Bangladesh

AKTEL introduces ‘Call Block'

AKTEL, the third largest mobile phone operator has introduced a 'call block' service, by which its customers can enjoy independence on whether they receive unsolicited calls or not. Now Aktel's customers do not need to turn off...

Obama faces uphill battle to combat job loss

Vietnam growth to slow to 5 pct in 2009: IMFWorld Bank approves $149 mn loan to Bangladesh Cincinnati: US President-elect Barack Obama is rounding up experts as quickly as possible to confront America's economic crisis but...

Bangladesh targets 10 per cent green energy by 2020

Dhaka - Bangladesh's interim government has set an ambitious target of meeting 10 per cent of its total electricity production from renewable sources by 2020, media reports said Thursday. To encourage setting up green energy...

The imperilled eastern frontier

What could possibly link terrorist attacks in India, the ongoing climate change conference in Poznan, Poland, and the security of our eastern marches? Bangladesh is that link.Bangladesh makes headlines only when suspected...

Foreign Briefing by Fred Bridgland in Zimbabwe

Published Date: 04 December 2008 I NEVER thought I would have to report a huge cholera epidemic again, after countless thousands died of the disease among the ten million refugees who fled across the border from East Pakistan...

Update: New South Asian IPTV Network Debuts Premier Television Content

PLAINVIEW, NY — (Marketwire) — 12/03/08 — TV-Desi LLC., a subsidiary of NeuLion Inc. and JumpTV Inc. (TSX: JTV), announced today the launch of a new IPTV service delivering the largest selection of live South Asian television...

Bangladesh election should not be held under emergency: CEC!

Dhaka, Dec 03: Bangladesh Chief Election Commissioner Dr ATM Shamsul Huda has said the state of emergency would be withdrawn at a suitable time before the Jatiya Sangsad election. "We have already given our opinion in this...

Eight Bangladesh nationals held

VIJAYAWADA: The Government Railway Police (GRP) on Wednesday took into custody eight Bangladesh nationals on the charge of travelling by the Trivandrum-bound Kerala Express without journey tickets. All the men were in the age...

(Exhibition of Bangladeshi painters work to kick off tomorrow)

Islamabad, Dec 03, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- Bangladehs High Commission and Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) would organize a month-long painting exhibition of Bangladeshi painters: Colors of...

Bangladesh's garment industry gets more orders despite world economic recession

DHAKA, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- World financial crisis has provided an opportunity for Bangladesh's garment industry to get more orders, an exporter said here Thursday. Khalil Rahman Chowdhury, chairman of Khalil Group, a...