Shares of the largest telecoms operator, Grameenphone (GP), are in a freefall on gloomy market sentiments over the news of a planned tie-up between its rivals, mobile number portability facility just around the bend, and fresh registration of SIM cards.One…
Two goals in two minutes gave Ecuador a shock 2-0 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires on Thursday as the Andean side got off to a flying start in their bid to reach the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.Frickson…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy says he has credible information on the involvement of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in the murders of two foreign nationals.In his Facebook post, Joy quotes “information from a reliable source” to back his…
Daniel Craig, the British actor who will be appearing as James Bond for the fourth time in “Spectre” released later this month, has told an interviewer he would rather slit his wrists than play 007 again.”I’d rather break this glass…
Researchers extracted DNA from a 4,500-year-old skull that was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia.A comparison with genetic material from today’s Africans reveals how our ancient ancestors mixed and moved around the continents.The findings, published in the journal Science, suggests…
This is unthinkable in Bangladesh that a doctor with an MBBS degree will also prescribe alternative medicines. But this is not rare in the world.An Indian doctor Sebastian Mathew migrated to Austria 30 years ago after passing medical college, and…
Murders of two foreign nationals at the beginning of tourist season in Bangladesh have heightened fears of an adverse impact on the industry.They have punctured hopes of good business that seemed possible with the prevailing political calm.At the beginning of…
Actor-director Pijush Bandyopadhyay has been charged with corruption in a project of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC).The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) prosecuted Bandyopadhyay, a former BFDC managing director, and three others on Wednesday.They have been accused of causing a…
Facebook Inc updated its Newsfeed feature on Tuesday so that content loads quickly even with weak Internet connections.Many of Facebook’s users are in emerging markets with weak 2G connections, such as India, Brazil and Mexico, where it is difficult to…
There could a link between BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s visit to London and the recent gunning down of two foreigners, Health Minister Mohammed Nasim has said.“Some incident or the other had always happened in the past every time she was…
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is facing a 90-day suspension from football if the governing body’s ethics judge backs a prosecutor’s recommendation, a close friend and former advisor to Blatter has said.Blatter’s long-term confidant Klaus Stoehlker told Reuters on Wednesday that…
Beyonce, Jay Z, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Rihanna have jointly sued a Paris clothing retailer they say has been “brazenly” selling shirts, hats, backpacks, mobile phone cases and other items featuring their likenesses without permission.The complaint filed on Tuesday…
Mobile-phone users in Bangladesh will have to wait until next year to avail the facility to switch operators without changing their numbers.State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim says it might take February or March next year to introduce…
Iraq may request Russian air strikes against Islamic State on its soil soon and wants Moscow to have a bigger role than the United States in the war against the militant group, the head of Parliament’s defence and security committee…
Some 30 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident blasted radiation across Chernobyl, the site has evolved from a disaster zone into a nature reserve, teeming with elk, deer and wolves, scientists said on Monday.The remarkable turnaround in the area,…
Organisations representing foreign hospitals must adhere to certain “ethical values”, Prof Kamrul Hassan Khan has said since many Bangladeshi patients are being misled to seek treatment outside the country.The vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) was speaking in…
The BNP has alleged its leaders and activists are being jailed and implicated in new cases to foil its grass-roots level revamp efforts.The party’s Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan in a media conference at its Naya Paltan headquarters on…
Uzbekistan colts have sealed a spot in the finals of AFC Under-19 Championship, shrugging off the Bangladesh Under-19 team in their last qualifiers match with a 4-0 rout.The Uzbeks romped to the 2016 Bahrain edition of the competition by topping…
Indian intelligence agencies are discounting the possibility of Islamic State’s involvement in the recent killings of an Italian and a Japanese national in Bangladesh, says the ‘ Times of India’ newspaper.The report, quoting Indian intelligence officials, said they suspect the…
Action star Sylvester Stallone is putting up for sale props from his “Rocky” and “Rambo” movies in an auction organisers say could fetch up to $6 million.Fans will have the chance to bid on more than 1,400 personal items, props…
US authorities charged a former president of the United Nations General Assembly, a billionaire Macau real estate developer and four others on Tuesday for engaging in a wide-ranging corruption scheme.John Ashe, a former UN ambassador from Antigua and Barbuda who…
A trade body fears the identical murder of two foreign nationals within a week might take a toll on Bangladesh’s export and foreign investment.The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) in a statement on Tuesday condemned the killing of…
Police are investigating whether religious differences or feuds over business interests led to the murder of former Power Development Board (PDB) chairman Muhammad Khijir Khan.His younger son Ashraful Islam filed a case against six to seven unidentified assailants on Tuesday,…
The government is identifying the places where about 224,000 foreign nationals in Bangladesh live and work to give them security.The move comes in the wake of the killing of two foreigners in Dhaka and Rangpur within a span of one…
Prime Minister’s Special Envoy Hussein Muhammad Ershad has said the killing of two foreigners within the span of a week only manifests the government’s failure in maintaining law and order.Ershad, who heads Jatiya Party, addressed a press conference at his…
Former Fifa World Player of the Year Kaka has been recalled to Brazil’s squad for their opening 2018 World Cup qualifiers, replacing injured Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho.The Brazilian football confederation did not specify the nature of Coutinho’s injury in an…
“The Martian” blasted off with a massive $55 million this weekend, nearly surpassing another space-based adventure, “Gravity,” as the highest-grossing October debut in history.The Ridley Scott release was bolstered by rapturous reviews, with critics calling the picture among the director’s…
Russia is escalating Syria’s civil war by targeting the moderate opposition, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday, comparing Moscow’s effort to bolster Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to tethering itself to a sinking ship. “By taking military action in…
The World Bank says South Asia, including India, will be the fastest-growing region in the world, with GDP growth projected to go up from 7 percent in 2015 to 7.4 percent in 2016.But for that to happen, says the World…
A Scottish company has developed a commercial scale method of producing biofuel capable of fuelling cars from the unwanted residue of the whisky fermentation process.Edinburgh-based Celtic Renewables developed its process of producing biobutanol at industrial scale in Belgium and was…