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Guterres warns of risks of artificial intelligence

2023-07-20 00:00:00

UNITED NATIONS, July 19 (Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday warned of the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) and called for a race to develop AI for good purposes.AI is being put to work in connection with peace and...

Fifteen die from electrocution near India river

2023-07-20 00:00:00

CHAMOLI, July 19 (BBC): Fifteen people have died after an electricity transformer exploded on the banks of the Alaknanda river in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand.Authorities say a police official and five home guards are among those killed in...

Blast leaves 7 dead

2023-07-20 00:00:00

PENNSYLVANIA, July 19 (AP): Natural gas leaked from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion leveled one building, heavily damaged another and killed seven people, federal safety investigators said Tuesday as they continued to investigate...

Italy's extremer heatwave approaches its peak

2023-07-20 00:00:00

ROME, July 19 (ANSA): The extraordinary heatwave that Italy is suffering, its third of the summer, was approaching its peak on Tuesday, with the possibility that temperatures will reach record highs in some cities.Indeed, Rome has set up 28 heat...

Algeria bus crash claims 34 lives

2023-07-20 00:00:00

ALGIERS, July 19 (AFP): At least 34 people were killed when an Algerian passenger bus collided head-on with a commercial vehicle and burst into flames in the country's southern desert Wednesday, officials said.One of the North African country's deadliest road...

Pakistan need 83 runs to win 1st Test against Sri Lanka

2023-07-20 00:00:00

GALLE, Sri Lanka, July 19 (AFP): Pakistan lost three wickets in a tricky 131-run chase on day four of the rain-hit opening Test on Wednesday, after spinners Noman Ali and Abrar Ahmed helped bowl Sri Lanka out for 279.The tourists...

Tigresses suffer 108-run defeat to India in 2nd ODI

2023-07-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh Women's team's aspiration to seal the three-match ODI series with a match to spare was dented after they suffered a thumping 108-run defeat to India in the second match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Wednesday,...

'Bangabandhu Summit Squash Tournament 2023'

2023-07-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh Squash Rackets Federation president Lt Col (retd) Muhammad Faruk Khan and Summit Group vice-chairman Latif Khan attend the prize giving ceremony of 'Bangabandhu Summit Squash Tournament 2023' at Army Squash Complex in the city on Tuesday

Hosts New Zealand, Australia kick off 2023's summer of football tonight

2023-07-20 00:00:00

The 2023 Women's World Cup finally gets underway today (Thursday) with the two host nations kicking off the tournament and the summer of footballing festivities, according to CNN Sports.New Zealand starts things off with the co-host taking on Norway in...

Mahmudullah returns to practice quietly

2023-07-20 00:00:00

While the national players were enjoying a break after their series against Afghanistan, Mahmudullah Riyad who was dropped from the national team, was seen starting his training session at the Academy Ground of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city...

Two drown in M'singh pond

2023-07-20 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, Jul 18 (UNB): A man and his grandson drowned while taking bath in a pond in Mymensingh's Bhaluka upazila. The dead are Aynal Haque, 60, and his grandson Habibur Rahman, 12.Locals recovered the bodies from the pond in Baliagara...

Youth stabbed to death over protest against drug abuse

2023-07-20 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, July 19 (UNB): A 30-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals over previous enmity with some drug traders at Charmajardia in Rajshahi city on Tuesday night. The dead is Abu Syed, a farmer and son of...

Two get life for murder, rape in Satkhira

2023-07-20 00:00:00

SATKHIRA, July 19 (BSS): Two people were awarded life-term imprisonment by the separate courts in two cases in the district on Thursday. District and Session Judge Mohammad Alim Al Raji sentenced one Abdur Rahman (20) to life term imprisonment for...

Access to information a fundamental right

2023-07-20 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, July 19 (BSS): A social dialogue on practice of good governance and Right to Information (RTI) Act-2009 was held to enhance the empowerment of rural people by ensuring their access to information.In association with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation Bangladesh...

ACC opens probe against IU VC

2023-07-20 00:00:00

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, July 19 (UNB): The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has started an investigation into the allegations brought against Islamic University (IU) vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Shaikh Abdus Salam for his alleged involvement in teachers' recruitment anomalies at the Finance and Banking...

Pay raise for private sector employees

2023-07-20 00:00:00

According to reports, government employees will get a 10 per cent increment on their basic salary from July this year. But nothing is said about any pay raise in the private sector. Amid the prevailing inflation, private sector employees are...

Erecting footbridge in front of Dhaka College

2023-07-20 00:00:00

Dhaka College is a renowned educational institution in the capital. Thousands of students are currently studying at this institution. And it is located in one of the busiest areas of Dhaka city. Besides New Market and other shopping centres, this...

Training children to swim

2023-07-20 00:00:00

Swimming is an essential life skill. Everyone should learn and practise it. It is beneficial for your metabolism and the cardiovascular system. Besides, this skill helps you survive in water. Although largely unrecognised, drowning is the second leading cause of...

Restricting online betting

Imam Hossain | 2023-07-20 00:00:00

Betting and gambling are not permissible in Bangladesh. But that does not mean that there is no betting on sports in the country. From physical space, sports betting has largely shifted to the virtual world over the past few years....

Mandela: statesman missed by the world

Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-07-20 00:00:00

On Tuesday his birth anniversary came to pass. Death claimed him a decade ago. Before him there were Willy Brandt and Charles de Gaulle and Zhou En-lai. They changed the world even as prison was changing a radical Nelson Mandela...

Spectre unfolding following Russian exit from grain deal

2023-07-20 00:00:00

The indication that Russia would not extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) was amply clear. Now the Western media call it Russia's withdrawal from the UN and Turkey-brokered grain deal. Earlier, the deal was extended three times, first on...

Mining coal from Dighipara field

Mushfiqur Rahman | 2023-07-20 00:00:00

A leading local daily newspaper on July 15, 2023 reported that the government had been considering developing an underground coal mine at Dighipara, Dinajpur for mining domestic coal. The Dighipara coal field was discovered by the Geological Survey of Bangladesh...

An entrepreneur's adventure at a professional exchange programme

AFIA ADIBA | 2023-07-20 00:00:00

In a world where dreams often remain elusive, there are individuals who defy the odds and embark on extraordinary journeys. Such is the story of Minhaz-Us-Salakeen Fahme, an entrepreneur and game designer, who recently embarked on a transformative adventure as...

Closing the curtains on INTERN 2023

NAFISA ALAM TOREE AND ZABIN TAZRIN NASHITA | 2023-07-20 00:00:00

After an electric and astounding competition, INTERN 2023 came to an end recently. The most brilliant minds among the freshmen at Islamic University of Technology (IUT) battled it for the eagerly anticipated grand finale of the novice business case competition....

BD students achieve success at IOELL in Vietnam

FE YOUTH DESK | 2023-07-20 00:00:00

The Global Innovation & Leadership Center (GILC), a youth leadership and empowerment organisation headquartered in Bangladesh, in collaboration with its parent organisation, GEIST International Foundation, joined forces with Phenikaa University, one of Vietnam's premier universities, to organise the highly anticipated...

Chronicles of a youth's university life

Gazi Noyon | 2023-07-20 00:00:00

Didn't we write paragraphs on 'My First Day at School' back in the school days? What will we write or say if we are asked about our first day at university? What stories will we tell our grandchildren when they...

Interest wanes for scanty aftercare

SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2023-07-19 12:00:00

Potential buyers' enthusiasm for solar home systems (SHSs) in Bangladesh is apparently flagging for a distinct lack of technicians and after-sales service.A good number of households using the solar panels are in trouble finding qualified technicians or facing delays in...

Pranay Verma called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

2023-07-19 12:00:00

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban in the city on Tuesday — PID

Gulistan area experience severe gridlock

2023-07-19 00:00:00

Most city streets like this one in Gulistan area experience severe gridlock on Tuesday, causing inconveniences to passengers as well as pedestrians, as the two major political parties staged demonstrations at the same time. — FE photo

Divided G20 split over Ukraine, slow progress on debt

2023-07-19 00:00:00

GANDHINAGAR, India, July 18 (AFP): G20 finance chiefs ended talks in India Tuesday with disagreement over Russia's war in Ukraine, limited progress on debt restructuring and warnings that divisions between rich and poor nations risked deepening poverty.Many countries are still...