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China, U.S. pin high hopes on Xi’s visit for breakthrough in BIT talks

BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — Pushing for earlier completion of their marathon talks on a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), both China and the United States have placed high hopes on President Xi Jinping‘s Sept. 22-25 state visit for a breakthrough. But, as stumbling blocks in the way are not easy to remove, painstaking efforts from […]

Dubai declares three day mourning over death of ruler’s son

Dubai announced a three day mourning period after the son of the Gulf emirate’s ruler passed away, the official state news agency WAM said on Saturday. Sheikh Rashid, eldest son of the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, suffered a heart attack on Saturday morning, the […]

GRAMEENPHONE’S SAFE INTERNET GUIDEBOOK FOR PARENTS LAUNCHED

DHAKA, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s largest cell phone company Grameenphone has launched ‘Safe Internet’ Parents Guidebook publishedby Telenor Group to facilitate informed use of the Internet by children. The guidebook was launched at Agrani School & College in Azimpur. The launch was part of thecontinuous endeavor undertaken by Grameenphone to spread awareness among parents […]

Robi’s Cloud service provides comprehensive personal file management solution

DHAKA, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — As the mobile phone subscribers become increasingly concerned about their data security or fear of data loss due to lost, theft or damage of handset; demands have been created for solution to back-up images, songs, videos and important files. Robi is the first mobile telecom service provider in Bangladesh to […]

Synergy among Joint Chambers instrumental forattracting FDI in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — S A Samad Executive Chairman, Board of Investment (BoI) underscored the need for sustainablenetworking among Joint Chambers operating in Bangladesh for attracting foreign Direct Investment. He was speaking at an event Joint Chambers’ Meet Up organized by Canada Bangladesh Chamber ofCommerce and Industry (CanCham Bangladesh), in association with Board of […]

TELENOR GROUP AND NORWEGIAN EMBASSY ORGANIZE SEMINAR ONBUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY

DHAKA, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Group, in association with the Norwegian Embassy, organized a seminar on “Business Sustainability – perspective on creating shared value,” at a local hotel Thursday. The seminar included a key-note speech by Ms. Katja Nordgaard, Executive Vice President & Head of Corporate Affairs at Telenor Group, on sustainable business […]

China voice: South China Sea not issue between China, U.S.

By Xinhua writers Meng Na and Fu Shuangqi BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — The brouhaha over the South China Sea disputes, which seems louder than ever, misrepresents the situation in the region. Despite differences on the South China Sea issue, China and the United States do share the perspective that navigational freedom and safety should […]

Britain to accept refugees in coming days: Home Secretary

LONDON, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — The first wave of Syria refugees will arrive in Britain in the coming days, British Home Secretary Theresa May said on Wednesday, reports Xinhua In accordance with a new plan announced by British Prime Minister David Cameron last week, Britain will receive up to 20,000 refugees over the next five […]

Fired for being overweight!

Air India sacks 130 flight attendants For years, airlines have penalized luggage for weighing too much. Now at least one carrier is applying that same logic to its flight attendants. Air India is grounding about 130 of its flight attendants — mostly women — because they are overweight, the company announced late last week. The […]