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An exciting Thai culinary journey with Chef Tai at Amari Dhaka

মার্চ ৭th, ২০১৮ by
Amari Dhaka Staff Repoter :: Amari Dhaka brings home the best of the exotic flavours from Thailand from 15th to 24th March 201...[Read more]

ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro takes selfie camera war to new level

অক্টোবর ৫th, ২০১৭ by
Chinese smartphone makers Vivo and Oppo have created a strong presence with their selfie-focused devices such as Vivo V5 Plus and Oppo F3 Plus. Now, Taiwan-based ASUS has joined the race with Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro. Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro is the flagship model in the “Zenfone 4 Selfie” series and, the company claims, features the world’s most advanced 24MP “DuoPixel” front shooter. The device is...[Read more]

Robi emphasises workplace safety

অক্টোবর ১st, ২০১৭ by
Leading mobile phone operator Robi has observed the ‘Safety Week’ to raise awareness on the need for a safe working environment in the organisation. Robi's chief corporate and people officer Matiul Islam Nowshad inaugurated the week on 17 September, said a press release on Sunday. The slogan of this year's week was "Safety Starts With Me" which implies that the individual effort towards s...[Read more]

Unilever to buy major Carver Korea stake for $2.9b

অক্টোবর ১st, ২০১৭ by
Unilever has agreed to buy a majority stake in cosmetics firm Carver Korea for $2.9 billion from Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital, the Seoul Economic Daily reported on Monday.
The deal to buy the 60.39 percent stake is aimed at helping Unilever make headway in China, the report said, citing unidentified investment banking sources. Carver Korea, B...[Read more]

Toshiba signs $18b deal

অক্টোবর ১st, ২০১৭ by
Japan’s Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it had signed an $18 billion deal to sell its chip unit to a consortium led by Bain Capital LP, overcoming a key - albeit not its last - hurdle as it scrambles for funds to stave off a potential delisting. The sale of the unit - the world’s second biggest producer of NAND chips - was agreed last week after a tortuous auction process but the signing was d...[Read more]

Amazon’s Whole Foods alleges theft of payment info

অক্টোবর ১st, ২০১৭ by
Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) Whole Foods Market on Thursday said payment card information has been stolen from taprooms, restaurants and other venues located within some of its stores. The upscale grocer, which Amazon recently purchased for $13.7 billion, said it uses a different point-of-sale system for its roughly 450 U.S. stores. That system was not involved in the data hack, the company sai...[Read more]

Citigroup to settle Lehman Brothers’ dispute for $1.74b

অক্টোবর ১st, ২০১৭ by
Citigroup Inc and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc resolved a fight over $2.1 billion that dates to the financial crisis era after Citigroup agreed to give back $1.74 billion to the estate of the investment bank, according to Bloomberg.
Citigroup had kept about $2.1 billion that Lehman had on deposit with it for trades following the Lehman bankruptcy,...[Read more]

Fourth gravitational wave detected

অক্টোবর ১st, ২০১৭ by
A fourth gravitational wave has been detected-this time with help from Italy-based equipment-after two black holes collided, sending ripples through the fabric of space and time, researchers said Wednesday.
Gravitational waves were predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago as part of his theory of general relativity, but the first hard evidence o...[Read more]