The government plans to establish artificial intelligence training centres in every upazila across the country, Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam has announced. Additionally, a major announcement regarding the telecom sector is expected in the upcoming budget, Prime Minister's Adviser Rehan Asif Asad told a seminar on Saturday, May 16.
Bangladesh and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen energy security and strategic cooperation. The agreement was signed at the US Department of Energy in Washington DC on Thursday, May 14.
The BNP-backed Nationalist Lawyers’ Panel (Blue Panel) secured a landslide victory in the 2026-27 session election of the Supreme Court Bar Association, winning 13 out of 14 posts, including president and secretary.
A case has been filed against Professor Dr Abdul Wadud Chowdhury, director of the National Heart Institute and Hospital, along with ten other individuals, over the death of a patient named Zinnat Ali who was undergoing treatment at the facility.
The High Court has ordered an investigation into the incident where a child was given a rabies vaccine instead of a measles shot at the Bhuanpur Upazila Health Complex in Tangail. The court has instructed authorities to submit a probe report within 30 days and ensure proper medical treatment for the child without delay .
Seven more people have died from confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Among them, one death was confirmed as measles, while six were suspected measles cases.