March2017
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Obama lawyers move fast to join fight against Trump
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: When Johnathan Smith resigned from the U.S. Justice Department on Inauguration Day, he looked forward to spending time with his infant son, but that plan unraveled a week later when President Donald Trump unveiled... -
Sandoz announces winners of inaugural Healthcare Access Challenge
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: Sandoz, a Novartis Division, announced today the three winners of the inaugural Healthcare Access Challenge (Sandoz HACk). The winners, chosen by a panel of judges at the Wired Health 2017 event in London, identified... -
Egypt’s Sisi pardons 203 young protesters
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a pardon for 203 youths jailed for taking part in demonstrations, state news agency MENA said on Monday, as part of a pledge he made months ago to... -
WFP appeals for access and resources to prevent famine in Yemen
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, who has been visiting Yemen, urged the international community to help prevent a famine by providing resources to meet the immediate... -
Doctorola Ltd. and Telenor Health signed MoU on online healthcare service in Bangladesh
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: Digital health provider Telenor Health AS and online doctor appointment service platform Doctorola Ltd. signed a commercial partnership agreement on March 12th. The partnership will leverage Doctorola’s platform to make it easier, cheaper, and... -
Harassment of US photojournalist in Bangladesh
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: The owner of a hotel in Kushtia was arrested on Monday after an American female freelance photojournalist claimed he repeatedly tried to gain access to her room in the middle of the night. Bishwanath Das Bishu was picked up... -
Japan donates 6.7 Million USD to aid displaced Iraqis
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: In the midst of ongoing operations in Mosul, the Government of Japan is providing USD 6.7 million to IOM to support its humanitarian response to displacement in Iraq. Over a one-year period, this contribution... -
ADB business reform initiative marks decade of support to pacific
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: A long-running program to improve the business environment in the Pacific has succeeded in removing numerous barriers to private sector investment and entrepreneurship, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released today. Since... -
Mahmudullah flying back home
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: It was just matter of time and was bound to happen as Mahmudullah’s recent performance raised several eye brows and with two failures in the Galle Test, the BCB thinks tankers have decided to... -
Huawei and Banglalink launch exciting bundle offers in Bangladesh
Mar 13, 2017News Hour: Huawei teams up with Banglalink to launch exciting bundle offers for customers in Bangladesh. Both the leading companies are offering the bundle offer with every purchasing new Huawei GR5 2017 Premium Edition. Under the...
