Xinhua: While proving age is merely a number which is nothing to do with your passion, 96-year-old Karthiyani Amma (Malayalam term for Mother) was among the 40,440 people appearing for the literacy examination conducted by India’s Kerala State Literacy Mission on Sunday. Kerala, the southern state of India, has a high literacy rate compared to…
Bloomberg: Japan Tobacco Inc. agreed to buy a Bangladeshi cigarette maker for 124.3 billion taka ($1.5 billion), taking its acquisition strategy to one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia. The Japanese company is acquiring the tobacco business of Akij Group, the second-largest cigarette maker in Bangladesh with about 20 percent share of the market, Japan…
Asian Age: The newly-built four new blocks and a temple have been inaugurated at the Matihar Hall of Rajshahi University to provide more facilities for the hall’s residential students. RU vice chancellor Prof M Abdus Sobhan inaugurated the newly built blocks and temple at the hall. Later, an inaugural ceremony held at the hall dining…
UNB: Global bank HSBC reported Monday that its pre-tax profit in the first half of the year rose 4.6 percent as its strategy focused on growing markets paid off. The London-based bank’s $10.7 billion pre-tax profit in January-June compared with $10.2 billion a year earlier. Quarterly pre-tax profit surged to $5.96 billion from $4.8 billion…
UNB: In an effort to reduce avoidable blindness in the country, international non-government organisation, Sightsavers, launched a project, to provide eye care services at the doorstep of people suffering from cataracts, said a press release. The project, titled “The Right to Health: Breaking down Barriers to Eye Health in South Asia”, was unveiled in the…
Financial Express: The Trustee Committee of Grameen Mutual Fund One: Scheme Two has decided to distribute 12 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2018. The Trustee Committee of the mutual fund decided to distribute the said amount of dividend taking into consideration available fund from distributable reserves, said an official disclosure…
UNB: Bangladesh pace bowler Abu Hider has been fined 20 percent of his match fee for using inappropriate language during his side’s second T20I against the West Indies at Lauderhill on Saturday (Sunday in Bangladesh). Hider was found to have breached ICC’s Code of Conduct (COC) for Players and Player Support Personnel [Article 2.1.4], which…
Desk Report: Farming activities at Fulgachh village in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila have taken a turn for the better, changing the economic fate of its people, reports Daily Star. The village is now lovingly referred to as vegetable village, as all the residents now grow various types of vegetables year round. Naziur Rahman, 85, a farmer,…
UNB: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) prosecuted 29 social media users and online news portals on charge of instigating students during the ongoing street protest in demand of implementing their 9-point demand, including road safety. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the cyber-crime unit under Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Yeasin Meah filed the case with the police station under…
UNB: With a hope to retain the title, a 23-member Bangladesh Women’s Football team left for Bhutan on Monday to participate in the 2nd SAFF Under-15 Women’s Championship-2018 to be held in Bhutanese capital Thimphu on August 9-18. A Drukair flight carrying them took off from Hazrat Shahjajal International Airport at 9am. Defending champions Bangladesh,…