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Recently in Bangkok, Huawei and the International Telecommuni-cations Union (ITU) jointly hosted the first Asia Pacific Exchange on

First presentation session of top 500 teams in EATL-Prothom Alo App Contest 2016-season 4 was held on Saturday, 26th November

Ride-hailing service Uber is the talk of the town now. Although this very concept of 'Uberisation' is new in Bangladesh, Uber isn't

Ride-hailing service Uber is the talk of the town now. Although this very concept of 'Uberisation' is new in Bangladesh, Uber isn't the first or only ride-hailing service operating in the country. In the last couple of years, we have seen a significant number of local startups (some backed by foreign VCs) getting into the ride-hailing business. Some of these services are very good, providing premium ride quality and levels of service. Others are not so great, but get the job done somewhat. Here are some of the few that caught our attention:

For a company well-known pretty much everywhere in the world, Uber sure has its fair share of controversy. Recently, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has declared that the service is illegal, after it failed to obtain necessary permissions from the concerned authorities. This comes less than a week after its launch.

Plenty of confusion with what is Uber. Is it anyone’s car that is lying around? Is it a taxi? Is it a plane? The confusion stems from Uber itself for pretending to be like Johnny Depp: reclusive and quiet. Except Depp can handle the grief. Can Uber?

Uber [UBER.UL] is to seek to convince Europe's top court next week that it is a digital service, not a transport company, in a case that can determine whether app-based startups should be exempt from strict laws meant for regular companies.

Europe's Schiaparelli Mars lander crashed last month after a sensor failure caused it to cast away its parachute and turn off braking thrusters more than two miles (3.7 km) above the surface of the planet, as if it had already landed, a report says.

In the shadows of Samsung Electronics' (005930.KS) Note 7 smartphone crisis, affiliate Samsung SDI (006400.KS) is quietly reassuring anxious clients including Apple Inc (AAPL.O) that its batteries are safe.

Whether you want to learn coding just for fun or to build the next hit app or your own website, installing SoloLearn is a good first step.

2014 saw the controversial release of the first Watch Dogs game with the main complaints being attributed mostly to the severely downgraded graphics, bland storyline, repetitive gameplay, and an obvious lack of content.

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Political correctness is changing the auto industry in ways that may not be clearly evident at first - but it definitely is. How is it politically correct to own certain cars, and why are some people put on the cross for owning others?

SEMA is a platform for manufacturers to show off their fun sides and for aftermarket companies to display their wares with wild custom creations. This year the cars truly lived up to that promise, signaling that the tuning industry is far from stagnation. Here are our favourites.

Facebook will open a new London headquarters next year and create another 500 jobs, the leading social network said Monday, despite uncertainty over Brexit.

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