AFP, Washington: Facebook, Twitter and news organizations including Agence France-Presse have joined a coalition of media and technology groups seeking to filter out online misinformation and improve news quality on social networks. First Draft News, which is backed by Google, announced Tuesday that…

Most business establishments, shopping malls and shops remained closed in the city although the banks and other financial institutions reopened yesterday…

Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has achieved 8.0 per cent growth in terms of employment generation in 2015-16 fiscal year compared to the previous fiscal year, reports BSS. "The Export Processing Zones (EPZs) under BEPZA created employment opportunities for 33,551 Bangladeshi…

AFP, LONDON: Britain gave the go-ahead yesterday for the Hinkley Point power station, its first nuclear plant in a generation, but set conditions to address…

AFP, WASHINGTON: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim effectively won a second five-year term after nominations to lead the global development bank closed…

AFP, FRANKFURT: German chemicals giant Bayer announced Wednesday a $66 billion deal to buy controversial US seeds and pesticides firm Monsanto, triggering…

AFP, PITTSBURGH: Uber launched a groundbreaking driverless car service Wednesday, jumping ahead of Detroit auto giants and Silicon Valley rivals with…