October2018
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Air pollution kills 600,000 children every year, WHO said
Oct 31, 2018Air pollution kills an estimated 600,000 children every year and causing symptoms ranging from loss of intelligence to obesity and ear infections but there is a limited amount parent can do, a World Health Organization report... -
Ford and Baidu Inc launched a two-year project to test self-driving vehicles in China
Oct 31, 2018Ford Motor Co and Baidu Inc launched a two-year project on Wednesday to test self-driving vehicles on Chinese roads, amid a global race by carmakers and internet firms to develop autonomous vehicle technology. The project will... -
Asian stock markets staged a rare rally on Wednesday
Oct 31, 2018Asian stock markets staged a rare rally on Wednesday following a bounce on Wall Street, with attention turning to the release of key US jobs data later in the week. However, while investors briefly have a... -
SINGER’s Q3 revenue up by 26% over prior year
Oct 31, 2018Singer Bangladesh Limited noted record Eid al-Adha Festival Sales in 2018, whilst reporting its unaudited results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 (Q3). The other highlights include: YTD Q3 turnover increased by 26.1% to Tk... -
BRAC Bank introduced agent banking service
Oct 31, 2018BRAC Bank Limited has launched Agent Banking to take banking services to the unbanked people especially in the remote areas of Bangladesh. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG, Chairman, BRAC Bank Limited, formally launched the new banking... -
Myanmar officials visit Rohingya camps after Dhaka talks
Oct 31, 2018Myanmar officials today visited crammed Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar visibly in their effort to start a process to take back tens of thousands of these forcibly displaced people, a day after Naypyidaw agreed to begin... -
Oscar winner Cate Blanchett to star in TV series
Oct 31, 2018Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett has become the latest Hollywood celebrity to switch to TV, signing on to star in the new FX limited series “Mrs America.” Created and written by “Mad Men” co-producer Dahvi Waller,... -
India inaugurates world’s tallest statue
Oct 31, 2018India inaugurated the world’s tallest statue on Wednesday with fireworks, folk dances and floral tributes, deploying tight security amid an outcry by local groups over the soaring cost of the 182-metre (600-feet) sculpture of an independence... -
Is Bangladesh ready for its urban future?
Oct 31, 201831 October is “World Cities Day”—a global call to promote sustainable urban development by partnering to take on the challenges and opportunities that urbanization presents. Today, at least one in four people in Bangladesh live in... -
Real head to Africa to start Copa del Rey campaign
Oct 31, 2018Real Madrid’s bid to win the Copa del Rey starts in Africa on Wednesday as new interim coach Santiago Solari makes his debut against UD Melilla, a third-tier side who hail from an autonomous Spanish city...
