Mobile users in Bangladesh reach 109 mn
DHAKA: The number of mobile subscribers in Bangladesh reached more than 109 million in August with 12 million new users in the first eight months of this year, official data showed Monday.
According to Bangladesh’s Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), the total number of mobile users in the country — which has a population of more than 153 million — reached 109.349 million in August, reports Xinhua.
Mobile companies sold nearly 12 million new connections in 2012, increasing the country’s total subscribers to 97.18 million in December last year. (IANS)
London wins world’s best city title
Islamabad: London has won the title of best city in the world, according to the latest edition of the Anholt-GfK City Brands Index.
The Index, which measures a city’s brand image, power and appeal, found that London’s stock has gone up in the world as it took the top spot in the biennial ranking.
According to the Daily Times, the city won the prize for successful Summer Olympic Games and the Queen’s Coronation ceremony and the highly anticipated birth of a new royal with the arrival of Prince George.
London also took the top spot as the city where individual cultures are appreciated and where foreigners can ‘easily fit in’. Australian capital Sydney came at the second position for being the safest and friendliest city in the world.
The City Brands index measures the value of a city’s international reputation across six dimensions: its international status and standing; aesthetic; a category called “pre-requisites” such as affordable accommodations and the standard of public amenities; people; pulse (interesting things to do) and its economic and educational potential. More than 5,140 interviews were conducted in Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Russia, South Korea, the US and the UK for the index.
Top 10 best cities for 2013: 1. London 2. Sydney 3. Paris 4. New York 5. Rome 6. Washington DC 7. Los Angeles 8. Toronto 9. Vienna 10. Melbourne (ANI)
Ghost Singles Is a “Real-Life” Dating Site for Ghosts
UNDATED: Are you one of those people who spent all their lives searching looking for their soulmates, but failed to find them? Don’t let death get in the way of finding that perfect someone.
Sign up on Ghostsingles.com, a new and improved dating website where life and its troubles are issues of the past and death is only the beginning.
Believe it or not, now that you’re a ghost, you have a real shot at love. Instead of worrying about serious issues like lack of time for a real relationship and financial problems, all you need to think about these days are questions like “does my butt look too transparent” or “if a person died in the 1850s and I died in the 1920s, does that make them too old for me?”
You can meet other single and lonely dead folks through GhostSingles.com, a fantastic website dedicated to all the ghosts out there, no matter what century they died in.
If you’ve ever dreamed of dating someone like Marylin Monroe, Marie Antoinette or even Cleopatra, this is your chance. (Agencies)
The Voynich Manuscript, also known as World’s Most Mysterious Book
UNDATED: Featuring rudimentary depictions of plants illustrated in aged colors and written in a language system that has yet to be deciphered, The Voynich Manuscript is the world’s most mysterious book.
In order to pay for the restoration of their college, the Italian Jesuits of Villa Mondragone gave Wilfrid Voynich, an antique book dealer, an old manuscript written in an odd language that no one was able to identify or understand.
With this valuable acquisition, Voynich also received a list of its ownership history dating back to the 17th century, which made the book even more impressive.
Its description read: “The codex belonged to Emperor Rudolph II of Germany (1576-1612) who purchased it for 600 gold ducats and believed that it was the work of Roger Bacon.” (Agencies)