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Alibaba in talks with banks for $4 billion loan: WSJ
02:00 PM, 27 Feb 2016 Saturday
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is in talks with several banks to borrow up to $4 billion to fund expansion plans, including acquisitions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Tall, muscular men seen as better leaders
01:53 PM, 27 Feb 2016 Saturday
If you want to be seen as a leader, go hit the gym! New research suggests that when it comes to judging a person’s leadership potential, a muscular physique might just be a more important attribute than wisdom and intelligence.
It isn’t Salman Khan?
01:01 PM, 27 Feb 2016 Saturday
A picture that went viral on social media on Friday night sent Salman Khan Fans into a tizzy.
IBBL boad directors meeting held
12:48 PM, 27 Feb 2016 Saturday
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on Saturday at the Board Room of Islami Bank Tower.
2 construction workers electrocuted
12:32 PM, 27 Feb 2016 Saturday
Two construction workers died and two others injured after being electrocuted while working at an under construction building at Jamtala area of Madhya Badda in the capital on Saturday.
Yoko Ono hospitalized for flu symptoms
12:21 PM, 27 Feb 2016 Saturday
Yoko Ono has been hospitalized in New York City for flu-like symptoms, but her representative says the artist-singer is on the mend and should be released this weekend.
First-ever Maritime VSATs on river barges launched
12:13 PM, 27 Feb 2016 Saturday
Friendship, a non-governmental organization (NGO), jointly with SES, a world-leading satellite operator based in Luxembourg, on Saturday announced the launching of the first state-of-the-art Maritime VSATs on river barges.
Pro-AL panel bagged Dhaka Bar polls
12:08 PM, 27 Feb 2016 Saturday
Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parishad (SASP), a forum of pro-Awami League lawyers, bagged the maximum posts in the election of Dhaka Bar Association.
Dad taught me to be informed, bold, unafraid: Avijit’s daughter
11:46 AM, 27 Feb 2016 Saturday
Exactly a year ago today, Avijit Roy was hacked to death in the most public of places: Coming out of a crowded book fair in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His crime?
How do you feel?
11:24 AM, 27 Feb 2016 Saturday
Two elderly gentlemen from a retirement center were sitting on a bench under a tree when one turned to the other and said:
‘Slim, I’m 83 years old now and I’m just full of aches and pains.
Dinajpur road crash kills couple
10:47 AM, 27 Feb 2016 Saturday
A motorcyclist and his wife were killed during his riding when a bus crushed them under its wheels at Lakshmitola intersection in Dinajpur at about 11:45am on Saturday.
3 on 18-day remand over priest killing
09:19 AM, 27 Feb 2016 Saturday
A Panchagarh court has placed three people on 18-day remand in two cases filed separately in the incident of Hindu priest killing at Deviganj upazila in Panchaghar district.
Egypt’s Sisi Was for Sale on eBay!
10:53 AM, 25 Feb 2016 Thursday
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday said he is so committed to solving Egypt’s debt crisis that he would go so far as to sell himself if he thought it would help.
Former Minister Enamul Haque dies
10:44 AM, 25 Feb 2016 Thursday
Former Social Welfare Minister Enamul Haque Mostafa Shahid passes away at a hospital in Dhaka on Thursday. He was 78.
US, China agree on UN North Korea resolution
10:23 AM, 25 Feb 2016 Thursday
The United States and China have agreed on a UN resolution on North Korea’s nuclear ‘provocations,’ the White House announced Wednesday, with diplomats saying it would include fresh sanctions and could go to a Security Council vote soon.
Federations on the defensive in FIFA poll
10:14 AM, 25 Feb 2016 Thursday
Gianni Infantino and Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa easily lead the race to become FIFA president, but an AFP poll of world football`s members highlighted complex political manoeuvring and uncertainty surrounding Friday`s vote.
Google to fund 128 news org in Europe
10:06 AM, 25 Feb 2016 Thursday
Google announced Wednesday it would provide 27 million euros ($29.7 million) to 128 news organizations in Europe as part of its "Digital News Initiative."
Olive oil vs coconut oil. Which one is healthier?
09:59 AM, 25 Feb 2016 Thursday
The healthy olive oil is getting stiff competition from its coconut counterpart. But which one is better? Fats are pretty confusing for a lot of folks.
Sonali Bank provides financial help to bomb victim’s families
09:28 AM, 25 Feb 2016 Thursday
Sonali Bank, Faridpur region provided financial helps to the families of petrol bomb victims of this district who were either killed or wounded in BNP-Jamaat blockade during 2014-15 periods.
No peer pressure
08:55 AM, 25 Feb 2016 Thursday
Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old woman:
‘And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?’ the reporter asked.
She simply replied, ‘No peer pressure.’