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DHAKA, May 8 (NsNewsWire) — The 36 hours Game Jam event ends with announcing 5 winners instead of stipulated 3 as the organizers were unable to decide on top three due to the quantity of high quality games developed during the event. In addition to BDT 50 Lac launch booster, the winning teams will get […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 8 (NsNewsWire) — The Grameenphone Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Michael Foley as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from 26 May, 2017. “I am very pleased that Michael is taking on the challenge of leading Grameenphone through the next phases of digitisation in Bangladesh. Grameenphone is on a strong trajectory […]
Read MoreBEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) — Chinese financial watchdogs pledged to offer financial support for the sustainable development of the Belt and Road Initiative ahead of a high-level international meeting. Funding of projects related to the Belt and Road Initiative should be raised through a market-oriented, sustainable and mutually beneficial investment and financing system, Chinese central […]
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO, May 7 (Xinhua) — Ride-service company Uber is under a criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for its use of a software to deliberately evade local transportation regulators, two sources familiar with the matter told the Reuters. The software, known as Greyball, uses data collected from the Uber app and other […]
Read MoreJERUSALEM, May 7 (Xinhua) — Israel’s cabinet on Sunday voted in favor of the controversial “Nationality Bill,” which claims Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people and cancels Arabic as a formal language. The bill was approved by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, but it still needs to pass three rounds of votes in […]
Read MorePARIS, May 7 (Xinhua) — Polling stations opened on France’s European mainland on Sunday for the decisive round of a presidential election crucial for both the country and the European Union (EU). Nearly 47 million voters are expected to cast their ballots, choosing between pro-Europe, pro-business centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron, and anti-immigration, anti-EU far-right leader […]
Read MoreJUBA, May 7 (Xinhua) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said Sunday it has deployed peacekeeping troops to Aburoc in the Upper Nile region to help enable the delivery of much needed humanitarian assistance. Head of UNMISS David Shearer said the peacekeeping troops’ immediate focus will be on securing the roads to […]
Read MoreMANILA, May 7 (Xinhua) — Troops from Australia and Japan will participate in the annual joint exercises between U.S. and Philippine militaries that will officially kick off on Monday, a Philippine military spokesman said on Sunday. Maj. Celeste Sayson, Balikatan public affairs director, said 2,600 U.S. troops and 2,800 Philippine troops will participate in this […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung Electronics, the global leader in Consumer Electronics, has inaugurated its first Executive Briefing Center (EBC) in Bangladesh considering the prospect in Enterprise Solutions Category in Bangladesh. Country’s first EBC in Banani has been opened in collaboration with Fair Distribution Limited (FDL). The executive briefing center is the place where […]
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