March2018
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GPAccelerator opens application round for 5th batch
Mar 25, 2018Grameenphone Accelerator has opened the call for applications for the 5th batch of the program. The program, delivered in partnership with Startup Dhaka, invites tech-based startups with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to apply through the... -
JCI Bangladesh organized “Youth Leadership Conclave: The Role of Youth in Nation Building”
Mar 25, 2018Junior Chamber International is a Global Organization of young active citizens who are engaged and committed to creating impact in their communities and invested in the future of the world. JCI gathers active citizens from all... -
Australia captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner step down for rest of Test
Mar 25, 2018Australia captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner have stepped down from their positions for the rest of the third Test against South Africa a day after a ball-tampering incident. Smith said that the team’s “leadership group”... -
Former Catalan president, detained in Germany
Mar 25, 2018Catalonia’s ex-leader Carles Puigdemont has been detained by German police acting on a European arrest warrant. Mr Puigdemont, who is wanted in Spain for sedition and rebellion, was held crossing from Denmark on the way to... -
Drug shortages cripple Angola’s health service
Mar 25, 2018Apart from a few packs of medicine and plastic jars, the shelves at the Okanautoni health center in southern Angola are bare and lack basic drugs for saving lives. Hours from the nearest town in Cunene... -
Police, politicians accused of joining Sri Lanka’s anti-Muslim riots
Mar 25, 2018Police and politicians backed by the country’s former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa joined anti-Muslim riots that rocked Sri Lanka’s Kandy district this month, according to witnesses, officials and CCTV footage reviewed by Reuters. Scores of Muslim... -
At least seven die in Rio police shootout as army takeover drags on
Mar 25, 2018At least seven people were killed in a confrontation with police in Rio de Janeiro’s Rocinha favela on Saturday and several others were injured, as an army takeover of Rio’s security services drags well into its... -
As Syrian rebels quit Ghouta, Douma stands alone
Mar 25, 2018Syrian rebels began pulling out of several towns in their former enclave of eastern Ghouta on Saturday, surrendering them to the government and leaving the besieged city of Douma as their last bastion there. It comes... -
China air force drills again in South China Sea, Western Pacific
Mar 25, 2018China’s air force has held another round of drills in the disputed South China Sea and the Western Pacific after passing though Japan’s southern islands, the air force said on Sunday, calling such exercises the best... -
Federer says he won’t play clay court season, skips French Open
Mar 25, 2018Roger Federer won’t go for a 21st Grand Slam title at the French Open, with the 36-year-old Swiss great saying Saturday he’ll skip the clay-court season. Federer confirmed the plan after falling 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4)...
