These days, it seems like each morning brings news of a new conflict somewhere around the world. As the world becomes more and more uncertain, people must make an important trade-off: turn off the news channels and risk losing the opportunities for contingency planning or stay updated by the minute, and often ruin their mental health in the process. Fortunately, ...

Kuwait has reopened its airspace at Kuwait International Airport starting this evening after a nearly two-month closure, with flights set to resume gradually, the state-run news agency Kuna said on Thursday. The move marks the start of a phased restart of operations following a temporary precautionary suspension imposed since 28 February amid regional developments. The process will begin with the ...

Italian authorities have firmly dismissed a proposal that Italy could take Iran’s place in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, calling the idea both unfeasible and inappropriate. Officials in Italy responded after Paolo Zampolli reportedly suggested to Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino that Italy could step in if Iran withdrew from the tournament. Zampolli described the idea as a contingency plan ...

Fashion is not merely about clothing-it is an expression of personality, a reflection of culture, and a unique way of presenting oneself in tune with time. From this very philosophy emerges a new fashion house, “Posh Collection by Saiful,” the realization of a long-cherished dream of young entrepreneur Saiful Alam. Blending modernity with tradition, the brand has already sparked curiosity ...

A total of 18 lightning arresters were installed in six upazilas of Sunamganj district costing several of crores of taka in 2023; yet there is no information that any of the devices could have prevented a single incident of lightning strike so far. In view of that, doubts are growing among the locals about the effectiveness of the devices. A ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Friday condemned what it described as a series of attacks on Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) leaders at Shahbagh Police Station, as well as assaults on activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir in Pabna and Cumilla. In a statement, Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar criticised the incidents, calling them “barbaric and cowardly” and accused members of Jatiyatabadi ...

Chinese startup DeepSeek released a new artificial intelligence model on Friday, more than a year after it stunned the world with a low-cost chatbot that matched the capabilities of US rivals. The long-awaited DeepSeek-V4 “features an ultra-long context of one million words, achieving leadership in both domestic and open-source fields across agent capabilities, world knowledge, and reasoning performance”, the company ...

Renowned economist and former adviser to the interim government Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud has said that the upcoming national budget is unlikely to include major new initiatives, stressing instead the need to prioritise export-oriented industries and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). In an interview with Bangladesh Pratidin on Thursday, he said the International Monetary Fund would continue to support Bangladesh out ...

YouTube is offering Hollywood celebrities and entertainers a free detection tool to help combat their deepfakes, expanding the Google-owned video platform’s efforts to guard against AI-driven impersonations. Last month, YouTube introduced its likeness protection tool — which helps identify content in which a person’s face appears altered or generated using AI technology — to government officials, journalists, and political candidates. ...

Bangladesh’s economy is currently facing significant pressure as political uncertainty, tight policy measures, and global instability combine to slow growth, according to the Asian Development Outlook 2025 released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday. The report notes that uncertainty in the political landscape has not only weakened GDP growth but also reduced domestic demand for goods and services. ...