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KAFCO contributes nearly 12 mln taka to labor welfare foundation

DHAKA, April 9 (NsNewsWire) — Karnaphuli Fertilizer Co. Ltd. (KAFCO) has contributed nearly 12 million taka to the Sramik Kalyan Foundation. Industries Secretary Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, also a KAFCO board director, handed over the cheque amounting to 117, 32,479 taka , 0.5% of KAFCO profit for the financial year 2013-14 , to Md […]

Grameen Intel teams up with RRF to provide e-agro services to farmers

DHAKA, April 9 (NsNewsWire) — Grameen Intel Social Business Ltd and Rural Reconstruction Fundation (RRF) have teamed up to provide e-agro services to thousands of farmers in a rural Bangladesh district. In this connection, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) , concerning collaboration for Information Technologies transfer to Bangladesh rural farmers, has been signed between Grameen […]

At least 24 killed, 22 injured in road accident in central Bangladesh

By Jasim Katabi DHAKA, April 9 (NsNewsWire) — At least 24 people were killed and more than 22 others injured when a passenger bus veered off the road and fell into a ditch in Bangladesh’s central Faridpur district, some 101 km away of capital Dhaka, early Thursday. “The passenger bus fell into a road side […]

Bangladesh select rookie Talukdar for Pakistan series

DHAKA, April 9 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh have named uncapped opening batsman Rony Talukdar in a 14-man squad for their one-day series against Pakistan next week. Talukdar, who has been named in the party for two of the three ODIs, top-scored in the Dhaka Premier League with 714 runs at an average of 51. He replaces […]

Innovative Ideas have been awarded under ‘Smart Farmer, Smart Future’ campaign

DHAKA, April 8 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID), Grameenphone and Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), together are delighted to award the most innovative ideas on “How to use ICT in Agriculture” of the triumphant campaign “Smart Farmer, Smart Future” on Tuesday, 07 April 2015 at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh, Khamarbari, Farmgate, […]

Bangladesh’s mobile phone users reach nearly 122 mln in January

DHAKA, April 8 (NsNewsWire) — The total number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers reached nearly 122 million at the end of January with addition of 1.514 million new users in the first month of the year, statistics of the country’s telecom regulator showed Tuesday. According to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission ( BTRC) data, the number […]

Top of Mind wins Bangladesh sponsorship rights

DHAKA, April 8 (NsNewsWire) — BCB has awarded Top of Mind, a media planning company, the team sponsorship rights for Bangladesh’s home series against Pakistan this month. The agreement was reached on Tuesday after their contract with Aamby Valley, an affiliate of Sahara India Parivar, was cut short 15 months before it was scheduled to […]

Japan hints interest in China-led AIIB, earmarking 1.5 bln USD as contribution

TOKYO, April 8 (NsNewsWire) — Japan has indicated that it remains interested in joining the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with local media reporting Wednesday that the government had earmarked 1.5 billion U.S. dollars as its contribution. The government here has prepared a draft document on the possibility of its joining the AIIB, which […]

Ericsson’s Radio Dot System to bring cell signal everywhere

DHAKA, April 8 (NsNewsWire) — Ericsson has introduced its Radio Dot System in Bangladesh, which is designed to bring cell phone signal to hard-to-reach places, such as the inside of a big building. The world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment and services to the telecom operators introduced and showcased the cutting edge technology at a press […]