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Antonio Guterres has given importance to stopping wars and conflicts, dealing with the risks of artificial intelligence (AI), climate crisis and the reform of the United Nations while going to give the speech for the last time at the General Assembly as the Secretary-General of the United Nations. At the same time he has warned that the multilateral system and the United Nations are also under pressure in the face of the growing global challenges.
A group of miscreants held a gold trader and his brother hostage at gunpoint in Keraniganj, Dhaka, shot them and looted around 20 to 25 bhori of gold. Later, the two injured, Antar Sarkar (25) and his cousin Rajib Sarkar (20), were rescued in a bullet-hit condition and admitted to Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 403 people and filed 47 cases during anti-crime operations across the capital in the past 24 hours.
A shopping bag in one hand and a household ledger in the other—but the numbers no longer add up. Every trip to the market brings another shock. Rice, eggs, milk, flour, vegetables—the daily essentials are steadily eating into household budgets. Now, a fresh blow has come from rising fuel prices. And the heat is no longer confined to filling stations; it is spreading through transport, production, markets and the cost of everyday life.
The widely followed legal battle between The New York Times, OpenAI and Microsoft over whether news content can legally be used to train artificial intelligence models has entered a critical stage. After nearly three years of litigation, the case has recently taken several dramatic turns. On one hand, previously confidential court documents have come to light; on the other, the US government has formally sided with the two technology companies.
“Definitely corrupt and unskilled authorities ”
India led by Shreyas Iyer has beaten Japan by only 2 runs in a 5-over match. The gap in the positions of the two teams in the world ranking is huge. Not even a speck of that gap was seen on the field. Rather India had come under real pressure in the bowling of Japan.
Zinnat Akter has ensured at least a bronze medal by securing a place in the semi-final in the 52 kg weight category of wushu, bringing an end to the wait of a long 40 years. A medal has again been ensured for Bangladesh in an individual event at the Asian Games.
England fast bowler Mark Wood has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 36 after a long battle with injuries, bringing an end to an 11-year career.
Lionel Messi has donated €2.6 million, equivalent to more than Tk 36 crore, to help build a specialised children’s cancer hospital in Barcelona through his charitable foundation.
Bangladesh’s women’s cricket team missed out on an Asian Games bronze medal after suffering a 31-run defeat to Pakistan in the third-place playoff in Nagoya on Tuesday (September 22).
Bangladesh all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin has been ruled out of the upcoming Asian Games cricket tournament after suffering a hamstring injury to his right leg, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Monday (September 21).
Antonio Guterres has given importance to stopping wars and conflicts, dealing with the risks of artificial intelligence (AI), climate crisis and the reform of the United Nations while going to give the speech for the last time at the General Assembly as the Secretary-General of the United Nations. At the same time he has warned that the multilateral system and the United Nations are also under pressure in the face of the growing global challenges.
US President Donald Trump has called on all member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resign by branding it as an ‘uncontrolled’ institution.
At least six people have been killed and eight others injured in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on Mokha, a port city in Yemen on the Red Sea coast. The information was confirmed in a report by Yemen-based news agency Saba News Agency on Tuesday, September 22.
Thirty-four Jamaat-e-Islami lawmakers are currently on a 17-day overseas trip as the party-led 11-party alliance carries out a long march over an eight-point set of demands, including calls to address gas and power shortages and other government issues.
BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said fuel prices in Bangladesh remain significantly lower than in many other countries, as the government faces rising costs amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.
The Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has expelled eight leaders and activists of its Jagannath University (JnU) unit following a clash between rival factions on campus, while another joint convener was served a show-cause notice over alleged organisational indiscipline.
Gazi Nazrul Islam, a lawmaker from the Satkhira-4 constituency, and his first wife, Maksuda, have been taken into police custody following the recovery of the hanging body of his 19-year-old second wife, Mariam Khatun, from a flat at NAM Bhaban in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.
A shopping bag in one hand and a household ledger in the other—but the numbers no longer add up. Every trip to the market brings another shock. Rice, eggs, milk, flour, vegetables—the daily essentials are steadily eating into household budgets. Now, a fresh blow has come from rising fuel prices. And the heat is no longer confined to filling stations; it is spreading through transport, production, markets and the cost of everyday life.
On August 16, 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul just a day prior. The last stage of the US military's withdrawal was still in progress. At Hamid Karzai International Airport, events transpired that day which appeared to challenge any straightforward characterization of disorder.
Bangladesh does not need to win the global race for computing power. It needs to rediscover its own strength: organising people so that technology creates shared prosperity.
France's Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet stated on Tuesday that France is committed to assisting its South Asian partners, including Bangladesh, in establishing their own strategic independence, thereby enabling them to avoid being compelled to align with either Washington or Beijing.
India has given formal consent to the decision to appoint Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam as Bangladesh's next High Commissioner in Delhi. A copy of India's consent letter, or agrément, has been handed over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka, Indian media outlet Hindustan Times reported.
Indian actor Manoj Bajpayee has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection against the unauthorised commercial use of his name, image and voice, including alleged AI-generated imitations of his voice and distorted portrayals of his persona on AI chatbots.
Marriage is often defined by shared responsibilities, daily routines and countless small compromises. In the middle of that busy life, however, the care, sacrifice and support of a wife can easily become something taken for granted.
Bangladesh Bank has informed that remittance of $206 crore 30 lakh has come to the country in the first 21 days of the ongoing September. Its amount in Bangladeshi currency is about Tk 25,374 crore 90 thousand. This calculation has been made at the rate of Tk 123 per dollar.
