AFP: Toyota will pump about $500 million into ride-share firm Uber as part of a deal to work together on mass-producing self-driving vehicles, the Japanese car giant said on Tuesday. The deal, which reportedly values Uber at about $72 billion, aims at “advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing as a mobility service at scale”,…
Two twin sisters, Sabrina Mamtaz Tania and Sadia Mamtaz Toma, from Adamdighi have achieved the feat of getting GPA5 in their JSC exams. They are the daughters of Dhamkumari Government Primary School teacher Hasna Banu and Daily Orthoneeti Adamdighi correspondent AFM Mamtazur Rahman. The twins passed their exams under Santahar Harve Girls’ High School and…
UNB At least 66 new patients have been tested HIV positive in the district till November this year, says a report released by a local voluntary organisation on Sunday. Among the affected, a total of 902 people were detected as carrying the lethal virus while the number was 836 in last year, according to Ashar…
Desk report: ‘Miss World’, a world-renowned beauty pageant competition, has introduced many beautiful and talented women from different countries to the world, reports The Independent. With the title ‘Miss World Bangladesh 2018’, the beauty pageant competition began its audition round yesterday on the premises of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation in the capital. The winner…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The Wage Earners’ Welfare Board has decided to conduct mass hearing of the migrant workers on the first Wednesday of every month, reports The Daily Star. The hearing will be held at the office of the director general of the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board on Prabashi Kallyan Bhaban at Old Elephant…
Reported by: Jafar Ahmad Written by: Eshan Maitra State-Owned Commercial Banks are becoming inapt in putting any contribution in foreign economy. 27% of the import expenses were wired through these banks in 2011. But it has come down to 7% only. Whether, other private commercial banks’ use in the import expenses wiring increased from 64-85%….
Myisha Nawar You thought you were home alone? Okay so you have Lassie with you, but will it help? As per this popular urban legend, the parents of a girl left her alone in the house one night as they had to go out. They asked her to lock the doors and left their family…
Hossen Sohel: Family, friends and constituents gathered yesterday at Arizona’s Capitol to pay their respects to Sen. John McCain, the first of two days of services here before he departs the state he has represented since the 1980s, reports AP. A private ceremony was held yesterday morning at the Arizona State Capitol Museum rotunda, where…
UNB, Gazipur A fire broke out at a spinning mill in Shofipur area in Kaliakair upazila on Saturday night. However, no one was injured in the incident. Apurba Bol, station officer of Kaliakair Fire Station said, the fire broke out at Jamuna Spinning Mill of the area around 7:30pm. Four fire fighters unit from Kaliakair…
Starchild The theatrical sentiment record of the performances in this French drama destabilizes a an outspoken and sometimes insightful portrayal of an violent relationship. In the plot, actress Emmanuelle Bercot who plays the role of Tony, has had a severe skiing accident and was shifted to a rehabilitation centre. During treatment, she progressively comes to…