July2016

‘A Flying Jatt’ title track released

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 22, 2016

News Hour: The makers of A Flying Jatt have launched the title track from the film. The song has been sung by Raftaar, Mansheel Gujaral and Tanishkaa. The lyrics have been penned by...
Zia emerges unbeaten champion in rating chess

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 22, 2016

News Hour: GM Ziaur Rahman Zia of Bangladesh Navy emerged unbeaten champion in the Prime Bank 19th International Rating Chess tournament that concluded on Thursday at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room. Zia secured maximum...
Taiwan taekwondo hero fights back from scandal

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 22, 2016

News Hour: He was hailed as the “Warrior God” and won Taiwan’s only men’s Olympic gold but taekwondo hero Chu Mu-yen has had to battle back from lurid scandals since his famous victory....
England appoint Sam Allardyce as manager

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 22, 2016

News Hour: Sam Allardyce was appointed England manager on Friday on a two-year contract, tasked with restoring pride in the national team after their dismal performances at Euro 2016, reports Reuters. Allardyce, at...
Greek swimmer gets Rio Olympics spot after FINA U-turn

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 22, 2016

News Hour: Greek 100 meters butterfly champion Kristel Vourna has spoken of her “relief and joy” after an unlikely U-turn by the World Swimming Federation (FINA) following an initial blunder which means she...
Bodies of 14 executed found in Benghazi

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 22, 2016

News Hour: A hospital in Libya’s second city Benghazi said on Friday it had received the bodies of 14 people killed execution-style, in what the UN envoy said was a “war crime”, reports...
Verizon nears to acquire Yahoo

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 22, 2016

News Hour: Yahoo Inc is focused on selling its core assets to U.S. telecommunications company Verizon Communications Inc after reviewing final bids that it received in an auction, people familiar with the matter said on...
First flight of Aquila creates milestone toward connecting people

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 22, 2016

News Hour: Internet access can offer life-changing opportunities and experiences to all of us, but there are still 4 billion people without it. That’s 60% of the global population. As many as 1.6...
RealVU adds travelxp on their channel bouquet

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 22, 2016

News Hour: RealVU opens the door to travelxp, world’s leading travel channel for the viewers of Bangladesh. RealVU, which is owned and operated by Beximco Communications Limited, is the first ever “Direct-to-Home” (DTH)...
Mahindra Comviva introduces new digital payment ecosystem

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 22, 2016

News Hour: Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, announced the release of the new and upgraded mobiquity® Wallet 2.0. The second generation of mobiquity® Wallet will offer digital wallet providers...