Reuters: Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) is buying a minority stake in a sports drink brand backed by basketball star Kobe Bryant, it said on Tuesday, seeking to mount a stronger challenge to top energy drink Gatorade. The investment in BodyArmor comes as Coke’s Powerade steadily cedes market share to its more popular PepsiCo-owned (PEP.O) rival. Coke…
M Humayun Kabir: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader alleged that BNP is hatching a conspiracy to foil the upcoming general election after being failed repeatedly to mobilise any movement in the country. Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made the allegation while addressing a programme at Basurhat in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali yesterday,…
UNB: Both the homegrown and imported onions are getting pricey ahead of Eid-ul-Azha despite the fact that government allowed a duty free import of Indian onion. Market sources blamed lax monitoring for sudden such surge in onion prices. The Indian onion is being sold in local markets at Tk 35 per kilogram while the local…
Reuters: An American Christian pastor standing trial in Turkey on terrorism charges has appealed again to a Turkish court to release him from house arrest and lift his travel ban, his lawyer told Reuters on Tuesday. Relations between the two NATO allies have spiraled into a full-blown crisis over the trial of Christian pastor Andrew…
Desk Report: Caesarian section is one of the vital reasons behind death of around five to seven thousand women during child birth every year in Bangladesh, said a study report. “About 16 mothers die during child birth in the country every day while the death toll rises to five to seven thousand per year. Caesarian…
UNB: The Netherlands is providing a grant of USD 12.5 million to implement a project contributing to the development of a safe, sustainable and resilient food system for the Dhaka metropolitan area. The Netherlands embassy in Dhaka and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) signed an agreement in this effect on Tuesday, said…
UNB: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia yesterday said the investigation in the case filed over ‘militant attack’ at Hotel Olio International in Panthapath in 2017, is in the final stage. “A total of 14 militants have been arrested in connection with the case and of them, ten gave confessional statements. The purpose…
Kabir Humayun: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) quizzed Khorshedul Hasan, a former managing director of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL), over the ‘disappearance of coal’ from the coalmine. ACC Deputy Director Shamsul Alam grilled the former MD yesterday morning in Dhaka, ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told The Daily Star. Following the disappearance…
Banglanews24: At least 10 workers sustained injuries as the gas line adjoining to a readymade garments factory blasted in Mirpur section-13 of Dhaka Tuesday (August 14). Three units of Fire Service rushed to the spot and rescued the workers. Fire Service & Civil Defence Headquarters Duty Officer Lima Khan confirmed the matter to Banglanews. The…
Kabir Humayun: A total of 25 permanent and makeshift markets of sacrificial animals will be arranged in Dhaka Metropolitan area ahead of this year’s Eid-ul-Azha. DMP Deputy Commissioner (media) Masudur Rahman yesterday said that Dhaka South City Corporation will host 15 such markets and Dhaka North City Corporation the other 10. Apart from these certain…