November2017
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Grameenphone, NSU and BRAC University partners on “Internet of Things”
Nov 30, 2017Grameenphone, the leading communication and digital service provider of the country, has signed an MoU with North South University and BRAC University to take “Internet of Things” (IoT) a step further. Under the framework of these... -
Marvel’s biggest cast assemble for ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
Nov 30, 2017The evil villain Thanos is preparing to take over the universe and Marvel has recruited all of its cinematic superheroes, from Iron Man and Thor to Doctor Strange and Spider-Man, to save the galaxy in Wednesday’s... -
Henry gets new-ball nod for New Zealand against West Indies
Nov 30, 2017Right-arm seamer Matt Henry was confirmed Thursday as New Zealand’s replacement for Tim Southee on the eve of the first Test against the West Indies in Wellington. Captain Kane Williamson confirmed the 25-year-old was preferred over... -
Pope asks for “decisive” international step to end Rohingya crisis
Nov 30, 2017Pope Francis today said the international community must take “decisive measures” to address the Rohingya crisis taking into account the “gravity of the situation” as he joined a civic reception hosted by President Abdul Hamid at... -
UK newspapers try to guess Prince Harry and Meghan’s mystery matchmaker
Nov 30, 2017Britain’s newspapers were rife with speculation on Wednesday about the mystery matchmaker of Queen Elizabeth’s grandson Prince Harry and his fiancee American actress Meghan Markle who met on a blind date in London last year. In... -
Muslim holds ancient key to Jesus tomb site in Jerusalem
Nov 30, 2017As dark falls, Adeeb Joudeh, a Muslim, makes his way through the stone alleyways of Jerusalem’s walled Old City cradling the ancient key to one of Christianity’s holiest sites. Centuries ago, the imposing iron key to... -
Bosnian Croat war crimes convict dies after taking ‘poison’ in U.N. court
Nov 30, 2017A former Bosnian Croat military commander swallowed what he said was poison in a U.N. war crimes courtroom on Wednesday and died shortly after losing an appeal against his 20-year prison term. Slobodan Praljak’s apparent courtroom... -
The thinking behind Kim Jong Un’s ‘madness’
Nov 30, 2017On an icy December day in 2011, North Korea’s new leader Kim Jong Un was accompanied by seven advisers as they escorted the hearse that carried his father, Kim Jong Il, through the streets of Pyongyang.... -
Venezuela’s Maduro strips rival of U.N. post amid corruption purge
Nov 30, 2017Venezuela has ordered the removal of Rafael Ramirez, once a powerful oil minister and head of state oil company PDVSA, from his post as representative to the United Nations in New York, four sources with knowledge... -
Vietnamese court upholds prominent blogger’s 10-year jail term
Nov 30, 2017A Vietnamese court on Thursday upheld a 10-year jail sentence for a prominent blogger convicted of publishing propaganda against the state, her lawyer said, the latest move in a crackdown on critics of the one-party state....
