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Meta to let users to create custom AI characters
09:56 AM, 30 Jul 2024 TuesdayMeta Platforms on Monday said it will roll out a new tool called AI Studio that will allow users to create, share and design personalized AI chatbots.
Bangladesh observing mourning day for violence victims
09:41 AM, 30 Jul 2024 TuesdayThe nation is observing a Day of Mourning on Tuesday in memory of the victims of widespread violence centring the movement for quota reform in government jobs.
Protests erupt in Venezuela as questions grow over Maduro’s victory
09:04 AM, 30 Jul 2024 TuesdayProtests broke out in several Venezuelan cities on Monday after authoritarian leader Maduro was formally declared a winner by the county’s electoral authority in a presidential race.
Haiti PM escapes unharmed after shots fired by gangs
08:12 AM, 30 Jul 2024 TuesdayHaiti's Prime Minister escaped unharmed Monday after gangs opened fire near a hospital he was visiting, a government source told AFP, as the troubled nation seeks to restore stability after months of gang related violence.
14-party alliance decides to ban Jamaat, Shibir
10:01 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayThe 14-party alliance led by Awami League on Monday decided to ban Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir. The decision was taken in a meeting of the alliance at Ganabhaban tonight, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader told the reporters...
BNP-Jamaat put claws on Bangladesh to destroy development: PM
09:26 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayDescribing the BNP-Jamaat-Chhatra Dal-Shibir as militants, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said they put their claws on Bangladesh to destroy its development...
Lady Gaga introduces Michael Polansky as her fiancé in Paris
08:35 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayWedding bells may soon be ringing for Lady Gaga...
BNP likes to intrude into any movement against government: Quader
07:28 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said BNP always attempts to intrude into any agitation against the government and become mad to label it as anti-government movement...
Ex-BracU teacher Asif, JU student Arif on 6-day remand
06:39 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayA Dhaka court on Monday put former BRAC University teacher Asif Mahtab Utsha and Jahangirnagar University student Arif Sohel on a six-day remand in a case over the attack on Setu Bhaban...
Situation not suitable to open educational institutions: Mohibul
06:09 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayEducation Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury on Monday said the situation of the country is not suitable to open the educational institutions right now. He said this in response to a query from the journalists during a meeting with public university teachers at the Education Ministry over pension issue...
Not all sectors to benefit from port duty waiver
05:51 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayThe government has announced a waiver of the seven-day port demurrage charge (delay fee for goods clearance) for garment exporters due to disruptions caused by the recent violence surrounding the quota reform movement.
Protesters try to gather at places in Dhaka, 20 held
05:29 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayRenewed protests erupted in Dhaka on Monday as some leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement defied calls to end the quota reform demonstrations.
44th BCS viva voce postponed for indefinite period
05:23 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayThe Public Service Commission on Monday postponed viva voce of the 44th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) for an indefinite period...
End harassing students, release all detained ones: Univ teachers’ network
04:38 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayTeachers from various universities across Bangladesh have called for an immediate end to the harassment of students as well as ‘mass arrests.’...
Mother jailed for forcing daughter into fatal marriage
04:20 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayA mother has become the first person to be jailed under Australia’s forced marriage laws, for ordering her daughter to wed a man who would later murder the 21-year-old...
Sharing pics of dining in DB Office a nat’l-level mockery: HC
04:18 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayA High Court bench on Monday criticised the public sharing of photographs depicting individuals dining with Detective Branch (DB) police at their office in Dhaka, labeling it as a national-level mockery. The bench asked the concerned parties to desist from such actions.
Bangladesh to mourn violence victims Tuesday
03:47 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayThe government has declared a daylong mourning on Tuesday to honour the memory of those killed during the recent widespread violence surrounding the student movement for quota reform.
Thick police presence in Dhaka, BGB patrol across the country
03:19 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayDeployment of police and other law enforcement agencies in Dhaka heightened on Monday following announcement of fresh demonstrations by the protesters seeking quota reform.
Govt responds to concerns of int’l community
03:03 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayAcknowledging the concerns raised by international partners and organisations regarding recent violence and terrorist activities in Bangladesh, the government on Sunday in a handout assured the international community that the situation is stabilising due to timely actions taken.
42 killed in Pakistan tribal feud
02:50 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayAt least 42 people have been killed in a land feud between tribes in northwestern Pakistan, officials said on Monday, during days of fighting with machine guns and mortars.