August2017

News Hour: UNICEF, the World Health Organisation, and partners have completed the first round of a vaccination campaign in response to the recent outbreak of vaccine-derived polio in Syria. The campaign provided vital protection against the...

News Hour: The High Court of Bangladesh has declared on Tuesday the verdict on death references (death penalty) and appeals of most mooted seven murder case in Narayanganj. A Bench comprising justices Bhabani Prasad Singh and...

News Hour: Fujitsu Ltd is looking to offload its mobile operations as the Japanese information technology company faces stiff competition from bigger rivals in a highly lucrative mobile phone market. The company, which spun off its...

News Hour: Hyundai Motor plans to launch a pickup truck in the United States as part of a broader plan to catch up with a shift away from sedans in one of the Korean automaker’s most...

News Hour More than 300 people have died with hundreds more still missing following severe mudslides and floods in Sierra Leone’s capital, according to the Office of National Security (ONS). Two districts have been affected: Freetown...

News Hour: Canada’s Tulip Retail, which makes an app for retailers, said on Tuesday it raised $40 million in a funding round led by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The Series B funding,...

News Hour The recent floods and landslides have caused widespread destruction and casualties in 26 districts of Nepal. The death toll has reached 115 people with another 38 still reported missing. Tens of thousands of people...

News Hour: Singapore’s biggest taxi operator, ComfortDelgro Corp Ltd, entered into exclusive talks with Uber Technologies Inc for a potential tie-up, it said on Tuesday, in a move that could help Uber in its fight with...

News Hour Bangladeshi Chess Grandmaster GM Niaz Murshed finished as joint runner-up in the 16th Manhattan Open Chess Tournament which concluded recently in Manhattan, New York. GM Niaz and other 3 players earned 4 points each...

News Hour Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have decided to recruit former India left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi as spin-bowling coach of Bangladesh according to ESPNcricinfo. BCB is yet to make any formal announcement as Joshi is already...