11th July, 2008
Grameenphone signs MoU towards AIDS prevention
Grameenphone embarked upon a CSR partnership with UNAIDS, a joint venture of the United Nations family, to build an AIDS-free Bangladesh through the Asia Pacific Leadership Forum (APLF).
APLF is part of the 'World AIDS Campaign with Leaders', which aims to create an enabling environment in support of policy action ......

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11th July, 2008
'Banglalink desher mukh' competition Names of winners announced
Banglalink announced the names of winners of the "Banglalink desher mukh" competition at a press conference in the city on June 3 last.
The winners Tareq Biswas and Shushmita Aktar were present as their names were announced by Solaiman Alam-Head of PR and Communication, Banglalink.
Other oficials present at the ......

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10th July, 2008
Bug in brokers' computers halts Dhaka stocks trading
Invasion of the computer networks belonging to a large number of brokerage houses by a new virus halted most part of the trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Wednesday.
A total of 120 brokerage houses failed to log on with main server of the bourse at the very start ......

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10th July, 2008
8th Edimexpo 2008 begins today at Bashundhara Expo Centre in the city
The 8th Edimexpo 2008, an education and career expo of Bangladesh begins today at Bashundhara Expo Centre in the city.
ATN Bangla and the daily Samakal are the media partners, bdjobs.com is the web partner, radio forte is the radio partner and acer is the technology partner of the expo.
The ......

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10th July, 2008
Bank Asia signs deal with three educational institutions
Bir Sreshtha Noor Mohammad Rifles Public School & College (BNMRPSC), Bir Sreshtha Noor Mohammad Rifles Public School & College (BSNMRPSC) [English medium] and Bir Srestha Munshi Abdur Rouf Rifles College (BMARRC) jointly signed an agreement with Bank Asia Limited at the bank's Dhanmondi branch in the city recently.
Under the agreement, ......

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9th July, 2008
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to offer WiMAX licenses
Bangladesh's telecoms regulator, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has published its draft guidelines for issuing Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) licenses. The national licenses are being proposed - two in the 2.3Ghz band and one in the 2.5Ghz band.
The incumbent operators are banned from bidding - and the bidders are limited ......

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9th July, 2008
HSBC award winners attend grand finale in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Bangladesh has recently organised a study tour to Hong Kong for the HSBC Young Entrepreneurs Awards (YEA) 2008 Gold, Silver and Bronze award winners.
The Gold team from Bangladesh, Team Pandora, participated in the YEA Regional Grand Finale in Hong Kong and ......

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9th July, 2008
Islami Bank Bangladesh, Jalalabad Money Exchange sign accord
An agreement on remittance was signed recently between Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Jalalabad Money Transfer and Travels Ltd at a function held at the Head Office of Jalalabad Money Transfer and Travels Ltd, UK.
Md Habibur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director and Head of International Banking Wing and Sayed Usama ......

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8th July, 2008
Warid Telecom began a special bonus talk-time offer for its Zem prepaid subscribers
Warid Telecom began a special bonus talk-time offer for its Zem prepaid subscribers from Monday. Subscribers who remained inactive since March can avail the latest offer, said a press release.
Under the offer, those inactive subscribers can enjoy free talk-time, SMS and voice SMS services by simply recharging their accounts with ......

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