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UNESCO must adopt strategy to address challenges of AI: Education Secretary

Abdul Khaleque, secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division, has said UNESCO must adopt appropriate strategies to keep pace with AI-driven systems and consider initiating a process to regulate the use of artificial intelligence within its areas of operation for the sake of future generations. He made the remarks while delivering Bangladesh’s national statement at the 225th session of ...

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China visits to take Bangladesh ties to new heights

Prime Minister’s Adviser on Public Administration and BNP Standing Committee member Md Ismail Zabiullah has stressed the need to strengthen communication, trust and cooperation to deepen Bangladesh’s friendly and strategic ties with China. He said the latest visit by a delegation from the Prime Minister’s Office would further strengthen bilateral relations and create new opportunities for future cooperation. He made ...

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World Post Day today

World Post Day is being observed today, October 9, across the world, including Bangladesh, to highlight the importance of postal services in connecting people and supporting businesses. This year’s theme is “One Postal Network, Infinite Possibilities”. The Universal Postal Union (UPU) was established on October 9, 1874, in Bern, Switzerland, to make international postal services easier and more organised. It ...

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President calls for stronger Bangladesh-UK investment, parliamentary ties

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on visiting British lawmakers to help strengthen parliamentary cooperation between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom and encourage greater UK investment in Bangladesh. He made the call when a delegation of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Bangladesh paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban on Thursday. The delegation was led by ...

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Indonesia keen to boost economic ties with Bangladesh beyond traditional trade

Indonesia is interested in expanding economic cooperation with Bangladesh beyond traditional business engagements, Indonesian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Anis Matta said on Thursday. He made the remarks when he met State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam at her office in Dhaka. They discussed issues of mutual interest. Referring to the existing strong relations between the two countries, ...

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Bangladesh, Lithuania vow to strengthen bilateral ties

Bangladesh and Lithuania have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations and expand cooperation in trade, investment, technology, migration and other areas. The two sides reached the understanding when Lithuanian Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Vidmantas Verbickas called on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Thursday. The state minister stressed the need to ...

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Govt targets transforming Bangladesh into top tourist destination

Key agencies under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism want to transform Bangladesh into a premier regional aviation hub and an attractive international tourist destination by strengthening and coordinating their activities. The overall activities and roadmaps of these bodies were detailed during the maiden meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the ministry of the 13th National Parliament, held ...

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PM Tarique Rahman meets Abrar Fahad’s family

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday met the family members of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Abrar Fahad, who was beaten to death by leaders and activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League in 2019. Abrar’s father Md Barkat Ullah, mother Rokeya Khatun, younger brother Abrar Faiyaz, an uncle and a maternal uncle met the prime minister ...

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Bangladesh, Lithuania vow to stronger cooperation in trade, investment

Bangladesh and Lithuania vowed to strengthen bilateral relations during the 2nd Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between the two countries held in Dhaka on Thursday. M Nazrul Islam, secretary bilateral (East & West) and Vidmantas Verbickas, vice-minister for foreign affairs of Lithuania led their respective delegations during the meeting, said a press release. On the Bangladesh side, representatives from Ministry of ...

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Bangladesh signs deal with Airbus to buy 10 aircraft as European push bears fruit

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has signed a deal to buy 10 aircraft from Airbus. The agreement was formally signed at a Dhaka hotel on Wednesday, adding momentum to Biman’s plans to expand and modernise its fleet. Titled “Spreading Our Wings Together”, the signing ceremony was attended by Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun ...

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