Use of AI in medical science inevitable: BMU VC
Bangladesh Medical University vice-chancellor Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam at a seminar in Dhaka on Monday said that the use of artificial intelligence in medical science was inevitable...
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Proportional representation to spur separatism, extremism, fascism: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday strongly opposed the demand made by several political parties for the introduction of a proportional representation electoral system, saying that it would encourage 鈥榮eparatism, fascism and extremism鈥� in the state and politics...
Bangladesh Air Force jet crash: Guardians run from hospital to hospital
Guardians of the students of Milestone School and College were seen on Monday searching desperately for their children in the vicinity of the school and from hospital to hospital in the capital Dhaka after a Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into one of the buildings of the educational institution at Uttara...
Scuffle on stage at London opera as performer unfurls Palestinian flag
London鈥檚 Royal Opera House on Sunday condemned as 鈥榳holly inappropriate鈥� the actions of a performer who held up a Palestinian flag onstage at the end of a performance...
Hanoi scooter riders baulk at petrol-powered bikes ban
Vietnam鈥檚 plan to bar gas-guzzling motorbikes from central Hanoi may clear the air of the smog-smothered capital, but riders fear paying a high toll for the capital鈥檚 green transition...
From Auschwitz to Gaza鈥檚 鈥榟umanitarian city鈥�
The starvation and genocide in Gaza and Israel鈥檚 unconstrained colonial and imperial arrogance have reached a point beyond redemption. Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 endless wars now bleed into Syria, attacking the heart of Damascus with absolute impunity. Meanwhile, the United States, supposedly the world鈥檚 leading superpower, remains tragically mired in subservience to...
Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashes due to technical malfunction: ISPR
The FT-7 BGI fighter jet of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed due to a technical malfunction it faced immediately after taking off from BAF Base Bashar in Dhaka鈥檚 Kurmitola at 1:06pm on Monday, killing 19 people, including the pilot, Flight Lieutenant Md. Towkir Islam, said an ISPR release.
BAF JET CRASH: Parents desperately await news of children
Parents gathered at the gate of Milestone School and College in Diabari, Uttara, seeking information about their children after a Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into the educational institution on Monday afternoon.
Former England star Gascoigne recovering after collapse at home
Paul Gascoigne is recovering in hospital after the former Tottenham and England star collapsed at his home.
ULAB marks July uprising anniv with film screening, discussion
To mark the anniversary of the July uprising, the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh organised an event titled Remembering the July at the ULAB in Dhaka on Friday...
RUET students protest quota, promotion discrimination in engineering jobs
The students of the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology on Sunday at a demonstration demanded reforms in engineering job recruitment...
Postponed HSC exam of Cumilla Board to be held on August 12
Due to floods and adverse weather conditions in Feni, the previously postponed Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations under the Cumilla Board, initially scheduled for July 10, will be held on August 12.
Eminent Bangladeshi sculptor Hamiduzzaman Khan dies
Renowned Bangladeshi sculptor and painter Hamiduzzaman Khan died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital Dhaka on Sunday...
Netflix profits surge off ads, higher subscription prices
Netflix reported stronger than expected second-quarter results Thursday, with profit jumping 45 per cent year-over-year as the streaming giant benefited from subscription price increases and a growing advertising business...
SSC EXAMS:聽Proper evaluation, disorderly edn sector behind record fall in pass rate
A proper approach to evaluating answer scripts adopted by the interim government and the existing disorderly situation in the educational institutions after the past year鈥檚 political changeover were key factors that contributed to the plunge in the...
SSC EXAMS:聽Lack of qualified teachers blamed for poor show in math, English
A crisis of qualified teachers of mathematics and English has been the key reason for the students鈥� poor show in these two subjects in the Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations, experts said.
2-day int鈥檒 confce on data science, AI begins
A two-day International Conference on Data聽Science, AI and Applications (ICDSAIA 2025) kicked off on Friday at EATL聽Innovation Hub, located at Kaliakoir Hi-Tech City in Gazipur district.
Failed SSC exam students want supplementary exams, admission to colleges
A section of students, who failed in this year鈥檚 Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations, on Thursday demanded immediate supplementary exams and admission to colleges.
Loan rescheduling delays hit businesses hard
The delayed rescheduling of bad loans for companies, defaulted due to circumstances beyond their control, has left many without capital, sending them on the brink of collapse...
鈥業slamic version鈥� of pension scheme in the offing
Bangladesh鈥檚 National Pension Authority is set to introduce an 鈥業slamic version鈥� of its universal pension scheme to increase its acceptance and uptake among the devout Muslims...
Doing more with less
THE global development landscape is at an inflection point. As multiple major donors slash official development assistance, with USAID鈥檚 closure as a symbolic turning point, the traditional north-to-south aid paradigm is disintegrating. The effects will be stark: many low- and lower middle-income countries face a sharp reduction in external support, risking...
Teacher shortage in govt primary schools unacceptable
ABOUT half of government primary schools running without headteachers highlights the sheer neglect that primary education continues to suffer. Official records show that the position of headteacher is vacant in 32,000 schools. According to the 2023 Annual Primary School Census, there are 65,567 government primary schools, which means that 48.8 per cent of the schools...
HSC, equivalent exams in Gopalganj postponed tomorrow
The government on Wednesday night postponed the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent examinations in Gopalganj district for Thursday, considering the overall law and order situation and safety of the examinees.
DESCO holds 508th board meeting
Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited on Monday held its 508th board meeting, said a press release...
Half of govt pry schools across Bangladesh without head teachers
Almost half of the government primary schools across the country are running without the head teachers, causing grave concern among academicians and researchers who fear that the situation is harming both the academic environment and overall management...
Bangladesh capital Dhaka ranks world鈥檚 3rd worst liveable city
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, has moved three notches down in the Global Liveability Index of The Economist Intelligence Unit and now ranks the 3rd worst liveable city, next to war-ravaged Syria鈥檚 Damascus and Libya鈥檚 Tripoli.
Chelsea boss Maresca hails 'great triumph'
Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca insisted winning the Club World Cup meant as much as winning the Champions League after his side beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the final of the first edition of FIFA's new competition on Sunday.
SCB team meets MNSC
Malaysian National Shippers Council chairman Dato鈥� Nathan K Suppiah hosted a luncheon and bi-lateral meeting for Shippers鈥� Council of Bangladesh鈥檚 visiting eight-member delegation, led by chairman Md Rezaul Karim on Sunday, said a press release...
One more dies of dengue in 24 hours
One more person reportedly died of dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 56 this year.
Future of personalised medicine
IT IS time to embrace a new era of medical science in which treatments are not based on a 鈥榦ne-size-fits-all鈥� approach but are tailored to a person鈥檚 genetic makeup. Personalised medicine, based on pharmacogenomics, the study of the effect of genes on drug response, has the potential to transform health care in Bangladesh. The use of personalised medicine...