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Eight die of dengue, 1,221 new patients hospitalised in a day

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Eight more people have died of dengue while 1,221 more patients - the highest for a single day - have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across the country in t... Read More


Bangladesh to endure sweltering heat for another day

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The sweltering heat felt across Bangladesh following recent rainfall in the middle of the Bengali month of Ashwin is expected to continue for another day, according to the Banglades... Read More


Advisor Asif asks cricketer Shakib to clarify political position amid public backlash

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Sports Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has urged former Awami League MP and cricketer Shakib Al Hasan to clarify his political position to ease public anger. "It is possible to ... Read More


Teesta water nears danger level, disrupting daily life

Bangladesh, Sept. 28 -- Due to upstream flooding and continuous rain over the past two days, the water level of the Teesta River in Lalmonirhat has risen close to danger levels, inundating low-lying a... Read More


Why gene therapy for sickle cell is slow to catch on with patients

Bangladesh, Sept. 28 -- Student Zoe Davis, 20, was just weeks into her junior year when she landed back in the hospital with severe sickle cell pain earlier this month. She is doing what she can to pr... Read More


If your AI seems smarter, it's thanks to smarter human trainers

Bangladesh, Sept. 28 -- In the early years, getting AI models like ChatGPT or its rival Cohere to spit out human-like responses required vast teams of low-cost workers helping models distinguish basic... Read More


Fire halts operations at India Tata's iPhone plant, sources say

Bangladesh, Sept. 28 -- Firefighters battled on Saturday to douse a fire that halted production at a major Tata Electronics plant in southern India which makes components for Apple's iPhone, three peo... Read More


Nepal floods and landslides kill at least 38 people

Bangladesh, Sept. 28 -- At least 38 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered more flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic a... Read More


Banasree Pal, Faruque Ahmed join TIB's board of trustees

Bangladesh, Sept. 28 -- Human rights and social activist Banasree Pal and former executive director of BRAC International Faruque Ahmed have been appointed as members of the Board of Trustees of Trans... Read More