DEMOCRACY is not only about elections, parliaments or written constitutions. Its strength lies in truth, trust and accountability. But in today鈥檚 digital world, the values are under a serious threat. The fast spread of false information, driven by social media, online echo chambers and artificial intelligence, has made it hard to know what true is. This raises an urgent question: can truth survive in a world ruled by algorithms?..
The interim government on Thursday approved in principle the overdue establishment of a separate secretariat for the judiciary in a move to ensure its independence from the executive.
A French court Thursday ruled oil and gas giant TotalEnergies had engaged in 鈥榤isleading commercial practices鈥� by overstating its climate pledges, in what activists said was the first such ruling worldwide against a major oil company for climate misinformation...
United Commercial Bank PLC launched its 鈥楽ustainability Report 2024鈥� at a special ceremony held at its corporate office recently in the capital, said a press release...
Facebook owner Meta is cutting 600 jobs in its artificial intelligence division in a move intended to streamline operations after an aggressive hiring spree, US media reported Wednesday...
Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management has laid emphasis on greater investment, capacity building, and regulatory guidance to help banks move from planning to practical deployment of Artificial Intelligence-based security systems...
Experts emphasised the importance of robust modelling, reliable data, and coordination between risk and finance to effectively implement International Financial Reporting Standards 9 and restore confidence in the banking sector, said a press release...
The Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology of Dhaka University plans a special training programme to create qualified and skilled manpower in the field of leather processing technology...
THE digital age has provided us with more information than any other time in history. News, video and images reach us in seconds. But along with this abundance comes a new crisis: how do we know what鈥檚 real? With artificial intelligence that can churn out human-like text, resize and create voices, and create deepfake videos capable of fooling the sharpest of eyes...
At least 4,820 mobile financial service accounts and 1,331 web portals linked to gambling and betting have been shut down since May, said Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, the chief adviser鈥檚 special assistant for posts, telecommunications and information technology...
Online learning platform 10 Minute School and mobile financial service provider bKash have launched a free special course to help people learn about daily transactions, income-expense planning, savings, loans, investments, insurance, managing emergency funds and staying safe in financial dealing...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission is ramping up various initiatives and activities to enhance investment education and capital market awareness across the nation...
OpenAI is ordering hundreds of billions of dollars鈥� worth of chips in the artificial intelligence race, raising questions among investors about how the startup will finance these purchases...
On the occasion of 鈥榊outh Festival 2025鈥�, the Financial Institutions Division initiated observance of 鈥楥ustomer Service Fortnight鈥� across state-owned commercial banks, specialised banks and financial institutions from October 19 to November 2...
Bangladesh Medical University held a seminar on the 鈥榚valuation of Islamic medical education and ethical practice鈥� at the Super Specialised Hospital of BMU in Dhaka on Saturday...
Bangladesh Cold Storage Association organised 鈥楽takeholders Meet鈥� on Saturday as part of the preparatory activities for the upcoming Potato Festival 2025 at Gulshan Club, Dhaka, said a press release...
For a generative artificial intelligence system to learn how to write an autopsy report, human workers must sort and annotate thousands of crime scene images. The precarious work of training AI, which generally pays just a few dollars, has sparked a movement for better wages and conditions stretching from Kenya to Colombia...
Social Islami Bank sponsor-director Md Rezaul Haque resigned on Sunday, after blaming independent directors-led board of the bank for the failure to revive the bank despite central bank鈥檚 liquidity support.
The 185th special basic training course for BCS health cadre officers was held at the Bangladesh Rural Development Academy in Cumilla on Wednesday...
Mobile financial service provider Nagad will sponsor Dhaka Reporters鈥� Unity best reporting award 2025...
Trust Bank PLC, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers and Dealers Association, its members and several brand-new car importers and assemblers, recently organised a knowledge sharing and recognition event...
The Bangladesh Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturers Association on Tuesday unveiled a comprehensive research report on the safety and efficacy of select Ayurvedic formulations...
A man stabbed his wife to death on the premises of Dharmapasha senior judicial magistrate court in Sunamganj on Monday...
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has whetted the appetites of Nvidia鈥檚 competitors, who are seeking to close the gap on the chip giant, which has so far been the central playmaker in the AI revolution...
Financial Excellence Limited, a leading consultancy firm in Bangladesh鈥檚 financial sector, celebrated its 15th anniversary event at a hotel in the capital on Saturday night.
Artificial intelligence technology is in an 鈥榠ndustrial bubble,鈥� Amazon founder Jeff Bezos told a tech conference in Italy on Friday, but the benefits to society will be 鈥榠mmense鈥�...
A managers鈥� conference was held with the regional heads and branch heads of Khulna Circle on the progress of Agrani Bank鈥檚 100-Day Special Action Plan...
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL), in collaboration with St Joseph Higher Secondary School, recently organised Technovation鈥�25, a technology festival aimed at inspiring young minds in IT, robotics, artificial intelligence, and digital creativity...
The staggering investments in artificial intelligence keep coming: Last week, AI chip giant Nvidia announced it would invest $100 billion to help OpenAI, the frontrunner in generative AI, build data centers.
Artificial intelligence, the technology upending nearly every corner of society, is creeping into religion, serving up virtual Jesus and automated sermons鈥攁 change drawing mixed reviews from the faithful.
