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Doha assassination plot, emergency summit, Trump’s double-cross

LAST week’s failed assassination attempt of the Palestinian negotiating team in Doha, Qatar, raises critical questions that extend far beyond the attack itself. The crux of the problem lies in three interconnected issues: the increasing use of artificial intelligence in targeting individuals, the failure or deliberate negligence of the US-led air defence system, and Qatar’s vulnerable position as a host to both a major US base and the ceasefire negotiations...

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African Union climate summit says forming mining coalition

The African Union has announced plans to form a coalition of mineral-producing nations to manage the global rush for critical minerals after holding a climate summit, Africa holds vast mineral wealth — from the rare earths in conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo to oil-rich Nigeria — but has struggled to capitalise on its resources after decades of colonial plunder...

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NRB Bank sponsors Sylhet Women Entrepreneur Summit

NRB Bank PLC has recently participated as title sponsor of ‘Sylhet Women Entrepreneur Summit & Aparajita Awards 2025’ held at Aman Ullah Convention Centre in Sylhet, said a press release...

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Tianjin talks: new phase in India-China ties

SOMETIMES, history moves not through bold declarations but through quiet recalibration. That is what unfolded in Tianjin on August 31, when Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit...

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Mastercard, ICMAB host Cashless Bangladesh Summit

Mastercard and The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) jointly hosted the ‘Cashless Bangladesh Summit 2025’ under the theme ‘The Intersection of Finance and Technology’ at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday...

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SCO’s quiet rise in turbulent world

AS THE Shanghai Cooperation Organisation prepares to convene its 25th Heads of State Council summit in Tianjin on August 31, 2025, the mood is one of cautious optimism, shaped by geopolitical turbulence, but anchored in a sense of historical inevitability. Under China’s rotating chairmanship, the SCO has not only survived the headwinds of global disorder but...

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Oil prices rise ahead of US-Russia summit

Wall Street stocks finished little changed Thursday as markets absorbed a disappointing inflation report, while oil prices shot higher on the eve of a US-Russia summit on Ukraine...

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Putin, Kim vow stronger ties ahead of US-Russia summit

Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to strengthen cooperation, days ahead of Putin’s summit in Alaska with Donald Trump, Pyongyang’s state media reported Wednesday...

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ISU professor participates in UN World Summit’s event

International Standard University’s computer science and engineering department chairperson Professor Hakikur Rahman has recently participated in a global event hosted by the United Nations World Summit on the information society...

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BEAR Summit, symposium on semiconductor ends

With immense enthusiasm and active participation from people across diverse sectors, Bangladesh hosted its first-ever BEAR Summit 2025 (biotech, electronics, ai and robotics summit) and National Semiconductor Symposium, concluding the landmark event on a high note...

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Collaboration Summit 2025 begins at DIU

The Daffodil International University in collaboration with the Pubali Bank PLC held a two-day Industry-academia Collaboration Summit 2025 commenced at the DIU in Dhaka on Sunday...

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G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis

Group of Seven leaders, including US President Donald Trump prepared to hold talks on Monday in the Canadian Rockies, tackling issues, including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.

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NSU VC attends IIS as speaker

Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, vice-chancellor of North South University and chairman of Grameen Bank, has delivered a speech on ‘unlocking the potential of underserved customers: the role of insurance’ at the Indonesia Insurance Summit 2025 in Bali, Indonesia...

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Court blocks NID, foreign travel of Summit chair’s agent

The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned to block the national identity card of Md Abul Kalam Azad, the power of attorney appointed by Muhammed Aziz Khan, the chairman of Summit Group, and his family members.

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Shakil sets world record from sea to summit

Bangladeshi adventurer Ikramul Hasan Shakil has set a new world record by walking 1,300 kilometres on foot from sea-level to the summit of Mount Everest with Systema Toothbrush by his side...

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Qatar state minister for energy calls on Prof Yunus

Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, Qatar minister of state for energy affairs, called on Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of Earthna Summit, in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday.

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Protection, security for foreign investors

WHILE the government of Bangladesh was busy hosting the Investment Summit, the country witnessed the unfortunate incidents of vandalism at several outlets of Bata, KFC, and Domino’s Pizza under the pretext of the ‘Protest for Palestine’ on April 7, 2025. Although the government acted quickly to arrest the suspects involved in these events, its failure to...

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Imtiaz new CFO of Summit Corporation Ltd

Imtiaz Ibne Sattar (Imtiaz) has recently been appointed as the chief financial officer (CFO) of Summit Corporation Ltd, subsidiary of Singapore incorporated Summit Power International Limited (SPI), the largest independent power producer (IPP) and a leading LNG infrastructure operator in Bangladesh...

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Foreign investors find cheap labour attractive

Foreign investors attending the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 have said that cheap labour and tax breaks have made the county attractive to foreign businesses for investment.