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Actor and producer Mizu Ahmed died of cardiac arrest in Dhaka on Monday. He was 63. Mizu Ahmed, known for his villain role in the Bengali film industry, breathed his last aboard a train at Airport Railway Station in the capital around 8:00pm. Actor Mizu died of cardiac arrest while he along with a team was going to Dinajpur for the shooting of film 'Manus O Omanus', film director Ahmed Ilias Bhuiyan. Born on November 17, 1953 in Kushtia, Mizu Ahmed got involved in a local theatre group. His birth name is Mizanur Rahman. In 1978, he made his film debut with the film Trishna. After a couple of years, he established himself as one of the best villains in the Dhallywood film industry. He was also producing film from his own banner, Friends Movies, according to UNB report.....

Published at: 2017-03-28 00:00:04

Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said late on Monday that it plans to sell refurbished versions of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, the model pulled from markets last year due to fire-prone batteries. Samsung's Note 7s were permanently scrapped in October following a global recall, roughly two months from the launch of the near-$900 devices, after some phones self-combusted. A subsequent probe found manufacturing problems in batteries supplied by two different companies - Samsung SDI Co Ltd and Amperex Technology Ltd. Analysis from Samsung and independent researchers found no other problems in the Note 7 devices except the batteries, raising speculation that Samsung will recoup some of its losses by selling refurbished Note 7s. A person familiar with the matter told the Reuters in January that it was considering the possibility of selling refurbished versions of the device or reusing some parts. Samsung's announcement that revamped Note 7s will go back on sale, however, surprised some with the timing - just days before it launches its new S8 smartphone on Wednesday in the United States, its first new premium phone since the debacle last year. Samsung, under huge pressure to turn its image around after the burning battery scandal, had previously not commented on its plans for recovered phones. "Regarding the Galaxy Note 7 devices as refurbished phones or rental phones, applicability is dependent upon consultations with regulatory authorities and carriers as well as due consideration of local demand," Samsung said in a statement, adding the firm will pick the markets and release dates for refurbished Note 7s accordingly. The company estimated it took a $5.5 billion profit hit over three quarters from the Note 7's troubles. It had sold more than 3 million Note 7s before taking the phones off the market. The company also plans to recover and use or sell reusable components such as chips and camera modules and extract rare metals such as copper, gold, nickel, and silver from Note 7 devices it opts not to sell as refurbished products. The firm had been under pressure from environment rights group Greenpeace and others to come up with environmentally friendly ways to deal with the recovered Note 7s. Greenpeace said in a separate statement on Monday that it welcomed Samsung's decision and the firm should carry out its plans in a verifiable manner.....

Published at: 2017-03-28 00:00:04

Uber has pulled its self-driving cars from the roads after an accident which left one of the vehicles on its side. Pictures posted online showed the car on its right side on an Arizona street, next to another badly damaged vehicle, reports BBC. The car - a Volvo SUV - was in self-driving mode at the time of the crash, on Friday, Uber said. No one was hurt. A spokeswoman for the police in Tempe, Arizona said the accident occurred when another vehicle "failed to yield" to the Uber car at a left turn. "There was a person behind the wheel. It is uncertain at this time if they were controlling the vehicle at the time of the collision," spokeswoman Josie Montenegro said. Uber's self-driving cars always have a human in the driving seat who can take over the controls. The company pulled its self-driving vehicles off the road in Arizona at first, followed by test sites in Pennsylvania and California - all three states where it operated the vehicles. The incident follows a tumultuous few weeks for the car-hailing app service, after several negative stories about workplace practices and ethics. A number of executives have quit in recent weeks, including the president, Jeff Jones.—AR  ....

Published at: 2017-03-27 00:00:04

Lt Col Abul Kalam Azad, chief of the intelligence wing of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) who was seriously injured in the Sylhet blasts during raids on a militants’ hideout on Saturday, was flown to Singapore on Sunday night for better treatment. “An air ambulance carrying injured Lt Col Azad took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Singapore around 8:15 pm,” said Director (Media) of Rab headquarters Mufti Mahmood Khan, reports UNB. He would be admitted to Mount Elizabeth Hospital there, Mahmood said. Azad, Director (Intelligence) of the elite force, and another official of the wing Major Azad, were injured in two bomb blasts near the suspected militant den at Shibbari in South Surma upazila in Shylhet on Saturday night during an Army-led operation. Both the Rab officials were airlifted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on Saturday night. Police said two people carrying bombs came to the spot riding a motorcycle and hurled those around 6:45 pm on Saturday. One of the bombs went off while the other one remained unexploded. Minutes later, the unexploded bomb went off when police picked it up to diffuse.—AR  ....

Published at: 2017-03-27 00:00:04

BOAO (Hainan), March 26 : An initiative on economic globalization was announced at the end of the annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) on Sunday in Hainan Province. The aim of the forum was to promote and deepen the economic exchange, coordination, and cooperation within Asia and between Asia and other parts of the world, according to the initiative. Addressing pressures on global growth and the increase in de-globalization and protectionism, the initiative asked Asian countries to stay committed to open markets, inclusive growth and economic cooperation, reports Xinhua Rhetoric of de-globalization and protectionism are feared to disrupt global growth, which is under downward pressure, BFA Vice Chairman Zeng Peiyan said. De-globalization could create challenges for global growth instead of solve the underlying structural problems wrongly attributed to economic globalization, he added. The initiative called upon the world to actively adapt to the forces of economic globalization and reform global governance to solve problems arising amid globalization. Specific measures were proposed by BFA members through the initiative. Governments should make more efforts to reform and work together to strengthen international economic order and global governance systems, with policies to ensure benefits more widely shared. Protectionism has to be rejected. Trade and investment should be promoted to drive sustainable global development, with continued reform of multilateral mechanisms and governance. International and regional organizations such as the WTO and APEC should work towards a more open, inclusive, fair and equitable bilateral and multilateral trade system. Multilateral lenders, including the IMF and World Bank, were urged to improve supervision of global finance, supporting cross-border capital flows and working to lessen impacts on the real economy.P Innovation was highlighted in the initiative. Governments should use cross-border public private partnerships, a financing mode, to facilitate technological innovation and cross-border movement of knowledge and information. BFA members proposed an open mechanism for multilateral cooperation to ensure balance in globalization, calling for efforts from the G20, the APEC, governments and the private sector. Infrastructure and institutional and people-to-people connectivity should also be promoted. Zeng stressed Asia has always been a participant, beneficiary, and constructor of globalization. He hoped that proposals such as Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the Belt and Road Initiative and Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific will further promote economic globalization.-Asfar....

Published at: 2017-03-27 00:00:04