BRUSSELS/LONDON/STOCKHOLM, Dec 9 (Reuters): Europe on Friday reached a provisional deal on landmark European Union rules governing the use of artificial intelligence including governments' use of AI in biometric surveillance and how to regulate AI systems such as ChatGPT.With the...
Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited hosted the first-ever 'Berger Awards for Interior Design 2023', an event celebrating the talents of interior designers nationwide, at a city hotel recently, says a press release.In the 'professional' category, Architect Mahmudul Anowar Riyad, Architect Mamnoon...
S. M. Anisuzzaman has recently been promoted as deputy managing director of Bank Asia Limited. Prior to his promotion, Mr. Anisuzzaman was senior executive vice president and company secretary and head of research & strategy of the bank. He started...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
The latest amendment to the corporate governance code requiring appointment of at least two independent directors in listed enterprises is seen by company owners as unwanted intervention in businesses that they have built. The securities regulator says the amendment was...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 09 (BSS): Integrated efforts of all the government, non-government and volunteer organisations concerned can be the best way of ensuring non-violent atmosphere everywhere in society for the sake of its successful advancement.Proactive role of the civil society, including...
SUNAMGANJ, Dec 09 (UNB): The only road and bridge connecting Baliaghat Notun Bazar to Tahirpur Sadar and Boro Badaghat Bazar in Tahirpur Upazila of Sunamganj have become entirely impassable due to lack of repair.Risking their lives, residents of 20 villages...
MUNSHIGANJ, Dec 09 (UNB): Four of a family sustained burn injuries in a mysterious explosion at a five-storey building at Idrakpur in Munshiganj district town on Saturday.The injured were identified as Rizvi Ahmed Russel, 42,his wife Rozina Begum,35, their son...
A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria, Gaibandha and Chattogram districts on Saturday and Friday night, reports BSSIn Brahmanbaria, two passengers of a CNG-run auto rickshaw were killed and another was injured after being...
FARIDPUR, Dec 09 (UNB): Farmers in Faridpur district's Saltha and Nagarkanda upazilas are facing a crisis as incessant rainfall over the past few days has flooded approximately 70 per cent of their onion fields.This unexpected weather event has left the...
MELBOURNE, Dec 09 (AFP): Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Australian Open on Saturday as he continues to struggle for fitness after a long injury absence, calling the decision "heartbreaking".The Australian showstopper had knee surgery in January and then aborted plans...
DURBAN, Dec 09 (Agencies): After registering a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Australia at home, team India will face a big challenge on lively South African pitches in a three-match T20 International starting Sunday.The mainstays of India's battling line-up are not...
Cristiano Ronaldo marked the 1,200th professional match of his career by scoring one goal and assisting another for Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, according to BBC Sport.The 38-year-old tapped in Sadio Mane's cross and later set up team-mate Otavio in a...
Md. Mostaque Ahmed, Deputy Managing Director of Dhaka Bank PLC, Akhlaqur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director of Dhaka Bank PLC, and Major General Md. Moin Khan, NDC, PSC, Area Commander, Headquarters, Logistics Area, Dhaka Cantonment and President, Army Golf Club, inaugurating...
PARIS, Dec 09 (AFP): FIFA on Saturday confirmed that three bids to host the Women's World Cup in 2027 had been lodged "across three confederations" before the bidding process closed.From Europe comes a joint bid between Belgium, Netherland and Germany...
Former Bangladesh cricket team captain Mushfiqur Rahim has initiated legal proceedings against Ekattor TV, a private TV station, in response to a report aired during the ongoing Bangladesh-New Zealand Test series, reports UNB.Aired on December 06, the report alleged spot-fixing...
Glenn Phillips scored an unbeaten 40 under pressure as New Zealand beat Bangladesh by four wickets in the second Test on Saturday to finish the two-match series level, report agencies.Set a chase of 137 in Dhaka, the visitors reached 139-6...
US appeals court upholds most ofgag order imposed on TrumpWASHINGTON, Dec 09: A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld most of a gag order imposed on former president Donald Trump in his election interference case. "We do not allow...
PYONGYANG, Dec 09 (Reuters): North Korea is determined to launch more spy satellites in the near future to collect information on the military activities of its enemies, a commentary carried by state news agency KCNA said on Saturday.The satellites will...
PARIS, Dec 09 (AFP): Ultra-processed foods are commonly portrayed as a modern health scourge: a threat lurking on the shelves of every supermarket linked to obesity, heart disease, cancer and early death.Researchers warning of their dangers have called for taxation...
ROME, Dec 09 (AP): A fire broke out in a hospital on Rome's outskirts, killing at least four people and forcing the evacuation of the facility and its patients, officials said Saturday.Patients in intensive care at St. John the Evangelist...
DUBAI, Dec 09 (AP): Teams of veteran negotiators fanned out Friday at the United Nations climate conference with orders to get the strongest, most ambitious agreements possible, especially on the central issue of the fading future of fossil fuels for...
MOSCOW, Dec 09 (Reuters): Russia's paramount leader, Vladimir Putin, was not even looking at the television camera when he announced that he would run for presidency in 2024 election and aim to stay in the Kremlin for at least another...
GAZA, Dec 09 (BBC/Reuters): The southern Gaza city is surrounded by Israeli tanks on two sides. The Israeli military says it is fighting with Hamas fighters from house to house.A hospital boss in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, says his team...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
There is a swirl of uncertainty surrounding the global economic outlook for 2024. The reasons for such an uncertainty include the failure of global economy to recover from the effect of the pandemic, the continuing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Israeli invasion of...
Human Rights Day is observed globally every year on December 10. On this day in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was a milestone document which proclaims that everyone is inherently entitled...
According to a study by Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, at least 74 per cent of the country's students who are seeking university admission are suffering from depression. What is more worrying is that among them, 22 per cent...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
The government is supposed to ensure availability of all the text books for students before their first school-day of the year. It is a key expectation of the people, especially of students and guardians, from their government.In our country, schools...
Asjadul Kibria | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
For the last couple of years, external debt has become one of the major concerns of the country's overall economic management, mainly due to the sharp fall in the foreign exchange reserve coupled with the fast depreciation of the local...
Women the world over are increasingly joining the international labour market. As per data of International Labour Organisation (ILO) 2017, women constituted 42 per cent of the 164 million migrant workers globally. "ILOSTAT (ILO Labour Statistics) data show that the...
Rehnuma Tasnim Sheefa | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
On Sunday mornings, we all feel pissed off to get back to offices after the weekend leisure. I bet there are hardly any employees who like to work. But just think how people would survive without working. Work or want--this...
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