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Six killed in London Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, more than 50 injured
Jun 14, 2017News Hour: Fire engulfed a 24-storey housing block in central London in the early hours on Wednesday, killing at least six people and injuring at least 50 others in an inferno that trapped residents as they... -
Uber director resigns following comment about women
Jun 14, 2017News Hour: Uber Technologies Inc director David Bonderman said on Tuesday that he has resigned from the company’s board following a remark he made during an Uber staff meeting that was widely seen as offensive to... -
Uber fires 20 employees after harassment probe
Jun 14, 2017News Hour: Uber fired the staff following a report by law firm Perkins Coie, which Uber hired to look into claims of harassment, discrimination, bullying and other employee concerns. The law firm has been working in... -
Fire engulfs 27-storey London tower block [Video]
Jun 14, 2017News Hour: A huge fire engulfed a 27-storey block of flats in central London on Wednesday injuring a number of people and possibly trapping some residents inside the towering inferno. Massive flames licked up the sides... -
Long-term daily aspirin use linked to higher than expected risk of bleeding in adults aged 75 or over
Jun 14, 2017News Hour: In people aged 75 or over, long-term daily aspirin use is linked to a higher than expected risk of disabling or fatal bleeding, according to a new study in The Lancet. While short-term aspirin... -
IBM takes Watson for Oncology to Bangladesh
Jun 13, 2017News Hour: IBM, today announced its collaboration with RITE Solutions Limited to deploy Watson for Oncology, a cognitive computing platform trained by Memorial Sloan Kettering, in hospitals in Bangladesh. Under this agreement with IBM, RITE Solutions... -
Two local GPA startups win tickets to Digital Winners Asia
Jun 13, 2017News Hour: Two startups from Grameenphone Accelerator, SHEBA.xyz, and Cramstack, are going to represent Bangladesh at the Digital Winners Asia (DWA) in Singapore. The winner’s selection session was held today (June 12) at GPHouse. A high-level... -
Switching to Tresiba® provides significant reductions in blood glucose
Jun 13, 2017News Hour: Findings from the real-world study, EU-TREAT (European TREsiba AudiT), were presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 77th Scientific Sessions (ADA) in San Diego, US. The study showed that people with type 1 diabetes and... -
Grameenphone wins big at Telenor’s Ignite incubator program
Jun 13, 2017News Hour: Two innovation teams, comprising of Grameenphone employees, are among the top three teams in Ignite, Telenor’s Global Incubator Program. The result was announced on June 8 in Oslo, Norway. Winning teams from Grameenphone are... -
Huawei enters Forbes World’s Top 100 Most Valuable Brands of 2017
Jun 13, 2017News Hour: Forbes has announced its annual list ranking of the “World’s Most Valuable Brands 2017” after evaluating more than 200 global brands to determine the final list of 100. Popular tech brands dominate the top...
