as Asia’s No-01 clothing brand UNIQLO, to facilitate the customers pay through bKash while purchasing clothes from Grameen UNIQLO stores. Rezaul Hossain, chief […]

edotco Unveils Strategic Goals for Empowering Communications in Myanmar

DHAKA, Jan. 17 (NsNewsWire) — edotco Group Sdn Bhd (“edotco”) has today unveiled its strategic goals for empowering communications in Myanmar at the official launch of edotco operations in Myanmar. Together with its local partner, Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd (“Yoma”), edotco is committed to the growth of its business in Myanmar, combining Yoma’s local market […]

ADB President Nakao Congratulates the Opening of AIIB

MANILA, Jan. 17 (NsNewsWire) — On the occasion of the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with the Opening Ceremony to be held in Beijing, People’s Republic of China today, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao sends his congratulations to the AIIB founding members, Mr. Jin Liqun, who was just officially made […]