Current Affairs
PM seeks DP World investment, interest in free trade zones and rail-based ICDs
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called on international logistics company DP World to come forward with investment in various sectors in Bangladesh, including free trade zones and rail-based inland container depots.
Bangladesh to launch sovereign AI infrastructure within a year
Bangladesh plans to launch its own sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure within the next 12 months, aiming to develop and operate AI capabilities using the country's own data, workforce and computing resources rather than relying primarily on foreign technology providers or models.
Nobel Prize in literature awarded to Canadian poet Anne Carson
The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson, an essayist and classicist who brings a modern twist to mysticism and antiquity in her writings about love, desire and despair.
Palak expresses anger to judge over being made to climb 6 floors, handcuffs worn behind
Former state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak has expressed anger to the judge over being made to walk up to the sixth floor of the court during a case hearing. At the same time, he requested arrangements be made for him to wear handcuffs in front.
3 teachers, one student of Begum Rokeya University among world's top 2pc researchers
Three teachers and one student of Rangpur's Begum Rokeya University (BRU) have secured places on the prestigious list of the world's top 2 percent researchers.
Two earthquakes strike eastern Japan within hours
Two earthquakes struck eastern Japan within three hours early Thursday, shaking Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures, but neither triggered a tsunami, according to the country's weather agency. The first earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, struck northeastern Chiba Prefecture at 4.13 am local time (1913GMT Wednesday), Kyodo News reported, citing the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Nana Patekar to be cremated with state honours in Pune
The funeral of veteran Bollywood actor Nana Patekar will be held with state honours at his farmhouse in the Donje area of Pune, Maharashtra. The actor died of a heart attack at his residence in Goa at the age of 75 in the early hours of Thursday, October 8. His body will be taken to Pune today.
Testimony in case against 28 including Nanak, Taposh deferred to Oct 12
Scheduled testimony in the crimes against humanity case against 28 accused, including former minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak and former mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, over the killing of nine people in the capital's Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur areas during the July mass uprising, did not take place. International Crimes Tribunal-1 has set October 12 for the next testimony.
Dhaka, Jakarta discuss visa simplification, boosting trade
Indonesian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Muhammad Anis Matta today met Prime Minister's adviser and spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office Mahdi Amin to discuss simplifying visa and travel procedures and enhancing bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Indonesia.
Arms, ammunition recovered from bandit hideout in Sundarbans
Bangladesh Coast Guard has recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition from the den of a gang preparing for robbery in the Sundarbans. However, no one could be arrested as the suspects fled deep into the Sundarbans after sensing the presence of the Coast Guard during the operation.