Festival of Bangladesh Hindus concludes

Dhaka, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — Durga Puja, the biggest annual Hindu festival, ended in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Friday with immersion of idols of the deity and her children. Idols of Dhaka’s 225 puja pavilions were immersed in rivers and water bodies across the city amid drum beats and married […]

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Bangladesh Shia Muslims hold Ashura mourning procession despite deadly bomb attack

By Naim -Ul-Karim DHAKA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — Shia Muslims in the Bangladesh capital city Saturday held their scheduled Ashura mourning procession despite the triple explosion earlier that killed one and injured scores of others, reports Xinhua. With thousands of mourners, the large procession paraded through the city’s main streets starting from the old Dhaka’s […]

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edotco Bangladesh Introduces the State of the Art: echo Centre

DHAKA, Oct 21, (NsNewsWire) —  edotco Bangladesh Co. Ltd., a telecoms Infrastructure company, has introduced a first of its kind echo Centre. The launch of the echo centre aims to benefit the network operators through measurable business to enhance inventory and operational efficiency. Mr. Wan Zainal Adileen, Chief Marketing & Corporate Affairs Officer, edotco Group […]

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Bangladesh approves new five-year development plan

DHAKA, Oct. 21 (NsNewsWire) — The highest economic policy-making body of Bangladesh Tuesday approved a new five-year plan with the theme “Accelerating Growth, Empowering Citizens”. Bangladesh’s 7th five-year plan was approved at a meeting of the country’s National Economic Council with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair on Tuesday here in the capital of […]

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World Bank trims Bangladesh growth forecast for 2015-16 fiscal year

DHAKA, Oct. 21 (NsNewsWire) — The World Bank said on Tuesday that it had trimmed Bangladesh’s growth forecast for the current fiscal year 2015-16 (July 2015 -June 2016) to 6.5 percent, citing uncertainty both from volatility in the global economy and on the domestic front as the key reasons, reports Xinhua. The Washington-based lender said […]

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Meridian Finance & Investment Limited begins its journey

DHAKA, Oct. 20 (NsNewsWire) —  ‘Meridian Finance & Investment Limited’ has formally inaugurated its operation. The inauguration ceremony was held on Monday at the Ballroom of Westin Dhaka. Governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr. Atiur Rahman was present as the Chief Guest and announced inauguration of the company by unveiling its Logo and slogan: “Shaping Stories”. […]

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Xi arrives for UK visit, eyes “golden time” for bilateral ties

LONDON, Oct. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, arrived in London on Monday evening for a state visit to Britain at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II, reports Xinhua. Xi’s plane touched down at Heathrow Airport at about 8:00 p.m. local time. The couple were greeted by Viscount […]

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Gaining momentum of performance revival

DHAKA, Oct. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Ltd. reported revenue of BDT 77.9 billion for the first 9 months of 2015, up 1.6% from the same period last year. Service revenue (excluding IC) grew by 1.4% (YoY) along with 5% (YoY) growth in device and other revenues. Data revenue growth of 67% and VAS growth of […]

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