February2017

News Hour: Bishwa Shahitto Kendra (BSK) and Grameenphone awarded 1,082 students in Rajshahi in recognition of the caliber that they displayed in the year-long book reading competition. The award ceremony was inaugurated by Sharif Md. Masud,...

News Hour: BRAC is going to scale up its investment in mobile app Maya Apa to ensure quality information and counselling service delivery for a greater number of people. Besides, BRAC’s urban development programme will implement...

News Hour: On 14 and 16 February, IOM organized two charter flights to help two groups totaling 334 migrants to return home to Nigeria and Senegal from Libya. On 14 February, 162 migrants, including 101 women,...

News Hour: Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton has clarified comments about not wanting to share data with Formula One team mates and says he has “zero problems” with new Mercedes arrival Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton told a...

News Hour: England’s Ben Stokes fetched a staggering $2.17 million in the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) player auction on Monday, with the Rising Pune Supergiants splashing out in a frenzied bidding war to land the explosive...

News Hour: Neymar, Barcelona and Santos will stand trial on fraud and corruption charges over the transfer of the Brazilian forward after their appeals were turned down by Spain’s High Court on Monday, reports Reuters. Neymar’s...

News Hour: Mercedes team bosses and shareholders Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda have agreed new contracts to the end of 2020, the Formula One world champions said on Monday. The date aligns the two Austrians’ contracts...

News Hour: Three former US national team gymnasts detailed sexual abuse allegations against former national team doctor Lawrence Nassar in a report Sunday on CBS television’s 60 Minutes, says BSS. Jamie Dantzscher, a member of the...

News Hour: Shahid Afridi has finally bowed to the inevitable and publicly bid adieu to international cricket, over 20 years after making his debut for Pakistan. Afridi said goodbye in fitting fashion as well, after a...

News Hour: Snap Inc takes to the road in London on Monday to promote its initial public offering with a daring proposition: that it can build hot-selling hardware gadgets and ad-friendly software features fast enough to...