Bangladesh

Emphasising the need for formulating the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq has said this act is essential for creating a smart generation. “AI is very important to implement the vision of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of building smart Bangladesh and smart generation by 2041. AI has its good side and bad side as ...

A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced former Jatiya Party lawmaker Dr Col (Retd) Abdul Kader Khan to four years’ in a case filed against him over amassing wealth beyond his known sources. Besides, he was fined Tk 61,92,791. Dhaka Special Judge Court-9’s judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman pronounced the judgement. However, he was acquitted from the offence as the charges of ...

Five security personnel, including two Ansar members, at the Rampal Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant in Khulna were injured after armed robbers attacked the power plant on Wednesday night. The attack occurred in the No 5 yard near No 3 tower within the plant’s premises at about 11:30pm. Deputy General Manager Anwarul Azim reported that approximately 50-60 armed individuals attempted to ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to embark on her bilateral visits within next three months with a possibility to visit New Delhi and Beijing this year to engage in a broader way with Asia’s two major economic giants India and China. After the formation of the new government following January 7 national election, the prime minister visited Germany in ...

Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on April 7-8 to further strengthen trade and investment ties between the two countries. Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday confirmed the visit of his Brazilian counterpart, reports UNB. He said there is a possibility of signing an agreement on technical assistance and three MoUs on sports, agriculture, and defence ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said Bangladesh has a strong relationship with Kingdom of Bahrain and would work together to strengthen this existing bond. “We have a strong friendship and hope to take forward our trade, financialand social relations with them,” he told newsmen after a meeting with Bahraini envoy in Bangladesh. The newly-appointed Bahraini ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought Chinese cooperation for the development of the southern region of the country, an official said. “I want China to help Bangladesh for further economic development of the region,” she told Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Yao Wen after he called on her at her official residence Ganabhaban. PM’s speech writer M Nazrul Islam told ...

Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have submitted chargesheet of a case filed against controversial Islamic speaker Mufti Amir Hamza and four others. Police’s Crime, Information and Prosecution Department Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Anisur Rahman confirmed this on Wednesday morning. During quizzing, Amir Hamza confessed that ‘he was giving provocaticative speeches at a waz mahfil’, according to ...

The death toll from the fire incident in Savar’s Hemayetpur after oil-tanker lorry turned turtle on the road, rose to four as one more burn victim died early Wednesday. The deceased was Sakib Hossain, 15, helper of a watermelon-laden truck which was burnt in the fire. He succumbed to his injuries at about 1:20am on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the Russian state-run ROSATOM to set up another nuclear power plant at Rooppur, if there is any scope for that. The premier made the request when her at her official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka, reports BSS. Briefing the reporters after the meeting, Prime Minister’s Speech Writer Md Nazrul Islam said that Sheikh Hasina ...