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1st scientific congress on NCDs kicks off in city
Dhaka, Oct 20 (UNB)- A scientific congress on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), first of its kind in the country, kicked off on Sunday, aiming to develop a strong institutional platform and strengthen research collaborations between clinicians and public health researchers.
Majority citizen services to be provided digitally by 2021: Joy
Dhaka, Oct 20 (UNB) – Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Sunday said most of the citizen services will be available either using fingertips on mobile phones or through Union Digital Centers by 2021.
38 people cited for violations in Clinton email probe
Washington, Oct 20 (AP/UNB) — The State Department has completed its internal investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of private email and found violations by 38 people, some of whom may face disciplinary action.
Conference on VR opens in east China
Nanchang, Oct 19 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The 2019 World Conference on VR Industry kicked off Saturday in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, highlighting the latest technologies, products and types of businesses related to the VR (virtual reality) industry.
World's 1st female spacewalking team makes history
Cape Canaveral, Oct 18 (AP/UNB)— The world's first female spacewalking team made history high above Earth on Friday, floating out of the International Space Station to fix a broken part of the power network.
Facebook CEO defends refusal to take down some content
Washington, OCT 18 (AP/UNB) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday defended the social media platform's refusal to take down content it considers newsworthy "even if it goes against our standards." But while he promoted free expression, limitations were place on coverage of his remarks at Georgetown University.
Space station's 2 women prep for 1st all-female spacewalk
Cape Canaveral, OCT 18 (AP/UNB) — Men have floated out the hatch on all 420 spacewalks conducted over the past half-century.
Netflix heads into showdown
San Francisco, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — Netflix's subscriber growth is bogging down even before the leading video streaming service confronts high-powered threats from Apple and Walt Disney Co.
Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuse
Belgrade, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — When hundreds of video cameras with the power to identify and track individuals started appearing in the streets of Belgrade as part of a major surveillance project, some protesters began having second thoughts about joining anti-government demonstrations in the Serbian capital.
5G mobile network service by 2023, says BTRC head
Dhaka, Oct 16 (UNB) – The fifth generation (5G) mobile network service will be available in the country by 2021 to 2023, said Md Jahurul Haque, chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), on Wednesday.