Steve Jobs, in pain and too weak to climb stairs a few weeks before his death, wanted his children to understand why he wasn’t always there for them, according to the author of his hig... Read more
The United Nations marked World Teachers’ Day on Wednesday with a warning that 6.1 million more teachers are needed to meet the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of at... Read more
Sprint Nextel plans to offer customers who buy the Apple Inc iPhone its unlimited data service for a flat monthly fee, potentially putting pressure on bigger rivals Verizon Wireless and AT... Read more
Microsoft Corp is considering a bid for Yahoo Inc, resurfacing as a potential buyer after a bitter and unsuccessful fight to take over the Internet company in 2008, sources close to the situ... Read more
Grameenphone has refuted the claim of the regulator that the mobile operator will have to pay BDT 30.34 billion in unpaid revenue and tax. Kazi Monirul Kabir, chief communications officer of... Read more
The government Monday announced discovery of new reserve of an estimated 1.0 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas in Rashidpur gas field in northern region in a major boost to the country’... Read more
Two vessels built by Western Marine Shipyard Ltd are set to sail to Germany on Thursday, a company announcement said. Emswave and Emstide are the fifth and the sixth of the series of eight s... Read more
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) has extended the time to apply for allotment of around 1250 plots at Jhilmil Residential Area project by one month follo... Read more
Asian technology companies came under pressure on Thursday to slash prices of their tablet computers after Amazon.com launched its Kindle Fire at a mass market-friendly $199. From Samsung El... Read more
Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) is going to send letters to 14 insurance companies to float initial public offerings (IPO) as soon as possible as they have not yet applied to Securiti... Read more
