June2018

The nearly century-old Miss America competition will drop its well-known swimsuit competition this year and will no longer judge contestants based on their physical appearance, a top organization official said on Tuesday. The event, founded as...

Japan’s Sharp Corp said it will buy Toshiba Corp’s personal computer business and issue $1.8 billion in new shares to buy back preferred stock from banks, highlighting a swift recovery under the control of Foxconn. The...

eGeneration Limited, Licensing Solutions Partner (LSP) of Microsoft Bangladesh has recently signed an agreement with Dutch Bangla Bank Limited(DBBL), to provide Microsoft solutions to the bank. The agreement was signed at a program at DBBL’s head...

The Ride sharing service ‘OBHAI’, a concern of MGH group, has recently started its operation in Chattogram. As it is the second largest and one of the most potential cities of Bangladesh, ‘OBHAI’ wants to cultivate...

The Telenor Youth Forum’s 2017-2018 programme culminated May 31 at the dtac headquarters in Bangkok, where a delegation of 24 young leaders from 12 nations pitched four new services to Nobel Peace Center’s Executive Director, Liv...

The Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA) and Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Nepal jointly recently hosted a Round Table Meeting on “Nepal-Bangladesh Relations: Exploring Trade and Commerce” in Kathmandu, Nepal. The...

Hong Kong shares barely moved after the open on Tuesday as investors took a breather after three days of gains. The Hang Seng Index inched up 0.81 points to 30,998.79. And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index...

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday as a strong US jobs report continued to support the global market while the yen edged lower against the dollar, boosting Japanese exporters. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.36...

Italian energy giant Enel on Monday took a controlling stake in Brazil’s largest power supplier, buying 73 percent of Eletropaulo shares for about $1.47 billion (1.26 billion euros). Enel and Spanish rival Iberdrola had been fighting...

For the first time in 50 years, Radio 4 comedy panel show Just A Minute was not hosted by Nicholas Parsons. The 94-year-old broadcaster, who has been at the helm of the programme for more than...