Multinational mobile phone company Nokia has become tour sponsor of the Myanmar-bound Bangladesh football team, which will take part in the 3rd grand Royal Challenge Cup to be held November 11-21.

Under a contract signed on Wednesday, Nokia paid Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Tk 1.2 million (12 lakh) for the tour.

Multinational mobile phone company Nokia has become tour sponsor of the Myanmar-bound Bangladesh football team, which will take part in the 3rd grand Royal Challenge Cup to be held November 11-21.

Around 25 percent of female cancer patients of the country have been found to be suffering from breast cancer, doctors at the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital said yesterday.

Nokia's local boss speaks to The Daily Star on 3G technology

Technology is like a light bulb. When it is broken, people unplug it, throw it away and plug in another. This is a dictum, and undoubtedly chased by such devices as cellphone sets.

The Bangladesh chief of heavyweight mobile phone brand Nokia is just waiting in a relaxed mood to brace for any new technology and trend, but says 'affordability' will be the key challenge to the country.

Prem Chand, managing director of Nokia Emerging Asia, points to the services such as wireless internet, which could remain beyond the easy reach of most people. The people living under the poverty line underpin his observation.

Nokia on Tuesday announced the availability of the much anticipated Nokia N96, its flagship multimedia computer in the iconic Nseries range. Heralding a new dawn in convergence, the Nokia N96 delivers an unparallel mobile experience.

Dhaka, Bangladesh -Nokia has recently announced the first three winners of the "Buy Nokia and fly to Bangkok" promotion that began on 10 June, 2008. The promotion offers buyers of any Nokia device from ten Nokia branded outlets a chance to win two tickets to Bangkok.

Nokia has said it is "working on a solution" to allow people to transfer N- Gage games between handse

The announcement was made following anger by gamers who found out that titles bought for a handset were locked to the device forever.

Nokia said it had made the decision to lock down the system to prevent piracy and guarantee revenue for games makers.

Nokia relaunched the N-Gage service last month

While Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge rocked to the thunder of goals, Nokia arranged a special screening of the two most eagerly anticipated matches of the English Premier League — Manchester United v Liverpool and the London derby featuring Chelsea and Arsenal — to ensure that the passion of Grand Slam Sunday was not to be missed by fans of the ‘big four’ in Bangladesh.