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Is AI conscious? Tech firms are betting it might be

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Some of the world's most powerful technology companies are beginning to treat artificial intelligence as though it might have feelings -- a shift that experts warn could have sweepin... Read More


Sound grenades used to break up Gazipur worker protest

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Police have deployed sound grenades to disperse factory workers who blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Gazipur's Sreepur to demand back pay. Workers of C Stage BD Limited took ... Read More


Dhaka seeks US action after Yunus harassment

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Former interim government chief advisor Muhammad Yunus has received protocol and security assistance from the Bangladesh Consulate in New York to travel to another US state after bei... Read More


PROGGA seeks urgent approval of food labelling rules

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Research and advocacy organisation PROGGA has urged the government to urgently finalise regulations that require warning labels on packaged foods high in salt, sugar, and saturated f... Read More


Imran Khan asked leave India after joining Mumbai protest

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Mumbai Police have directed actor Imran Khan, nephew of Bollywood star Aamir Khan, to leave India by Oct 28 after he took part in a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Electio... Read More


Hilsa netted 'en masse' in Meghna despite ban

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Fishers are reportedly casting "two to three times more" nets than usual in the Meghna River in Barishal, despite an official ban on catching, transporting and marketing hilsa to pro... Read More


Journalist shot dead in Netrokona

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- A journalist has been shot dead by two unidentified attackers in Netrokona's Durgapur Upazila. The attack took place in Telunjia village of Birisiri Union around 7:30pm on Thursday,... Read More


Blast outside July Memorial Museum, CNG driver injured

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- A CNG autorickshaw driver has been injured in a crude bomb explosion outside the July Memorial Museum in Dhaka. The incident occurred in front of the museum's Gate No. 1 around 10:4... Read More


2 Bangladeshis executed in Saudi Arabia

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Two Bangladeshi nationals have been executed in Saudi Arabia's Makkah region after they were convicted of committing an "immoral act" in a mosque, the Ministry of Interior says. The... Read More


Every garment will soon need a passport

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- In a few years, a shopper in Lyon will be able to scan a small code on a T-shirt label and see what it is made of, where the cotton was grown, which mill spun the yarn and which fact... Read More