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Only 18 countries are bigger than Apple

Apple‘s market cap is larger than the GDPs of every country of the world, except for 18 of them. apple-solar-systemIn Jewish numeric tradition, 18 is a blessed number, signifying life, so it is appropriate that only 18 exceptional countries have the privilege of being bigger than Apple, the corporation that is making life for average people seem unimaginable without its immediately indispensable gadgets. Saudi Arabia is the newest country that Apple has surpassed in financial size, as reported by Emirates 247. The charm...

Boat schools bring classroom to flood-hit children

Anna Akter, a nine-year-old student at a floating school in Bangladesh’s remote Natore district, says she might have missed out on her education during annual monsoon floods without her boat-based classroom. floodThe same goes for Khushi Khatun, who also studies at the boat schools where she gets free tuition and materials. “Had there been no such school, she would have had to walk two kilometres along a muddy path or take a boat journey during monsoon which may have discouraged her to study,” said her father Nazir Uddin, a farmer in Pangasia vil...

Bangladesh first time at CWC quarterfinal

Mohammad Mahmudullah became the first Bangladesh batsman to score a World Cup century as woeful England crashed out of the tournament with a 15-run loss to the Tigers at the Adelaide Oval on Monday. [caption id="attachment_13729" align="alignleft" width="300"]Bangladesh-winvsEng-AFP Defeat meant England -- whose only win at the tournament so far has been against non-Test Scotland -- couldn't claim a quarter-final place. AFP[/caption] Mahmudullah scored 103 and brother-in-law Mushfiqur Rahim made 89 as the Tigers recover...

$10 copy of Blockbuster Sovaldi appears in BD

A $10 version of Sovaldi, the Gilead Sciences Inc. hepatitis C treatment that sells for $1,000 a pill in the U.S., is now available in Bangladesh and could make its way to other parts of the world where the U.S. company doesn’t have patents. [caption id="attachment_13725" align="alignleft" width="300"]Hepatitis C In the U.S., Sovaldi has sparked a backlash from commercial health insurers because of its cost of $84,000 for a 12-week course of treatment. Photographer: Bob Ecker/MCT via Getty Images[/caption] Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd. doesn’t ...

Supplements for pregnant women to boost nutrition

In a densely populated agricultural area in rural north-west Bangladesh lies one of the largest flagship programmes for maternal and child nutrition. Since 2000, Jivita has been conducting large-scale community-based nutrition research to inform public health policies and programmes in south Asia and beyond. The latest trial evaluated the impact of daily multiple micronutrient women in BDsupplements – versus iron-folic acid supplement use – among pregnant women on infant mortality. The findings contribute to a growing body of evidence...

CSE official facebook page launched

Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) today (Monday) inaugurated it’s official facebook page to reach the investors easily. Dr. Muhammad Abdul Mazid inaugurated the page at a press conference held in CSE Dhaka office. Managing Director of CSE Wali-Ul-Maroof Matin was also present at the press conference.

dse cseCSE Chairman addressing the press said “There is no chance to ignore technology now. Our life became more technology based due to cell phone and internet connection through this device. Now we are acting faster. We want to supply information to the...

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