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DHAKA, Nov. 7 (NsNewsWire) — In order to select two youngsters to represent Bangladesh at the Telenor Youth Summit in Norway, Grameenphone has conducted a contest for all youth between 18 to 25 years of age. The grand finale of the competition was held Friday at The Radisson Blu Water Garden in Dhaka. After the […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s first ever broadcasting bill will continue to seek approval from the parliament’s Lower House after it was passed by the Upper House, according to the state-owned Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) Thursday. When the broadcast law comes into effect, all media including state-owned and private broadcasters can fairly compete each other and the law […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Wednesday celebrated the installation of three million solar home systems in the country. Speaking as a chief guest at the celebration ceremony, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government plans to install three million more solar home systems in the country in the next three years. She said […]
Read MoreGopal Vittal took over as the CEO of Bharti Airtel (India) at a time when the company was under stress. The trump card — Vittal, which Sunil Mittal has played for a possible turnaround of the company, worked in favour. The country’s largest cellular operator reported its first growth in profit after 15 consecutive quarters […]
Read MoreSAN RAMON, Calif, Oct. 29 (NsNewsWire)– Chevron Corporation has announced that its Bangladesh subsidiary has commenced natural gas production from the Bibiyana Expansion Project in the northeastern part of the country. Chevron made the announcement through a statement on Oct. 28. “The expansion is one of a slate of projects across the region that will […]
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We put a lot of cyber ink into the German, Australian, US, Chinese, Indian, Chilean, and Japanese solar energy revolutions. However, I think the Bangladeshi solar revolution is one we don’t write about enough. One of the biggest reasons for that is probably that it doesn’t compare to the others on a total capacity basis. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Oct. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Over 4000 employees of Grameenphone or GP around the country thanked its 5 crore customers (today) Tuesday. Employees stationed at GPHouse were seen releasing thousands of balloons inscribed with the words “Thank You”. Similar programs were also held in all regional offices of Grameenphone across the country.
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Telenor’s Grameenphone Tuesday celebrated a remarkable milestone on Tuesday when it welcomed its 50 millionth mobile customer in Bangladesh. Grameenphone (GP), 55.8 percent owned by Norwegian telecom company Telenor and 34.2 percent by local Grameen Telecom, has achieved this goal after 17 years of business in the country. At a press conference in Dhaka, top […]
Read MoreKenya’s Airtel has confirmed that the country’s Competition Authority is investigating a complaint about the pricing of mobile money services. Airtel had sent a complaint to the anti-trust regulator after reportedly noticing that the country’s largest mobile network operator, Safaricom charges more for money transfers to Airtel customers than it does for transfers to its […]
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