Boeing’s crisis-hit 737 Max jetliner faces a new potential safety issue as debris has been found in the fuel tanks of several new planes which in storage, awaiting delivery to airlines, reports BBC. The head of Boeing’s 737 programme has told employees that the discovery was “absolutely unacceptable”.A Boeing spokesman said the company did not see the issue further delaying ...

Photo : In a Feb. 14, 2020 file photo, employees wear face masks as they stand in a reopened Apple Store in Beijing. Apple Inc. is warning investors that it won’t meet its second-quarter financial guidance because the viral outbreak in China has cut production of iPhones. The Cupertino, California-based company said Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 that all of its ...

In order to further explore our solar system, NASA has chosen four proposals for missions that would investigate Venus, Jupiter’s moon Io and Neptune’s moon Trident. If chosen, NASA would develop the missions. The four proposals highlight planets and moons that are not currently included in the agency’s ongoing projects. They’re part of the agency’s Discovery Program, which encourages scientists ...

Three-day US Trade Show is going to begin on February 27 to showcase high quality and cutting-edge American products and services, reports BSS. Over 50 companies would participate in the trade show scheduled to take place in hotel Sonargaon to display different types of products and services, especially in energy, agro-mechanization, and food and beverage sectors, said a US Embassy ...

Md Mahbub ul Alam, managing director and chief executive officer of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, has achieved ‘CEO of the Year 2019’. The award was conferred by UK-based financial intelligence house Cambridge International Financial Advisory.Dr. Sofiza Azmi, CEO of Cambridge IFA handed over the award to Md. Mahbub ul Alam at the 5th Islamic Retail Banking Awards program recently.

The US has expanded its lawsuit against Huawei, accusing the Chinese telecoms giant of a “decades-long” plan to steal technology from US firms, reports BBC. Prosecutors said Huawei had violated the terms of partnerships with US companies and stolen trade secrets such as source code and robot technology.It adds to a list of other charges brought by the US last ...

Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, driving the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes to more record highs. Technology stocks powered much of the rally as investors focused on the latest batch of mostly solid company earnings reports. The latest gains came as worries about the economic impact of the virus outbreak that originated in China continued to subside. ...

A financial institution has come up with first ever loan scheme for persons with 18 years old and above to buy books in the ‘Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela’ aiming to encourage booklovers to read more books. The IPDC Finance Limited has introduced interest-free book loan scheme titled “Subodh at Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2020”, setting an inspirational instance to motivate people ...

Europe’s audacious Solar Orbiter probe has lifted off on its quest to study the Sun from close quarters. The €1.5bn (£1.3bn) mission is packed with cameras and sensors that should reveal remarkable new insights on the workings of our star. Scientists want to better understand what drives its dynamic behaviour.The spacecraft is riding on an Atlas rocket, which lifted off ...

Prices of goods imported from China mark a rise in Bangladesh Photo : A woman walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. Asian stock markets slid Monday after China reported an uptick in new cases of its virus outbreak and analysts warned optimism the disease is ...