Microsoft, Yahoo in 10-year Web search partnership

Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc have launched a 10-year Web search deal to challenge market leader Google but stopped short of combining other advertising businesses or suggesting any deeper ties.

The long-expected deal means Microsoft’s new Bing search engine will be combined with Yahoo’s experience attracting advertisers in the first serious threat to Google Inc — if the companies get regulatory approval and can make the partnership work.

Yahoo shares fell 12 percent as some investors were disappointed by the limited scope of the deal, which did not include up-front payments for Yahoo. Some investors had expected up to $3 billion up-front,...

Country’s first-ever hi-tech park open to investors in Sept: official

The country’s first-ever hi-tech park at Kaliakoir will be open to investors in the IT industry by September, AKM Abdul Awal Mazumder, secretary of the ministry of science and ICT said on Thursday.

The government is taking initiatives to develop the country’s ICT sector in line with its vision of a ‘Digital Bangladesh’, Mazumder said at a workshop on ICT services development by the Embassy of Japan at a Dhaka hotel on Thursday.

Mazumder told bdnews24.com after the session, “The initial infrastructure of the park will be completed by September this year.”

“The park, on 62 acres of land, will create scope for...

Bangladesh Under-19 team trailing by 87 runs against England Under-19 team on day three

Hosts Bangladesh Under-19 team was trailing by 87 runs against touring England Under-19 team on the 3rd day of the four-day Youth Test at the Johur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Sunday

England Under-19 team resumed the first innings today (Sunday) with overnight total 201 for 7 and were all out for 221 runs in 118.5 overs, adding only 20 runs with remaining three wickets in 10.5 overs on the third day.

Two night-watch batsmen Michael Bates (18) and Calum Haggett (6) scored 22 and 14 runs.

Shaker Ahmed, who earlier took one wicket conceding 39 runs, grabbed all the three remaining...

Bangladesh play 4th ODI against Zimbabwe today aiming to win series

After a disappointing performance in the last match, touring Bangladesh meets Zimbabwe in the 4th ODI of the five-match Grameenphone Cup Series tday (Sunday) at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo hoping seal the series with one match in hand.

The winning streak of new look Bangladesh, under the captaincy of energetic Shakib Al Hasan, was halted Friday as the Bengal Tigers conceded 69-run defeat in the 3rd ODI against Zimbabwe, which made record score of 323 against Bangladesh and also at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.

The hope of Bengal Tigers to win the eighth consecutive ODI match did not...