October2016

News Hour: At least 11 people from a minority Christian community in Pakistan’s central Punjab province died after consuming toxic liquor, police said on Saturday. Three other people who consumed the alcohol at a party on...

News Hour: Low crude prices and weak refining margins weighed on third-quarter profits at US oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron on Friday. But the heavy impact of the industry’s slump on company performance may have bottomed...

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Government of Pakistan today signed loan agreements for $250 million to boost cross-border trade activity with neighboring countries. The Regional Improving Border Services (RIBS) Project will improve border...

News Hour: Huawei, world’s second largest android smartphone brand, has brought exciting offers for its customers. Huawei is offering a selfie stick with every P9 Lite, GR5 and GR5 Mini. Also customers will get bundle offer...

News Hour: Two back to back workshops held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 21 discussed the future of shrimps sector in Bangladesh and various challenges of and approaches to introducing e-Traceability in the sector and adopted...

News Hour: To make the lives of its customers easier, Grameenphone Ltd. has re-launched it’s wallet service with a new brand name ‘GPAY’ – a digitized and smart way to avail GP’s existing range of payment...

News Hour: The winners of Huawei “Seeds for the Future 2016” have left Bangladesh for China on October 22. The 10 winners are students of BUET, CUET and University of Dhaka. Five team, each consisting of...

News Hour: Smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm Inc agreed to buy NXP Semiconductors NV for about $38 billion in the biggest-ever deal in the semiconductor industry, making it the leading supplier to the fast-growing automotive chips market. The...

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $26 million grant and the administration of a $50 million grant from the European Union to enhance crop diversification and food security by improving irrigated agriculture in...

News Hour: A new portal has been launched on the IOM Iraq Displacement Tracking Matrix website to provide up-to-date figures on populations displaced following the military operations launched on 17 October to retake the city of...