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How artificial intelligence is dismantling the freelancer economy's lower rungs

Dhaka, March 29 -- For much of the past decade, platforms such as Fiverr and Upwork were celebrated as the great democratisers of global labour. A graphic designer in Rangpur, a copywriter in Lagos, o... Read More


Govt seeking $2.0b in bailout from foreign financiers

Dhaka, March 29 -- Bangladesh opts for seeking an additional $2.0 billion in bailout from foreign development partners to buttress the balance of payments (BoP) through minimising shocks stemming from... Read More


Post-Eid return rush overwhelms Dhaka

Dhaka, March 29 -- The capital city witnessed massive crowds at key entry points on Saturday as thousands of city residents returned from their village homes after the Eid-ul-Fitr and Independence Day... Read More


Govt plans five climate-resilient bridges in Mymensingh, Netrokona

Dhaka, March 29 -- The government plans to build five climate-resilient bridges over key rivers in the border areas of Mymensingh and Netrokona, aiming to strengthen regional connectivity and unlock e... Read More


The costs of Trump-Netanyahu's dirty war

Dhaka, March 29 -- It has been the dirtiest of all wars, if by dirty is meant a cunning, stealthy, unprovoked and no-holds barred war. America and Iran were ostensibly (from the aggressors' point of v... Read More


Hackers demand $1.5m ransom in major cyberattack

Dhaka, March 29 -- In one of the largest corporate cyberattacks in Bangladesh, the country's leading supermarket chain Shwapno has confirmed that its customer database was breached, with hackers deman... Read More


Constitutional Reform Council: Discussion on opposition notice on Tuesday

Dhaka, March 29 -- The discussion on a notice on the Constitutional Reform Council, submitted by the opposition leader in the parliament, Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr Shafiqur Rahman, will be held in the ... Read More


41 dengue patients hospitalized in 24 hrs

Dhaka, March 29 -- 41 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today... Read More


Govt appoints tag officers, deploys BGB at fuel depots

Dhaka, March 29 -- The government has stepped up monitoring of the country's fuel supply chain by appointing tag officers at petrol pumps and deploying Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel at key d... Read More


Main Uddin, Mohammed Ziaul Huq win motorcycle on cash remittance

Dhaka, March 29 -- Main Uddin, a client of the Cumilla Nangalkot branch, and Mohammed Ziaul Huq, a CellFin user of the Feni branch, have won the 19th and 20th motorcycles, respectively, in the Cash Re... Read More