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Trump-Musk showdown threatens US space plans

SpaceX’s rockets ferry US astronauts to the International Space Station. Its Starlink satellite constellation blankets the globe with broadband, and the company is embedded in some of the Pentagon’s most sensitive projects, including tracking hypersonic missiles...

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SpaceX to launch Starship next week after setbacks

SpaceX said Friday it will make another launch attempt next week of the massive Starship rocket—key to CEO Elon Musk’s long-term vision of colonising Mars—after two consecutive in-flight explosions earlier this year.

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Macron party backs banning hijab in public spaces for under 15

French president Emmanuel Macron’s political party wants to ban minors under 15 from wearing the Muslim headscarf in public, with the government set to review a report Wednesday on the spread of ‘political Islamism’ in France...

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Starlink officially begins operations in Bangladesh

US-based satellite internet service provider Starlink, a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has officially launched its services in Bangladesh, offering two packages — Starlink Residence and Residence Lite...

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SPARRSO holds seminar

A seminar titled ‘Progress in earth surface monitoring utilising remote sensing techniques: Bangladesh perspective’ was held at the Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation on Monday...

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AAUB ranks 18th in international competition

Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh, for the first time, participated in the Design/Build/Fly competition, organised by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics from April 2025 10 to 13 in Arizona, USA, and secured 18th place in the design report and 36th place overall...

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India closes airspace to Pakistan aeroplanes

New Delhi closed its airspace to Pakistani aeroplanes on Wednesday after Islamabad banned Indian planes from overflying, the latest tit-for-tat measure as relations between the nuclear-armed rivals spiral into a tailspin.

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Rising odds asteroid will hit Moon

An huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly four per cent chance of smashing into the Moon, according to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope...

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AAUB holds 16th syndicate meeting

The Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh has recently held its 16th syndicate meeting at the conference room of its Dhaka campus.

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Stranded NASA astronauts return home, finally

Home at last: After an unexpected nine-month stay in space, a pair of NASA astronauts finally returned to Earth on Tuesday, concluding a mission that captured global attention and became a political flashpoint.

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Asteroid probe snaps rare pics of Martian moon

On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare images of the red planet’s mysterious small moon Deimos, the European Space Agency said on Thursday...

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Airtel signs deal with SpaceX to bring Starlink to India

Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s satellite internet service to customers in the world’s most populous country...

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Starlink in Bangladesh: High-speed hope or high-stake risk?

THE introduction of Starlink, the satellite-based internet service by SpaceX, in Bangladesh has been hailed as a revolutionary step towards bridging the digital divide. With its ability to provide high-speed, low-latency internet to remote and underserved areas, Starlink has the potential to transform various sectors, including education, healthcare and economic...

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Guarding against data breach

THE cyberspace of Bangladesh has made the headlines for breaches on many occasions since the reserve theft of the Bangladesh Bank. The recent one took place in late October 2024 when user data of 5,000 people were leaked from web site that sold tickets for an Atif Aslam concert in Dhaka. All this shows that we have a long way to go to protect our digital landscape...

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Public parks, playgrounds should be protected

THE slow death of Dhaka’s green spaces under the pretext of development is not merely an environmental concern; it is directly influencing the liveability of the city. The government’s latest decision to construct a road through Osmani Udyan is yet another example of such destruction of public parks in the name of development or modernisation. The road construction...

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Protecting women and children in cyberspace

THE digital revolution has transformed societies worldwide, creating opportunities for communications, education and economic growth. However, as the virtual world expands, it also brings challenges...