The Canadian company said it will continue to provide service and support to existing customers on T-Mobile’s network or those who will buy products from the carrier’s inventory.
Year: 2014
LinkedIn email addresses exposed by plug-in software
Sell Hack is available as a free extension to the Chrome browser that, once installed, will pop up a “hack in” button on LinkedIn profiles.
Elderly woman killed 7 injured in road mishap
Jhenidah – One elderly woman died and seven others were badly injured at Nogorbathan area in Jhenidah-Chuadanga highway when a shallow enigne driven light vehicle locally known as “Nocimon” overturned on Wednesday morning.
Chile declares disaster in quake-hit regions
Chile has declared two northern regions hit by a 8.2 magnitude earthquake to be disaster areas. At least six people are known to have died and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated. The quake struck at 20:46 local…
14 diagnosed with anthrax in Sirajganj
At least 14 people have been detected to be carrying the germs of anthrax at Raghunathpur village in Raiganj upazila. The district civil surgeon’s office confirmed the presence of the viral disease in their bodies through a medical test on…
UZ chairman supporters hurt 15 BNP, Jamaat workers in Laxmipur
At least 15 activists of BNP and its political ally Jamaat-e-Islami were injured in an attack allegedly by supporters of newly elected chairmen over the 5th phase upazila election at Haidarganj in Raipur upazila on Tuesday night.
3 killed, 7 hurt in Dhaka city road crash
At least three pedestrians, including a female, were killed and seven others injured as a bus crashed into them near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport roundabout in the city on Wednesday morning. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Modern lions’ origin revealed by genetic analysis
The origin and history of modern lions have been revealed by scientists. A genetic analysis of living lions and museum specimens confirms modern lions’ most recent common ancestor lived around 124,000 years ago. Modern lions evolved into two groups; one lives…
Nato suspends Russia co-operation after Ukraine crisis
Nato foreign ministers have agreed to suspend all practical civilian and military co-operation with Russia. Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region was the gravest threat to European security for a generation. There could be…
Election Commissioners can’t vent anger like political activists
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Election Commissioner Shahnewaz has on Tuesday blamed field level government officials for irregularities in Upazila elections. He has been quoted to have cited negligence of the officials to check irregularities for the dismal conduct of the elections,…
Army contingent leaves for UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
A 112-member contingent of Bangladesh Army left Dhaka on Tuesday to join the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali for the first time. The team of army personnel – headed by Col Mohammad Jahangir Harun – left Hazrat Shahjalal International…
Bangladesh women bag first WT20 win
The Bangladesh women have beaten Sri Lanka women by 3 runs to pick up their first T20 World Cup win in their last group match on Tuesday. Electing to bat first, the hosts posted 115 for 9 with Rumana Ahmed…
Bangladesh suffer 7-wicket defeat
Bangladesh ended their World Twenty20 campaign with a seven-wicket loss to Australia in their last Super 10 match on Tuesday. Chasing 154 runs for victory, Aaron Finch and David Warner stitched a 98-run opening stand in 68 balls as the…
BCL activists beat student at JU
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists of Maulana Bhasani Hall of Jahangirnagar University beat a general student inside his dormitory room early Tuesday. Witnesses said the BCL activists, led by JU unit sub-secretary on mass education Didarul Islam entered the room…
Maiden Ticfa meet to be high-level engagement: Mozena
US Ambassador Dan W Mozena on Tuesday said the first Ticfa meeting, to be held here on April 27-28, would be a high-level bilateral engagement between Dhaka and Washington which will help find ways for increasing trade and investment between…
Windies storm into semifinal beating Pakistan
West Indies swept into the semifinal of the ICC World Twenty20 eliminating unpredictable Pakistan by 84 runs in a must-win last Group 2 match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. The Caribbean team will play Group I…
Indian delegation in city to join JSC meeting
A 14-member high-level Indian delegation, led by Indian Power Secretary PK Sinha, arrived here on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) and joint working committee meeting on power sector. Official sources said the JSC meeting…
Another Sonali Bank case against Hall Mark
Sonali Bank Limited authorities on Tuesday filed another fresh case against Hall-Mark Chairman Jasmin and Managing Director (MD) Tanvir Mahmud for loan default. Executive Officer of Ruposhi Bangla Branch of Sonali Bank Md Abdus Salam filed the latest case with…
Dhaka clarifies its position over Crimea
Bangladesh has done the right thing by abstaining from voting in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Crimea issue as it has not deviated from its foreign policy, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam clarified on Tuesday.…
Deactivate all unregistered SIM cards: HC
The High Court on Tuesday ordered the country’s mobile phone operators to deactivate all the unregistered SIM cards as soon as possible. It also directed the mobile operators to provide details of SIM card users who demand toll over phone.
Committee to resolve RMG complaints
The government has decided to form a committee to resolve the complaints of readymade garment owners and workers. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said this after a meting with US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan Mozena on Tuesday. “The workers often lodge…
Empowering women key to progress: Mozena
For development and progress “serious attention” need to be given to women, US ambassador in Dhaka has said, calling women as “critical agents of change”. “I have learnt over these many years that if you are serious about development, then…
Muhith deplores Kamal’s manners
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal aka Lotus Kamal should show some etiquette, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said. Muhith, initially reluctant to comment on Kamal’s criticisms and uncharitable remarks about him, advised his colleague on Tuesday to have better manners.…
Govt seeks budget support from World Bank: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday said the government has sought budget support from the World Bank citing its outstanding overall economic performances. The Finance Minister made the request when visiting World Bank Vice President for South Asia Philippe Le…
Sramik Dal leader shot dead in Tangail
A local leader of Sramik Dal was shot to death by miscreants at his own furniture shop at Sabalia Suruj road in the district town on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Golam Azam, 40, organising secretary of the district…
ADB projects 5.6 percent GDP growth
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday projected that Bangladesh may achieve 5.6 percent GDP growth in the current fiscal against the government’s target of 7.2 percent. However, the Finance Minister during a half yearly statement on the economy revised…
Hartals in 8 upazilas protesting polls irregularities end peacefully
Separate hartals in three upazilas of Satkhira, two upazilas of Narayanganj and Chuadanga each and Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria enforced by 19-party alliance and its components protesting various irregularities during the 5th phase of upazila elections, passed off peacefully on…
Adopt conservation technology to boost wheat production’
Experts at a farmers’ filed day have stressed for expanded adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) – based technologies for increasing wheat production at reduced cost to ensure food security under adverse climate.
Seven-a-day fruit and veg ‘saves lives’
Eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day is healthier than the five currently recommended and would prolong lives, researchers say.
61 percent voter turnout in fifth phase
Voter turnout in the fifth phase of the Upazila Parishad elections went up from the fourth phase, but still fell behind the first three rounds. The polls, held on Monday at 73 Upazilas in 34 districts, saw a 60.89 percent…