18+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1012+ words) Maritime trackers have received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to global energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline.The British navy-affiliated agency…...

19+ hour, 5+ min ago   (268+ words) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the United Nations is not broken despite the paralysis of its Security Council, which he attributed to divisions among the world's major powers.The divisions among the superpowers have created a global culture of…...

20+ hour, 10+ min ago   (657+ words) The strengthening of India-China relations could carry far-reaching significance for the Global South, offering the possibility of greater cooperation among developing countries on trade, climate change, development, technology and global governance. As two of Asia's largest economies and most populous…...

20+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1180+ words) MD. Noor Hamza PeashArtificial Intelligence has become one of the most significant technological achievements of the modern era. From the moment people wake up until they go to sleep, AI influences countless aspects of daily life. It powers search engines, navigation…...

20+ hour, 23+ min ago   (397+ words) A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of immovable assets worth more than Tk 5 billion belonging to Nazrul Islam, the former chairman of Far East Islami Life Insurance Company Limited and allegedly the mastermind behind the embezzlement of thousands of…...

20+ hour, 24+ min ago   (958+ words) Nusiba Hasan OheeIn 2018, a dispute concerning AI in the patent field was first raised, after an English physicist named Stephen Thaler filed applications for patent for two innovations, one is for a food container with a fractal design and other…...

20+ hour, 44+ min ago   (427+ words) Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Sunday said there is no alternative to building a strong local government system to institutionalise democracy and ensure people's participation and accountability."Unless the foundation of democracy is…...

20+ hour, 58+ min ago   (249+ words) In a swift and courageous rescue operation, alert troops of 71 Battalion BSF, Malda Sector, saved the lives of 10 Bangladeshi nationals, including three children, three women and four men, after their boat capsized in the strong currents of the Ganga River....

21+ hour, 3+ min ago   (476+ words) President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday called for further strengthening Bangladesh-Pakistan ties for the mutual benefit of the two countries, particularly in trade and business, investment, air connectivity, education and training."Pakistan is an important partner of Bangladesh in…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (922+ words) Bernard PriyamStatecraft in an increasingly volatile multipolar world requires a sharp distinction between symbolic protocol and tangible national interest. Dhaka’s recent decision to decline participation in the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi—citing a protocol mismatch in how the invitation…...