Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
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 […]
Read MoreDHAKA, 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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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 […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 5 (NsNewsWire) — “When I woke up, my face was on fire,” said Khokon, a 30-year-old man who sells plastic shoes in a small shop in Dhaka, the capital. He was napping on a bus on his way home in late January when the attack happened. Molotov cocktails were hurled at the vehicle, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 4 (NsNewsWire) — India and Bangladesh entered into an agreement to initiate the cross-border trade in High-Yielding Varieties (HYV) of rice seeds. A Memorandum of Understanding to this effect was signed between the Seed associations of the two countries, in New Delhi.
Read MoreDHAKA, May 4 (NsNewsWire) — The leader of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) claimed responsibility for the murder of a U.S. citizen hacked to death in Bangladesh in February and the deaths of other “blasphemers” in the region, SITE Intelligence Group reported on Sunday. Bangladeshi police stood by their assessment that the murder […]
Read MoreDallas, May 4 (NsNewsWire) — Two gunmen have been shot dead after they opened fire outside a conference on cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a suburb of Dallas, US police say. A security guard was also injured. Police sealed off the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland and evacuated participants. The event, organised by a […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 3 (NsNewsWire) –Buddhist community in Bangladesh capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country is celebrating Buddha Purnima, one of their major festivals, Sunday with traditional enthusiasm and solemn devotion. Vesak (Buddha Purnima, Buddha Jayanti) is a Buddhist festival that marks Gautama Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. It falls on the day of the […]
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KHILNA, MAY 2 (NsNewsWire) — Opener Tamim Iqbal hit 206 to lead Bangladesh to its first ever test draw against rival Pakistan on Saturday. The hosts finished the day on 555-6, in reply to Pakistan’s massive first innings of 628, reports INDIA Tv. Pakistan had led Bangladesh 8-0 in past test matches. Tamim helped Bangladesh to […]
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