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UN urges respect for international human rights standards

Dhaka, July 26 -- UN Human Rights chief Volker Turk on Friday called on the Bangladesh government urgently to disclose full details about last week's crackdown on protests amid growing accounts of hor... Read More


Railway refunds tickets worth Tk 169.2 million so far

Dhaka, July 26 -- Bangladesh Railway has so far refunded train tickets worth more than Tk 169.2 million for the suspension of train operations amid unrest centring quota protests, according to local n... Read More


Quota movement: RAB arrests 266 in connection with violence

Dhaka, July 26 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 266 people in connection with the nationwide violence surrounding the quota protest movement. Sixty-three people were arrested in Dhaka for... Read More


'Extreme heat epidemic' hitting humanity, UN warns

Dhaka, July 26 -- Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," warned UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday. He highlighted that Monday was the hottest day on record, surpassing... Read More


CrowdStrike says over 97pc of Windows sensors back online

Dhaka, July 26 -- More than 97 per cent of Windows sensors are back online, CrowdStrike's CEO George Kurtz said on Thursday, nearly a week after a software update by the cybersecurity firm triggered a... Read More


Google AI makes headway in solving complex math problems

Dhaka, July 26 -- Alphabet's Google unveiled a pair of artificial intelligence systems on Thursday that demonstrated advances in solving complex mathematical problems, a key frontier of generative AI ... Read More


Curfew relaxed for nine hours on weekend in Dhaka, adjoining districts

Dhaka, July 26 -- The government has loosened the ongoing curfew for nine hours in Dhaka city and district, Narayanganj, Gazipur, and Narsingdi on Friday and Saturday. The restrictions on public move... Read More


Unidentified people pick up 3 quota protest organisers from hospital

Dhaka, July 26 -- Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud, and Abu Baker Majumder, three key organisers of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, were picked up on Friday from Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital in the ... Read More


Met office predicts rain, thundershowers across country

Dhaka, July 26 -- Light to moderate rain and thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, are forecasted for many places across the Khulna, Barishal, and Chattogram divisions, according to Ba... Read More


BIDA witnesses surge in investment proposals

Dhaka, July 26 -- A total of 254 industrial establishments have registered with the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) in the past three months through June. Among them, 220 are local... Read More