London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has been accused of “putting politics over public safety” after blocking a £50m contract between the Metropolitan Police and US tech firm Palantir. Scotland Yard had been in talks to use the company’s artificial intelligence to speed up criminal investigations. Palantir’s UK chief executive Louis Mosley also said the decision would “give hostile states and ...

Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters apologised for the upset caused to staff by his remarks about artificial intelligence replacing “lower value” human workers, but stopped short of retracting the comments on Friday. Bank bosses in recent weeks have been more forthright about the job cuts they expect to make as AI makes routine tasks more efficient, having previously avoided a ...

Juan Mata has been voted Australia’s A-League player of the year as the veteran Spanish World Cup winner enjoys a late career resurgence. The former Manchester United and Chelsea star, 38, was rewarded for a standout season with Melbourne Victory, where he racked up 13 assists, the most of any player in the league. He also also scored five times ...

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman walked from his residence to the party’s Gulshan office on Friday afternoon after offering Asr prayers at home, said his Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman. He said the Prime Minister attended the party office on a holiday to take part in a programme involving administrators and mayors of city corporations across the ...

Bangladesh has highlighted its progress, opportunities and ongoing challenges in large-scale food fortification at a high-level international panel discussion held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The event was jointly organised by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and Helen Keller International, bringing together global stakeholders to discuss strategies for combating malnutrition through food fortification. Speaking at ...

Sylhet Office : A member of the Rapid Action Battalion was stabbed to death while attempting to help police apprehend a suspected mugger in Sylhet city on Friday, May 22. The deceased was identified as Emon Acharya, a member of RAB-9. The incident took place in the Topkhana area of the city when a police team from Kotwali Police Station ...

Cole Palmer and Phil Foden were among a number of high-profile players left out of Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad announced on Friday. Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander Arnold was also omitted, with Saudi-based Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney the surprise inclusion. Tuchel, a Champions League winner during his time at Chelsea, has been hired to end England’s 60-year wait to win ...

NCP leaders on Friday alleged that activists of Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal attacked the party’s Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary in Jhenidah after the Jummah prayers. The alleged incident took place next to the District Collector Jam-e-Mosque located opposite to the district administrator’s residence in the town. As soon as Patwary and his NCP colleagues left the mosque, a group ...

A panel of experts has highlighted the importance of faster and more predictable commercial dispute resolution systems to build investor confidence and support private sector growth. The call was made at a seminar organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) at a city hotel on Friday, said a press release. During the ...

The Election Commission (EC) is set to introduce major reforms to local government election rules, including a ban on campaign posters, removal of EVM provisions and abolition of party symbols, as part of efforts to ensure neutral and peaceful polls ahead of the upcoming local government elections. “One of the major changes is that there will be no posters in ...