Robi Axiata Ltd has recently organized a workshop with agro-experts on how mobile technology could be used to empower farmers. The workshop was designed to create a bridge among Agro-stakeholder in the value chain to appreciate what defines an average farmer and how ICT could be used to create a sustainable link between the two. Speaking at the event, Robi Chief Markets Officer, Pradeep Shrivastava, explained that the objective of the discussions was to highlight the impact of mobile phones on agriculture and rural development. “Robi is one of the operators in Bangladesh to offer information and advice on a fingertip which has the potential to empower rural Bangladesh and enhance with work and lives of millions in the farm sector. Realtime information such as weather and yield can...

Premier wellness brand VLCC organized a first-ever Cycle-o-thon in the city on Friday to promote active and healthy living, as part of its Anti-Obesity Drive initiative. The Cycle-o-thon, which started at 10am from VLCC’s Slimming, Beauty and FitnessCenter at Dhanmondi and end at the company’s Center at Gulshan, flagged off by noted mountaineer Musa Ibrahim, the first Bangladeshi Mount Everest conquerer. VLCC gifted T-shirts to the first 100 people who register for the Cycle-o-thon. Free VLCC service vouchers would be distributed to ...

Airtel Bangladesh Ltd, one of the fastest growing mobile service providers of the country, has announced that the Airtel 3G network has been further stretched over significant parts of the two biggest metropolitan cities of Bangladesh, Dhaka and Chittagong, as a part of their 3G roll out plan. Within 2 weeks of official launch, Airtel Bangladesh Limited has announced the availability of 3G network in new areas of Dhaka and Chittagong. During the official launch, Airtel Bangladesh launched their 3G network in Baridhara, Gulshan 1 and 2, Banani, Mohakhali, Bijoy Sharani, Farm Gate, Tejgaon, Lalmatia, Kalabagan, Panthapath and Hatirpool areas of the Dhaka city. Now Airtel Bangladesh has rapidly expanded their 3G network to Uttara, Dhanmondi, New Market, Elephant Road, Shahbagh, Mirpur 1...

Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd (SJIBL) opened its 86^th branch at Nagarpur in Tangail on Thursday. Khandaker Abdul Baten, member of parliament in Tangail-6, formally inaugurated the branch as chief guest while the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of SJIBL Syed Nurul Arefeen was persent as special guest. Md. Abdul Jabber Chowdhury, Deputy Managing Director of SJIBL presided over the inaugural ceremony. Khandaker Abdul Baten said, if we want to ensure congenial environment and peaceful life all should have to work for the c...

Airtel Bangladesh Ltd, one of the fastest growing mobile service providers of the country, has signed a corporate deal with Ananta Group, a leading local apparel solution provider in Bangladesh at Ananta Group’s office in the city recently. Airtel Bangladesh will be providing Ananta Group with best in class mobile solutions like voice call, blackberry service, 2G and 3G internet packages; etc. During the signing ceremony, Rajnish Kaul, Chief Operating Officer of Airtel Bangladesh, exchanged documents with Sharif Zahir, Managing Director of Ananta Group. Chowdhury Abd-Allah Quaseed  Director, HR, Compliance, Welfare and Administration of Ananta Group, Rtd. Maj. General Sheikh Monir, Executive Director of Ananta Group, Md. Adil Hossain, Head, Corporate and SME Sales and  Rejaul Amin So...