Nokia exits mobile phone business
Microsoft Corp has agreed to buy Nokia Oyj’s handset business and license its patents for €5.44 billion ($7.2 billion), casting together the lot of two technologies companies trying to stay relevant...
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Wasim Bin Habib yesterday talked to noted jurists and civil society members who observed that it is not possible to have a level playing field for the upcoming national election if the polls are to be...
View ArticleCrisis to deepen
It is clear that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has further hardened the government’s stance on the polls by backtracking from her earlier announcement of holding the general election by dissolving the...
View ArticleCurious buying spree
In Chittagong’s deep-sea fishing business, an entrant has created quite a ripple. He has little business background other than being the government-appointed chairman of the now troubled BASIC Bank....
View ArticleFerry service comes to a halt
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route have remained suspended since Monday night due to rapid formation of underwater shoals and fierce currents in the Padma, forcing hundreds of vehicles to take...
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When the Buddhist leader stood up before the microphone, there was little sign that he is 84. His resonant voice reverberated through Ramu’s Buddhist neighbourhood. But an underlying tone of...
View ArticleRamu incident shame for all
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon people irrespective of caste, creed and religion to work together to protect communal harmony in the country. The Ramu incident was a shame for all,...
View ArticleUS Senate draft backs Syria action
President Barack Obama won the backing of key figures in the US Congress, including Republicans, in his call for limited US strikes on Syria to punish President Bashar al-Assad for his suspected use of...
View ArticleDerailment halts Dhaka-Ctg-Sylhet rail link
Rail communications on Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Sylhet routes remain suspended since Wednesday morning after a freight train derailed in Narsingdi. Three bogies of a Dhaka-bound goods-laden train...
View ArticleMorsi supporters sentenced to prison
A military court in Egypt has given supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi lengthy prison sentences after convicting them of attacking the army. One person was jailed for life, three people to...
View ArticlePower cut affects most of Venezuela
A power cut has left 70% of Venezuela without electricity, including parts of the capital Caracas. The blackout disabled traffic lights in the city, causing traffic chaos. It also partially disrupted...
View ArticleNew timeline for origin of ancient Egypt
A new timeline for the origin of ancient Egypt has been established by scientists. A team from the UK found that the transformation from a land of disparate farmers into a state ruled by a king was...
View ArticlePutin warns US over Syria action
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned America and its allies against taking one-sided action in Syria. He said any military action without UN approval would be “an aggression”. US President...
View ArticleJamaat men blast 7 cocktails in Dhaka
Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, blasted at least seven cocktails during a chase and counter-chase with police on Elephant Road in the capital Wednesday...
View ArticleStocks upbeat
The prices of the most shares on the country’s premier bourse clambered during the first one-and-half hour of trading on Wednesday, to continue a gaining streak of the last trading day. DSEX, the...
View ArticleEurozone escapes recession: Eurostat
New data yesterday confirmed that the eurozone escaped an 18-month recession in the second quarter but the outlook is difficult and the bloc still lags well behind in global terms. Analysts welcomed...
View ArticleQatar announces its first MERS death: media
A woman has died in Qatar after contracting the MERS coronavirus, becoming the first recorded fatality from the SARS-like virus in the Gulf state, local press reported yesterday. The 56-year-old Qatari...
View ArticleCambodia opposition urges King to resolve poll dispute
Cambodia’s opposition party has called on the nation’s king to resolve a festering dispute over elections in July which saw strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen retain power. Preliminary official poll...
View ArticleEU climate chief sees Pacific warming impact first-hand
European Union Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard yesterday said that seeing the impact of rising seas in the Pacific first-hand had underscored the need for the world to take urgent action....
View ArticleBracelet uses heartbeat as password
A Canadian firm wants to replace all our computer passwords, screen locks on phones and tablets, car and house keys and even wallets with a single authentication band worn on the wrist. The Nymi...
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