- Don’t elect thieves: M Shakhawat
- Review hearing to restore caretaker government tomorrow
- Foreigners in Bangladesh increase spending on credit cards
- DMP files 3,251 traffic violation cases in Dhaka
- Two judges murdered outside Iran's Supreme Court: media
- ‘Palestinians, resistance thwarted Israel’s big plots in Gaza’
- EU ready to support Bangladesh during its political transition: Envoy
- British sci-fi classic ‘Doctor Who’ gears up for bold new adventures
- Bangladesh bowl out Nepal for 52 runs
- Night temperature may drop in parts of country
- Ready to govern Gaza: Palestine’s President
- "Current govt at risk by continuing budget of ousted Awami League"
- OpenAI, Retro Biosciences working to extend ‘human lifespan’
- Srijit Mukherji from aspiring sports journalist to filmmaker
- Pakistan launches first home-made observation satellite
- Govt reaffirms zero tolerance on shrine attacks, urges complaints
- BNP demands withdrawal of vat on over 100 products
- Met office assumes dry weather nationwide
- Marma girl's accident injury being propagated as communal murder
- Tarique seeks prayers for mother
6 Bangladeshi scouters shine at Australian Scout Jamboree
Six Bangladeshi expatriate Scout Leaders participated in the 26th Australian National Scout Jamboree, held in Brisbane, Australia, from January 6 to 15. The event brought together Scout delegations from 33 countries, showcasing a spirit of unity and global collaboration. The Bangladesh Scouter...
Government prioritizes reforms over elections: Asif Mahmud
Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan, Advisor to the Interim Governments Ministries of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, and Youth and Sports, has reaffirmed the governments focus on implementing crucial reforms before holding elections. Our martyrs did not sacrifice their lives for a...
World Bank approves $1.16 billion for Bangladesh’s development and climate projects
World Banks Board of Executive Directors has sanctioned three projects worth $1.16 billion to help Bangladesh improve health services, boost water and sanitation services and achieve greener and climate-resilient development, reports UNB. The $500 million Second Bangladesh Green and Climate...
Bangladesh secures $1.16 billion WB financing for climate-resilient development
Bangladesh has secured $1.16 billion in World Bank financing to bolster its efforts in enhancing health services, improving water and sanitation infrastructure, and advancing green, climate-resilient development. The approval, announced by the World Banks Board of Executive Directors on Thursday...
Islamic finance can be supportive tool for economic rebuilding, say experts
A policy meeting in Dhaka on Sunday explored how Islamic finance could play a pivotal role in rebuilding Bangladeshs economy. The event, organized in collaboration with a private bank, gathered over 100 junior scholars and industry experts to discuss how principles of Islamic finance can promote...
Global coastal population grows by 26%, new study finds
Mississippi State University Professor Emeritus Arthur G. Cosby, along with a team of U.S.-based researchers, has revealed significant global trends in coastal population growth in a new study published in Scientific Reports-Nature. Using cutting-edge technology from Oak Ridge National Laboratorys...
Integrated planning essential for eco-friendly tourism development and coastal area protection: Environment Advisor
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, emphasized the need for implementing integrated planning to ensure eco-friendly tourism development and coastal area protection. She said this on Thursday at a seminar...
OpenAI invests in research on ‘AI Morality’
OpenAI is funding academic research focused on developing algorithms capable of predicting human moral judgments. In a recent filing with the IRS, OpenAI Inc., the for-profit arm of OpenAI, revealed that it had granted funding to researchers at Duke University for a project titled Research AI...
Study says digital tech boosts child development
Although it has been considered that under-threes should not have any screen time at all, research has found that digital tech can offer rich opportunities for young childrens development. A two-year study, Toddlers, Tech and Talk, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and led by...
Hasina govt took unplanned high-cost dev projects in power-energy sector: Adviser Fouzul
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has said that unplanned development projects were taken in the power and energy sector during Sheikh Hasina regime with implemention at a higher cost. In an exclusive interview this week, Fouzul said during former prime...