July2017
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Ride Sharing policy: What next for Uber, Pathao, Amra Bike?
Jul 11, 2017News Hour: The government has only two days left for taking public opinions on draft of apps-based Ride Sharing policy. However, it is still feared that massive anomalies will occur as necessary issues in the draft... -
Nadal vows return despite fresh Wimbledon headache
Jul 11, 2017News Hour: Rafael Nadal must have realised it wasn’t going to be his day at Wimbledon when he bashed his head against a door frame performing a warm-up leap in the bowels of Court One as... -
Joint production films in Bangladesh to remain postponed till new policy
Jul 11, 2017News Hour: Information Ministry has taken a decision that the joint production movies will remain postponed till formulation of new policy for the sake of the country’s film industry. The ministry also took two more decisions-... -
World Population Day 2017 to be observed today
Jul 11, 2017News Hour: World Population Day-2017 will be observed today across the country as elsewhere in the world with a call to develop the nation by family planning and empowering people. The purpose of the day is... -
Microsoft Corp unveiled a new cloud service
Jul 10, 2017News Hour: Microsoft Corp on Monday unveiled a new service that allows customers to use its cloud technology on their own servers, part of the company’s efforts to refocus its product line to compete more effectively... -
Cholera epidemic now infected more than 300,000 people in Yemen
Jul 10, 2017News Hour: A 10-week cholera epidemic has now infected more than 300,000 people in Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday, a health disaster on top of war, economic collapse and... -
Study finds increased mortality risk with PPI use
Jul 10, 2017News Hour: Proton-pump inhibitor use is associated with increased mortality risk, finds a study in BMJ Open. Using data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, researchers examined health records of new users and nonusers of... -
Abinta Kabir Foundation School inaugurated in Dhaka
Jul 10, 2017News Hour: The model school of Abinta Kabir Foundation has been inaugurated in Dhaka’s Vatara on 5th July. The esteemed Ambassador of the United States of America, H.E. Marcia Bernicat inaugurated the school. In her speech,... -
Iraq’s Abadi to declare Mosul victory, few pockets of resistance
Jul 10, 2017News Hour: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was poised to declare victory over Islamic State in Mosul on Monday as only a few dozen militants put up resistance in the city where their leader declared a... -
Trump’s push to replace Obamacare faces trouble as U.S. Congress returns
Jul 10, 2017News Hour: President Donald Trump’s effort to roll back Obamacare faced growing obstacles on Monday as Republicans who control the U.S. Senate remained sharply divided over how to keep down the costs of their healthcare bill...