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Coffee may cut heart risksA study of 374 patients who had a heart attack or other acute coronary event found those with normal blood pressure drinking one or two coffees a day were 88 per cent less likely than non-coffee [ Read more ] |
'IT-based edn in for a big headway'Speakers at a seminar on Friday emphasised the need for public-private partnership as well as people's participation in building an information technology (IT) -based education system. [ Read more ] |
Competitive pressures hurting India telecoms companiesBharti Airtel and its smaller Indian telecoms rivals are set to report that quarterly earnings were hit by a vicious price war that has sent call tariffs tumbling in the world's fastest-growing mobile services market. [ Read more ] |
New gadget launches lift outlook for TSMC, UMCTSMC and UMC, the world's two largest contract chipmakers, probably made strong profits in the first quarter on robust chip sales, and the launch of new high-tech gadgets are fuelling optimism on their earnings growth this year. [ Read more ] |
Space Shuttle Discovery home after 15-day missionThe Space Shuttle Discovery returned safely to Earth on Tuesday after completing a 15-day resupply mission to the International Space Station, the 131st trip of the shuttle program. [ Read more ] |
Subscribers of state-owned BTCL will experience slower internet connection for the next few days.Subscribers of state-owned BTCL will experience slower internet connection for the next few days. [ Read more ] |
Failed rocket launch may set back India space businessA rocket powered by a domestically built engine failed on Thursday, officials said, in a potential setback to the country's quest for a bigger share in the multi-billion dollar global satellite launch market. [ Read more ] |
A glimpse into digital lifeIt was only the second day and importantly a weekday, when the four-day BCS Digital Expo 2010 that started at Dhaka Sheraton on Wednesday, was already busy with a colossal curious crowd. [ Read more ] |
Some Yahoo email accounts hacked in China, TaiwanYahoo email accounts of some journalists and activists whose work relates to China were compromised in an attack discovered this week, [ Read more ] |
Books get the 3-D treatment in South KoreaPop-up is so passe: South Korean scientists have developed 3-D technology for books that makes characters literally leap off the page. [ Read more ] |
Indian Govt to auction 3-4 3G slots each across telecom zonesIndia will auction three slots each of third-generation wireless spectrum in most of its telecoms zones, including in the lucrative Delhi and Mumbai regions, from April 9, the telecoms ministry said on Thursday. [ Read more ] |
Next version of Nexus will be enterprise phoneGoogle Inc executive Andy Rubin said on Friday that the next version of the Nexus One phone, which was made by HTC Corp, will be for enterprise users and might have a physical keyboard. [ Read more ] |
BNP slams deals with IndiaBangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday criticised the signing of extradition treaty and a MoU on importing power from India during prime minister Sheikh Hasina's ongoing tour. [ Read more ] |
Criminals thrive on fake mobilesMobile phone sets imported from China with identical IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) numbers are flooding the markets. [ Read more ] |
Tablet? Slate? New devices emerge as Apple loomsCall it a "slate" or call it a "tablet," the technology world is suddenly awash with a novel category of mobile devices seeking to grab the spotlight from a hugely anticipated product launch by Apple Inc later this month. [ Read more ] |
Hasina accuses Khaleda of 'forgetting' issuesPrime minister Sheikh Hasina has said opposition chief Khaleda Zia, when in office, forgets resolving bilateral issues like distribution of river water, maritime border and Tipaimukh with India. [ Read more ] |
Next version of Nexus will be enterprise phoneGoogle Inc executive Andy Rubin said on Friday that the next version of the Nexus One phone, which was made by HTC Corp, will be for enterprise users and might have a physical keyboard. [ Read more ] |
PM pays tribute on Homecoming DaySunday is the 38th homecoming anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after Bangladesh gained its independence. [ Read more ] |
Next version of Nexus will be enterprise phoneGoogle Inc executive Andy Rubin said on Friday that the next version of the Nexus One phone, which was made by HTC Corp, will be for enterprise users and might have a physical keyboard. [ Read more ] |
'Few' new BNP leaders gather at Zia's graveThe newly elected BNP national executive committee, led by the party's secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain, on Saturday placed wreaths and offered prayers at Ziaur Rahman's grave. [ Read more ] |