October2016
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Murray aims to take lead rankings position in China
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: Andy Murray begins his late-season assault on Novak Djokovic’s world number one ranking at the China Open this week hoping to take a chunk out of the 4,695-point gap separating them. The Briton has... -
JCI Dhaka Central celebrates World Peace Day
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: In celebration of the World Peace Day and in collaboration with the theme “Peace is Possible”, JCI Dhaka Central organized an art competition with WE Foundation in their school of underprivileged children at Ershadnagar... -
World heavyweight boxing champion Fury retires
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: Britain’s world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announced his retirement from boxing on Monday at the age of 28, days after the defense of his titles was postponed once again. “Boxing is the saddest thing... -
Italian strugglers Udinese sack coach Iachini
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: Serie A strugglers Udinese announced the sacking of coach Giuseppe Iachini following a 3-0 home defeat to Lazio on Sunday. “Udinese Calcio announces that Giuseppe Iachini has been relieved of his duties as first-team... -
Mahindra Comviva launches Flexible Coupon for operators
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, today announced the launch of MobiLytixTM Flexible Coupon, a dynamic management tool that enables subscribers to select from open and segmented offers available at a... -
India confirmed No.1 Test spot
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: India’s 178 runs victory over New Zealand in Kolkata has meant that it will be ranked number-one on the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings when the Test team rankings are updated at the... -
England vs BCB XI one-day practice match tomorrow
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: Visiting team England will start their Bangladesh tour Bangladesh with a one-day practice match against Cricket Board (BCB) XI. The match is scheduled to be held tomorrow at Fatullah Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium... -
British Council’s Customer Service Week commenced in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: Themed ‘You Speak, We Listen’, the Customer Service Week organised by the British Council commenced today at the British Council office at Fuller Road, Dhaka. The four-day celebration is slated to continue till October... -
HSBC and British Council launched second edition of “Kids Read” in Bangladesh
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: The British Council and Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) launched the second edition of ‘Kids Read’, a storytelling programme for primary school children (grades 1 – 6) in Bangladesh. This programme aims to... -
Hurricane Matthew powered toward Jamaica and Haiti
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: Hurricane Matthew powered toward densely populated Jamaica and Haiti on Sunday, unleashing winds that could fell homes and power lines and torrential rain that may trigger potentially deadly landslides and floods. As the Caribbean’s...