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Aminul conveys wishes to women’s football team
Australia vows to entertain in bid for Women’s Asian Cup glory
26-member squad named ahead of AFC Women’s Asian Cup
Politics
Tarique Rahman casts vote along with family
CA calls national polls, referendum historic opportunity to build new Bangladesh
394 foreign observers and 197 journalists to monitor the Bangladesh election
War & Conflict
NATO launches ‘Arctic Sentry’ mission after Greenland crisis
Libya grants first foreign oil licenses since Gaddafi’s fall
US deploys 200 troops to train Nigerian military
Weirdo
Man jumped from a moving plane at LAX after attempting to access the jet’s cockpit
‘Spiderman’ with Pope at Vatican
The Saudis allowed women to perform Hajj alone
Op-Ed
Family Planning Commodity Shortages in Bangladesh: Implications for All
My Health, My Right: Context-Bangladesh
Can Good Internet Governance Stop Online Gender Based Violence?
Interview
Book Review
Business
Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air signed a series of contracts with American aerospace companies worth a total of $14.4 billion
Airbus aims to deliver a record number of commercial aircraft this year
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $34.78 billion
Economy
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $34.78 billion
Inflow of remittances in Bangladesh witnessed a year-on-year growth of 25.9 percent reaching $1,655 million till February 15
Australia central bank lifts key interest rate
Corporate
Samsung Electronics posts record profit on AI demand
Nestle recalls infant formula in several European countries
BP to sell majority stake in Castrol lubricants business
Stock Exchange
China’s Anta Sports to become top Puma shareholder
US oil majors soar on Wall St after Maduro deposed
Asian and European markets mixed on Thursday
Forex
Bangladesh Bank buys $55m through dollar auction
Green shipbuilding can be the next forex giant after RMG: Adilur
Forex reserves stands at $27.67b: BB
Development
From Aid to Accountability: Maliha Khan’s Call to Rebuild Global Development
Child recruitment in Haiti surges threefold in just one year – UNICEF
ADB appoints Sona Shrestha as DG of its South Asia Department
Environment
Minimum temperature falls by 1°C, mild cold wave persists
US air traffic snarled as New York braces for deep snow
Flash floods kill 21 in Moroccan coastal town
Disaster
Education
More than 340 educational facilities damaged or destroyed in Ukraine this year
12 BAU researchers among world’s top scientists
Global funding cuts could force 6 million more children out of school in the coming year
Gender
From Aid to Accountability: Maliha Khan’s Call to Rebuild Global Development
Women’s health, empowerment key to sustainable development: Rizwana Hasan
New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
Migration
Canary Islands mark 30 years of migrant influx
Thirteen dead after migrant boat sinks off Yemen: UN agency
UN says 2023 was the deadliest year for migrants in a decade
Policy
A new policy framework is necessary for the development of public libraries
Assessment of govt policy changes in budget required for sustainable revenue collection
Remove the policy and social barriers in women’s economic empowerment to achieve SDGs
UN
UN urges safe, inclusive women’s poll participation
Over 100,000 fled Sudan’s Kordofan since October: UN
Bangladesh elected UN Peacebuilding Commission Vice-Chair
NGO
Twenty retail executives and BRAC collaborate
Transparency International (TI) condemns Brazilian government attacks on TI Brazil
Applications open for BRIDGE Returnship Programme
Culture
Exhibition on Khaleda Zia’s life and struggle held at Cox’s Bazar beach
Kazi Nazrul Islam’s works now available in English
16 day Chobi Mela begins in Bangladesh
Arts
SM Sultan’s 101st birth anniversary today
Japan-Bangladesh cultural ties deepen through joint art exhibition
The Kingdom Of The Netherlands’ Embassy And Dhaka Flow Present: Transformation: The Art Of Alchemy
Celebrity
The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65
Nobel laureate Machado feared for her life leaving Venezuela
Prince Harry meets King Charles for first time since 2024
Lifestyle
Grameenphone launches Prime: a digital lifestyle subscription
Sherifah Yunus Olokodana to break stereotypes about Muslim women as she demonstrates cooking on Instagram wearing niqab
Quick tips to reduce energy consumption while doing laundry
Fashion
Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani dead at 91
Vogue appoints Chloe Malle to replace fashion doyenne Wintour
Miss America, Miss World pageants accused of discrimination
TV Show
Golden Globes viewership shrinks again
Trump slams return of Jimmy Kimmel show, says he may ‘test ABC’
Jimmy Kimmel show to return Tuesday
Movie
Netflix made a mostly cash offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery
Clooney and Netflix team up for Venice festival spotlight
‘Fantastic Four’ stretches lead to second week at the box office
Music
Legendary Bangladeshi folk singer Farida Parveen dies
Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin dies aged 92: Bolshoi
Tanjina Toma Honoured with Prestigious 71 Media Vision Award for Transforming Lives through Music
Photography
Exhibition on Khaleda Zia’s life and struggle held at Cox’s Bazar beach
16 day Chobi Mela begins in Bangladesh
Mountaineers’ ‘From Sea to Summit’ Exhibition Inaugurated at National Museum
Literature
Kazi Nazrul Islam’s works now available in English
Publication Festival and Discussion Meeting Held for Kothar Kagoj Hemonto edition 1432
Hungary’s Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize
Science
YouTube suffered a widespread outage on late Tuesday
Volkswagen plans to cut costs by 20% across all brands by the end of 2028
Latam-GPT: a Latin American AI to combat US-centric bias
Technology
YouTube suffered a widespread outage on late Tuesday
Latam-GPT: a Latin American AI to combat US-centric bias
Waymo raises $16 bn to fuel global robotaxi expansion
Gadgets
Samsung launched its first triple-folding phone Galaxy Z TriFold on Tuesday
Nintendo sold a record 3.5 million Switch 2 units worldwide in the first four days after the console launched
Apple eases App Store rules under court pressure
Electronics
Samsung offers discount in Side by Side Refrigerator ahead Eid ul Fitre
Samsung TV now available at Singer shops
Reliance Jio to launch a budget laptop priced at $184 with an embedded 4G sim card
Automobile
Volkswagen plans to cut costs by 20% across all brands by the end of 2028
China to ban hidden car door handles in industry shift
Volkswagen says it can now make cars entirely in China
Space
Bezos’s Blue Origin to ‘pause’ space tourism to focus on Moon efforts
NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad ahead of Artemis 2 mission
Astronauts leave ISS in first-ever medical evacuation
Health
Clubfoot Awareness Session Held at RPTI, Cumilla
Clubfoot is Not a Curse; it’s a Call for Care: Overcoming Stigma in Bangladesh
US withdrawal from WHO makes country, world ‘unsafe’: WHO chief
Disease
Clubfoot is Not a Curse; it’s a Call for Care: Overcoming Stigma in Bangladesh
Early Detection Key to Curing Clubfoot: Training Session for Health Workers Held in Cumilla
Twenty-one children died in Cuba due to chikungunya and dengue
Doctor’s Opinion
Do you know about kidney disease?
We neglect primary HIV prevention at our peril
Pharmaceuticals
Novo Nordisk & Arogga join hands to improve patient convenience
Bayer in $1.3 bn deal for cancer drug candidate
AstraZeneca quarterly net profit jumps on record US growth
Health Article
Brain stimulation can boost math learning in people with weaker neural connections
AI-SAROSH is hosting Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence for Sexual and Reproductive Health for South Asia”
Immunity to COVID-19 in children can last for up to nine months, expert says
Sports
Aminul conveys wishes to women’s football team
Australia vows to entertain in bid for Women’s Asian Cup glory
26-member squad named ahead of AFC Women’s Asian Cup
Rio2016
IOC sanctions three boxers for betting during Rio 2016
Former Kenyan sports officials charged with theft, fraud
Olympic champion Puig sets sights on grand slam victory
Cricket
Bangladesh out to deny Afghanistan ODI sweep
Akbar named captain for Bangladesh Emerging team’ series against South Africa
Bangladesh to visit UAE for two T20Is
BPL
IPL
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Football
26-member squad named ahead of AFC Women’s Asian Cup
Kudus scores as Ghana qualify for 2026 World Cup
Napoli move step closer to Serie A crown after win at fiery Lecce
FIFA World Cup 2018
Tennis
Sabalenka makes winning start at Madrid Open
Olympic champion Zheng wins in Tokyo for third title of year
Sinner defeats Medvedev to reach first US Open semi-final
Athletics
Asif Mahmud joins symbolic marathon on Dhaka’s streets
Pantonix Tiger Run Dhaka-2025: registration is open for this year’s roar!
The end of Olympic escapism for gloomy France
Baseball
Travel
Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air signed a series of contracts with American aerospace companies worth a total of $14.4 billion
Airbus aims to deliver a record number of commercial aircraft this year
German pilots and cabin crew to strike Thursday
Destination
Al-Balad: A walk through time in Jeddah’s historic heart
Thailand offers visa-free policy for Sri Lankans: minister
China fully allows visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups via cruise ships
Hotel
Unique Group to open two Indian chain hotels in Dhaka
IHCL announces the opening of Vivanta in Ahmedabad, Gujrat
Hotel Sarina Dhaka introduced city’s most expensive ice cream
Aviation
Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air signed a series of contracts with American aerospace companies worth a total of $14.4 billion
Airbus aims to deliver a record number of commercial aircraft this year
German pilots and cabin crew to strike Thursday
Adventure
Seminar on ‘Youth Engagement in Adventure and Golf Tourism’ Highlights Role of Youth in Shaping Bangladesh’s Tourism Industry
Nepali teenager hailed as hero after climbing world’s 8,000 m peaks
Everest climber’s remains believed found after 100 years
Food
Australia sees a fall in annual food consumption for the first time
World food prices rise for first time in 7 months: FAO
Global food prices drop 13.7pc in 2023: FAO
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February 20, 2026
AI
IBM expects to pause hiring for roles as roughly 7,800 jobs could be replaced by AI
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News Hour Correspondent
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May 2, 2023
International Business Machines Corp expects to pause hiring for roles as roughly 7,800 jobs could be replaced by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the coming years, CEO Arvind Krishna told Bloomberg News on Monday. Hiring specifically in...
AI could replace the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs
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News Hour Correspondent
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Mar 29, 2023
Goldman Sachs’ recent report indicates that artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to replace around 300 million full-time jobs, which accounts for a quarter of work tasks in the US and Europe. However, the report also...
AI based camera system intended to reveal states of emotion tested on Uyghurs
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News Hour Correspondent
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May 26, 2021
A camera system that uses AI and facial recognition intended to reveal states of emotion has been tested on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the BBC has been told. A software engineer claimed to have installed such systems...
Google announces new privacy settings, AI tools and Android 12 Beta
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News Hour Correspondent
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May 20, 2021
Google has announced a slew of new features including new privacy settings, AI tools and release of the first beta of Android 12 that will become part of its products over the course of the year....
Amazon begins using AI-powered cameras in delivery vans
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News Hour Correspondent
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Feb 5, 2021
Amazon has begun using AI-powered cameras in delivery vans that constantly record footage of drivers and upload any mistakes they make. The firm says it is an investment in safety but privacy campaigners described it as...
Faked nude images of over 100,000 women created using AI
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News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 21, 2020
Faked nude images of more than 100,000 women have been created from social media pictures and shared online, according to a new report. Clothes are digitally removed from pictures of women by Artificial Intelligence (AI), and...
Amazon launched artificial intelligence based tracking system to enforce social distancing at it’s warehouses
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 16, 2020
Amazon.com introduced an artificial intelligence-based tracking system to enforce social distancing at its offices and warehouses to assist reduce any risk of contracting the new coronavirus among its staffs. The launching comes because the world’s largest online retailer...
Scientists have discovered a new type of antibiotic using AI
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News Hour Correspondent
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Feb 24, 2020
In a world first, scientists have discovered a new type of antibiotic using artificial intelligence (AI). It has been heralded by experts as a major breakthrough in the fight against the growing problem of drug resistance....
AI helps organizations grow profits 80 percent faster
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News Hour Correspondent
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Feb 16, 2020
Organizations that are adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies in finance and operations are growing their annual profits 80 percent faster, according to a new study from Enterprise Strategy Group and Oracle. The global...
Mona Lisa painting brought to life by AI researchers
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News Hour Correspondent
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May 24, 2019
The subject of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa painting has been brought to life by AI researchers. The video, achieved from a single photo, shows the model in the portrait moving her head, eyes and...
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