October2017
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Leonard Cohen poems to be published in final book
Oct 8, 2017News Hour The final poems of Leonard Cohen, completed days before the legendary songwriter died, will be published in an anthology next year, his estate announced late Friday. Entitled “The Flame,” the volume will include Cohen’s... -
Belarussian Aleksandra Chichikova becomes first-ever Miss Wheelchair World
Oct 8, 2017News Hour A psychology student from Belarus, Aleksandra Chichikova, was chosen Miss Wheelchair World in the first-ever edition of the beauty pageant held in Warsaw on Saturday. “Fight your anxiety and your fears,” the 23-year-old Chichikova... -
Wales and Ireland face World Cup shootout
Oct 8, 2017News Hour Wales manager Chris Coleman says his side will embrace the pressure of Monday’s knife-edge World Cup qualification shootout against the Republic of Ireland in Cardiff. Victory for either team will guarantee them a play-off... -
Costa Rica clinch World Cup berth with 1-1 draw against Honduras
Oct 8, 2017News Hour Kendall Watson’s header deep into injury time gave Costa Rica a 1-1 draw with Honduras on Saturday and a berth in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Eddie Hernandez had headed Honduras ahead in... -
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim taken to hospital for a check-up
Oct 8, 2017News Hour More misery added to Tiger’s woes as their skipper Mushfiqur Rahim has been taken to hospital for a check-up after suffering a blow to his head on the third morning of the Bloemfontein Test,... -
Huawei introduced it’s latest game-changing laptop, The MateBook in Bangladesh
Oct 8, 2017News Hour: Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Ltd. has introduced the HUAWEI MateBook, a 2-in-1 laptop designed to meet the evolving demands of today’s business users. Building on Huawei’s success in delivering beautiful and powerful high-end mobile consumer... -
Iran warns U.S. against imposing further sanctions
Oct 8, 2017News Hour: Iran warned the United States against designating its Revolutionary Guards Corp as a terrorist group and said U.S. regional military bases would be at risk if further sanctions were passed. The warning came after... -
Protests test tribal authority on South Africa’s platinum belt
Oct 8, 2017News Hour: A new power struggle is unfolding in South Africa’s old homelands between global mining giants, traditional leaders and an impoverished rural populace. Parts of an industry long used to labor unrest are now contending... -
Bangladesh begins making smartphones at Walton plant
Oct 8, 2017News Hour: Walton has launched the first smartphone plant in Bangladesh aiming to produce up to 3 million handsets every year. “It’s a historic day for the country,” State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim... -
British Council’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ initiative for saving Mangrove forest in Bangladesh
Oct 8, 2017News Hour: The British Council at Bangladesh arranged an event of indigenous tree plantation today as a part of their environmental policy of managing the cultural relations work in a sustainable manner as possible across their...
