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DHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — For years authorities in Bangladesh have battled to stop men urinating in public, with signs in the local Bengali language failing to halt the seemingly endless number of offenders. But the Bangladesh religious affairs ministry’s recent decision to erect new signs in Arabic has had a marked effect, despite most Bangladeshis […]
Read MoreHong Kong, May 6 (NsNewsWire) — The GSMA today announced a partnership with the Shanghai International Information Consumption Festival in bringing mobile and ICT-focused exhibitions, events and activities to Shanghai. The GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai will be held 15-17 July, alongside the Shanghai International Information Consumption Festival at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) […]
Read MoreNew Delhi, May 6 (NsNewsWire) — The Union cabinet has approved the legislation to implement the land boundary agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh, a step that is likely to help improve ties with India’s eastern neighbour. The cabinet cleared the Constitution (119th Amendment) Bill 2013 on LBA between India and Bangladesh, Frank Noronha, principal spokesperson of […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 6 (NsNewsWire) — When it is a two-man club, the exclusivity creates a mutual admiration society. Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal are Bangladesh’s only double-centurions in Tests and have a lot of praise for each other. Considering that there have been 340 200-plus individual innings in Test history, two is only a drop […]
Read MoreKATHMANDU, May 5 (NsNewsWire)– Death toll from April 25 Nepal quake and aftershocks reached 7,557 and the number of injuries rose to 1,4536, the Ministry of Home affairs said on Tuesday. As many as 10,718 government building were destroyed in the massive earthquake while 14,741 sustained partial damages. About 191,058 civilian houses have been flattened […]
Read MoreDHAKA, 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, […]
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