Microsoft president Brad Smith on Friday said the company is on track to pump about $80 billion into artificial intelligence (AI) this fiscal year. Smith contended AI is poised to transform all aspects of life, and it is imperative that the United States be the global leader when it comes to the technology, he wrote in an online post. “In ...

Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) Director General Major General Abdul Motaleb Sajjad Mahmud has said that the ansar force has been trained to perform its duties in the election process in a neutral manner. ”The ansar will be seen in different look in the next election.” The DG made the remarks while briefing the media after the inauguration of ...

The interim government has promoted 15 officers from the rank of assistant secretary to senior assistant secretary An order issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Sunday confirmed this.

Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the High Court verdict that earlier acquitted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman in four extortion cases. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by senior Justice Md Ashfaqul Iskam, passed this order rejecting the leave to appeal petition of the state. Additional Attorney General Barrister Anik represented the state. On October ...

The number of people with flu in hospital in England has quadrupled over the past month and is rising “at a very concerning rate”, NHS chiefs have warned. Latest data shows there were 5,000 patients with the virus being treated in hospital at the end of last week – almost 3.5 times higher than the same week in 2023, although ...

The Prince of Wales has said he and Catherine are “shocked and saddened” by the death of his former nanny’s stepson, Edward Pettifer, who was killed in the New Orleans attack. The 31-year-old was among 14 people killed in a vehicle attack on New Year’s Day. His stepmother Alexandra Pettifer, previously known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke, cared for Prince William and ...

The supporters of Maulana Zubair Ahmed, a faction of Tablighi Jamaat, would hold a protest and an Ulama conference demanding punishment for those involved in the deadly attack that four people at the Bishwa Ijtema grounds on the banks of the Turag River on December 17. A protest procession will be held across the country on January 10 and an ...

Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday (January 4) assured British parliamentarian Rupa Huq that the next general election in Bangladesh would be completely free and fair. “People could not vote in the last three elections. There were a fake parliament, fake MPs, and a fake speaker,” he told Rupa Huq after she called on the Chief Advisor at the ...

The number of road accident casualties in Sylhet division rose in December compared to November, 2024, according to a report of Nirapad Sarak Chai (Nischa), Sylhet. As many as 38 people were killed and 77 injured in 31 road crashes in Sylhet Division in December, it said. Among the deceased 12 people were killed in accidents involving motorbikes, five were ...

India captain Rohit Sharma said Saturday he stood down from the decisive ongoing fifth Australia Test because he was not in form but insisted he was not retiring. The acclaimed opener has had a poor series, with critics suggesting his omission from the Test — with the visitors down 2-1 going into the match at the Sydney Cricket Ground — ...