September2024
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Blinken in Paris amid fears of Mideast escalation
Sep 20, 2024US Foreign Secretary Antony Blinken arrived in Paris on Thursday for Middle East discussions sponsored by France following Israeli-attributed attacks on Hezbollah operatives. The explosion of hundreds of communication devices used by ISIS operatives around Lebanon,... -
AI development cannot be left to market whim, UN experts warn
Sep 20, 2024UN scientists warned on Thursday that market forces alone should not drive the development of artificial intelligence, advocating instead for the development of instruments for international collaboration. However, they refrained from proposing the establishment of a... -
World better positioned against mpox than for Covid: vaccine alliance
Sep 20, 2024The Gavi vaccination alliance claims that the world is now in a far better placed to combat the mpox epidemic that is currently raging in Africa thanks to the lessons gained from the Covid pandemic. Gavi... -
Japan firm says no longer makes radio reportedly used in Lebanon blasts
Sep 20, 2024The radio model that has been linked to recent explosions in Lebanon is thought to have been discontinued by the Japanese company Icom almost ten years ago. “From 2004 until October 2014, the IC-V82 handheld radio... -
India to be asked for Hasina’s extradition once trial begins: Law Adviser
Sep 20, 2024Dr. Asif Nazrul, the adviser on law, justice, and parliamentary affairs, stated today that the interim government would request that India extradite Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister, as soon as the mass killing trial gets underway.... -
Meta and Spotify blast EU decisions on AI
Sep 20, 2024A coalition of businesses, which included Spotify and Meta, denounced the European Union on Thursday for making “fragmented and inconsistent” decisions regarding artificial intelligence (AI) and data privacy. The companies signed an open letter, along with... -
Nintendo sues ‘Pokemon with guns’ maker for patent infringement
Sep 20, 2024Nintendo of Japan announced on Thursday that it has launched a lawsuit, claiming patent infringement against the creator of a video game that was humorously called “Pokemon with guns”. The Japan-based studio Pocketpair, responsible for the... -
Home adviser asks police to be truly people friendly
Sep 20, 2024Lt. Gen. (Retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Home Advisor, advised police officers to be truly personable today. “Police must truly be approachable to the public. After leaving this morning’s view-exchange meeting with Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)... -
Pakistan high commissioner calls on foreign secretary
Sep 20, 2024At the foreign ministry here today, Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin met with Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Syed Ahmed Maroof. According to a news release from the foreign ministry, the High Commissioner congratulated the... -
HSIA declares horn-free zone, bans single-use plastic from Oct 1
Sep 20, 2024As part of a comprehensive initiative to reduce noise and environmental pollution, the government has proclaimed a horn-free zone and banned the use of single-use plastics at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) and its adjacent...
