August2016

News Hour: To make the upcoming EID more delightful for Bangladesh’s customers, Huawei has launched ‘Eid Jampesh Offer’ on its smartphones. As part of the offer, Huawei is offering discount and attractive gift items on selected...

News Hour: Ahead of Eid, e-commerce site Pickaboo.com has again launched Bangladesh’s biggest mobile fair. The completely web-based fair will begin on August 25. Marking the fair, Pickaboo is giving unbelievable discounts and exciting offers on...

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $50 million loan facility with CFPA Microfinance Management to support approximately 130,000 microentrepreneurs in rural areas of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), which will boost...

News Hour: Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it was recalling about 91,000 vehicles worldwide to replace faulty fuel-pump parts that could potentially cause a car to stall without warning, reports Reuters. Ford said it would...

News Hour: Explosions and gunfire have rocked the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, as armed men attacked the campus, according to an official and a student, reports Reuters. “Several gunmen attacked the American University in...

News Hour: Most Asian markets slipped on Wednesday as traders trod water ahead of a key speech by Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen this week, while oil suffered fresh losses on persistent glut worries, reports BSS....

News Hour: A powerful earthquake devastated a string of mountain towns in central Italy on Wednesday, trapping residents under rubble, killing at least 73 people and leaving thousands homeless, reports Reuters. The quake struck in the...

News Hour: A large car bomb exploded on Wednesday outside a hotel in Thailand’s deep south, killing one and wounding more than 30 in a nation already on edge after a bombing spree that targeted tourist...

News Hour: Turkey’s army and international coalition forces on Wednesday began an operation to drive Islamic State jihadists out of a key Syrian border town, a statement from the Turkish prime minister’s office said, reports BSS....

News Hour: North Korea on Wednesday test-fired a submarine-launched missile 500 kilometres (around 300 miles) towards Japan, marking what weapons analysts described as a clear step forward for its nuclear strike ambitions, reports BSS. The flight...