Dhaka, May 20 : Alphabet’s Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware, software and technical services except those publicly available via open source licensing, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday, in a blow to the Chinese technology company that the U.S. government has sought to blacklist around the world, reports CNBC. ...

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said the overall progress of the much expected Padma Bridge rose to 67 per cent. Quader came up the update while briefing journalists about the project’s progress at the Bridges Division around 11:00am. The minister, however, said the main bridge structure has reached 76 per cent completion.Mentioning that the connecting road ...

Three-time National Film Award winning actress Sadika Parvin Popy has visited ailing veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman at Asgar Ali Hospital in the capital. The popular actress went to the hospital on Sunday and spent some time beside him. After vesting the noted actor, Popy posted a status on her Facebook page.In the status Popy wrote, ATM Shamsuzzaman is not only ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has nominated Barrister Rumeen Farhana as its candidate for reserved women seat in the 11th parliament. BNP sources said Rumeen Farhana is going to submit her nomination papers to the Election Commission (EC) today (on May 20). According to the schedule of EC, May 20 is the last day for submitting nomination paper.In the last Jatiya ...

Photo: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to party supporters after his opponent concedes defeat in the federal election in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, May 19, 2019. Sydney, May 20 : A jubilant Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed Sunday to get straight back to work after a shock election victory by his conservative government that has left bewildered voters wondering ...

Photo: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi shoots to score in front Eibar’s goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Ipurua stadium, in Eibar, northern Spain, Sunday, May 19, 2019. Spain, May 20 : Lionel Messi scored twice to hit the 50-goal mark for the sixth time in his career on Sunday while Real Madrid put a fittingly ...

Photo: Police inspect a car and a bus that were damaged by a bomb, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 19, 2019. Egyptian officials say a roadside bomb has hit a tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids. They said Sunday’s blast wounded at least 17 people including tourists. Cairo, May 20 : A roadside bomb hit a tourist bus on Sunday ...

Dhaka, May 20 : Bangladesh Bank has raised the transaction limit of banking through mobile financial services (MFS). According to a Bangladesh Bank circular issued on Sunday, an account holder can do cash-in on five occasions a day and the total amount of cash will be Tk 30,000 instead of existing Tk 15,000. The total number of monthly cash-in will ...

Photo: PID Dhaka, May 19 : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday sought the cooperation of all in making the country prosperous by freeing it from militancy, terrorism, drugs, corruption, hunger and poverty. “Pray for Bangladesh and its people. Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman presented the independence of this country. He had dreamt of building a hunger- ...

Dhaka, May 19 : One year after its launching, Bangladesh’s first geostationary communications satellite Bangabandhu-1 started its commercial operation on Sunday with some television channels taking its services. Owners of the TV channels handed over commercial agreements to Chairman of Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL) Shahjahan Mahmood at a programme at InterContinental Dhaka in the evening for taking the ...