Meta's head of AI research stepping down
The head of Meta's artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology...
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Computer pioneer Microsoft turns 50 in the age of AI
Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the internet....
Shafiuzzaman joins SIBL as MD
Shafiuzzaman has joined Social Islami Bank PLC as managing director on Thursday, said a press release.
BB raises transaction limits for MFS users
The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday raised transaction limits for mobile financial services such as bKash, Rocket and Nagad, allowing customers to conduct larger transactions and maintain higher account balances...
Players' union calls for reform of 'chaotic' global cricket calendar
The World Cricketers' Association issued a blunt assessment about the state of the game on Wednesday as it urged officials to create defined windows in a 鈥榗haotic鈥� schedule and provide a fairer distribution of the sport's riches.
BB urged to lift dividend ban on errant banks
The Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB), a platform representing private bank owners, on Tuesday urged the central bank to allow banks to declare dividends as before, even if they have availed deferral facilities for provisioning against default loans.
BB lifts travel ban on NBFI officials
The Bangladesh Bank on Monday withdrew restrictions on foreign travel for officials of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs)...
Govt should ensure timely payment of worker dues
DESPITE promises from all apparel sector stakeholders, some factories are yet to clear the workers鈥� monthly wage and the festival allowance for the forthcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The Industrial Police and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters鈥� Association report that 2,069 factories among 2,107 units in operation have already paid the February wages and are now...
Seizure of assets of ex-minister Chumki ordered
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze five bank accounts of former state minister for women and children affairs Meher Afroz Chumki and confiscate a flat owned by her in the capital Dhaka in connection with a graft case...
SJC probe into Justice Akhtaruzzaman ordered
The president has directed the Supreme Judicial Council to initiate a full probe into the allegations of misconduct against Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman...
CWAB forms new ad-hoc committee
The Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh, also known as CWAB, has formed a new ad-hoc committee after dissolving the previous one in a meeting held at the National Cricket Academy Building in Mirpur on Sunday.
IFRS to help SMEs have access to easy investment: Taskeen
The International Financial Reporting Standards will strengthen access to finance and investment, boost global competitiveness and reduce the risks of financial misreporting...
NCC Bank observes Financial Literacy Week
NCC Bank celebrated Financial Literacy Week 2025 with the theme 鈥楾hink Before You Follow, Wise Money Tomorrow鈥�, which focused on integrating unbanked and marginalised people into the financial system...
Special-need children鈥檚 right to education should be ensured
THIS is disappointing that the education system still cannot ensure rights of children with disabilities. Teachers, students and parents have for long talked about the lack of infrastructural support and other resources needed for the education of children with disabilities. In early March, teachers of such non-government schools took to the streets, demanding an early...
Google to buy cybersecurity company Wiz for $32b
Google said Tuesday it will acquire cloud security platform Wiz for $32 billion, citing the need for greater cybersecurity capacity as artificial intelligence embeds itself in technology infrastructure...
SC JUDGE APPOINTMENT COUNCIL: HC bench refuses to hear writ petition
A High Court bench on Monday sent a writ petition that challenged the legality of the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council to the chief justice to assign the matter to another bench as it was embarrassed to hear the petition...
BAPI gets new committee
Abdul Mukadir, chairman and managing director of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd, has been elected as president while Dr Md Zakir Hossain, MD of the Delta Pharma Ltd, elected as secretary general of the Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries for the next two years...
Samsung needs 鈥榙o-or-die鈥� mindset to survive AI challenges: Yonhap
Samsung Electronics must adopt a 鈥榙o-or-die鈥� mindset, its chairman told executives, to confront the challenges posed by artificial intelligence that are upending the industry, Yonhap news reported Monday...
Financial literacy: towards inclusive growth
FINANCIAL literacy day was observed across the country for the third time on March 3 this year. In 2022, Bangladesh Bank issued a circular declaring the first Monday of March as this day to be observed annually. The same circular also introduced the financial literacy guidelines for banks and financial institutions, aimed at strengthening financial inclusion and expanding...
Rajshahi truck owners, workers demand leader鈥檚 release
Leaders and activists of the Rajshahi Truck Owners鈥� Association and the Rajshahi Fertiliser Association on Sunday demanded the immediate and unconditional release of their president Abul Kalam...
Gold price increases to Tk 1.53 lakh a bhari
The price of gold in Bangladesh has surged once again, with an increase of Tk 2,613 per bhari...
Baidu releases AI model to compete with DeepSeek
Chinese internet search giant Baidu released a new artificial intelligence reasoning model Sunday and made its AI chatbot services free to consumers as ferocious competition grips the sector...
CPB braves threat to hold announced programme
The Communist Party of Bangladesh on Saturday held their scheduled rally braving threats issued on social media against the organisation...
WORLD WINTER GAMES 2025: Bangladesh SO women鈥檚 team wins gold in floorball
The Bangladesh Special Olympics team won gold in the floorball women鈥檚 traditional event of the World Winter Games 2025 after a 4-2 win over Ukraine in the final at the Inalpi Arena Court-2 in Turin, Italy, on Saturday.
Investors having hard time trying to keep up with AI
Two years into the generative artificial intelligence, GenAI, era, it鈥檚 harder than ever for venture capitalists to spot winners in a rapidly changing competitive landscape.
Making English the United States鈥檚 official language
ON 1 MARCH 2025, president Donald Trump made English the official language of the United States by an executive order. This is a significant step in the history of the country from linguistic as well as sociopolitical perspectives. However...
SIBL, FSIBL get add鈥檒 Tk 2,500cr liquidity
The Bangladesh Bank has approved an additional Tk 2,500 crore in liquidity support for the crisis-hit Social Islami Bank and First Security Islami Bank to manage the Eid-ul-Fitr withdrawal pressure...
BSCPLC revises financial reports
Bangladesh Submarine Cable PLC has revised its financial statements for the first and second quarters of the 2024-25 financial year, citing miscalculations in its previously reported figures...
HC grants bail to Shomi Kaiser
The High Court On Wednesday granted bail to actress and ex-president of e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh Shomi Kaiser in an attempted murder case...
GTCL Officers Welfare Assoc new committee takes charge
The newly elected 12th executive committee of the GTCL Officers鈥� Welfare Association assumed office in a grand ceremony at the company鈥檚 head office auditorium in Dhaka on Sunday...