Category: Daily News
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To prevent the dissemination of false propaganda, several secretaries have proposed shutting down Facebook on the day of the National Parliament election. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal presided over an inter-ministerial meeting on the 12th national parliament election on November 1 in the conference chamber of the election building in Agargaon, Dhaka, where the…
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A significant portion of the OpenAI workforce has expressed intentions to resign and join Microsoft, which has appointed former OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to oversee a new “advanced AI research team.” Over 500 current OpenAI employees state in a letter to the board of directors, as reported by Wired…
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Sotheby’s announced on Monday that a collection of six jerseys worn by Lionel Messi during Argentina’s 2022 World Cup victory will be auctioned off in December. The estimated value of the jerseys is $10 million. In addition to the final match against France, the football sensation wore these shirts during the first halves of the…
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Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman are being hired by Microsoft. On Friday, OpenAI terminated Altman’s employment after the board stated it “no longer has confidence in his capability to continue leading OpenAI.” Following an extended weekend of deliberations regarding the possibility of Altman rejoining OpenAI, Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft,…
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The results of this year’s HSC and equivalent examinations would be released on November 26. Professor Tapan Kumar Sarkar, chairman of the Dhaka Education Board and director of the inter-education board coordination committee, confirmed the information to Prothom Alo on Monday. According to him, the education ministry has confirmed orally that the results will be…
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A protestor got into the crease while India was facing Australia in the final of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday. The match was halted after the person wearing a mask and a t-shirt saying ‘Stop Bombing Palestine’ approached Virat Kohli and tried to hug him. The security…
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The jewellery makers of the country hiked 22-carat gold prices by Tk 1,750 and so the new price will be Tk 106,376 a bhori, an all-time high. The new price is 1.67% more than the previous all-time high of Tk 104,626 per bhori (11.664 grammes), which was recorded on November 5 this year. The gold…
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Right now MrBeast is in a subscriber battle with T-Series to reach the top position. They have only 41K subscribers between them, so the YouTuber is pulling all the stops to surpass the music label. However, his newest attempt to surpass them had him risk a lot. He tried to stay buried alive for 7…
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A large majority of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza say that they don’t see a future where they can coexist peacefully with Israel, according to the results of a survey. The densely-populated Gaza enclave has been bombarded for more than 5 weeks as part of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s pledge to “eliminate…
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Study has shown that 55 percent of Bangladeshis that responded believe Bangladesh is not a peaceful country, and 57 percent think the state of justice has worsened here over the last 5 years. The findings came up in the “Youth Matters Survey 2023.” It was conducted by Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) in collaboration with…
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Bangladeshi students from United International University (UIU) have achieved a historic victory at the International Blockchain Olympiad in Amsterdam, Netherlands, showing a glimpse of the country’s imminent talent in blockchain related tech. Team Apocalypse from UIU consists of Sadia Ahmmed, Sahid Hossain Ratul, Jishanul Islam, and Aadiba Tasneem Anam. They achieved the gold medal under…
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Bangladesh cricket team skipper Shakib Al Hasan has bought 3 nomination forms of Bangladesh Awami League to compete in the upcoming 12th parliamentary election. A representative of his bought the nomination forms for Magura-1, 2 and Dhaka-10 constituencies from Awami League’s central office located at 23 Bangabandhu Avenue, Dhaka on Saturday. Source: https://en.somoynews.tv/news/2023-11-18/shakib-al-hasan-buys-al-nomination-paper
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In the serene village of Purbo Atkhali in Patuakhali’s Galachipa upazila, Sirajul Islam Hawladar, 82, is known by all for planting trees. For over 70 years, he has been planting trees, transforming his village and 10 other surrounding ones. In all those years, he has planted around 50,000 trees, caring for them as if they…
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The board of directors of OpenAI, the organization that developed the artificial intelligence platforms ChatGPT and GPT-4, has terminated Sam Altman’s position as CEO. This momentous choice made by the firm, supported by Microsoft signifies a substantial transformation in the technological sector. According to the statement released by OpenAI on Friday, the board has lost…
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The personal data of Bangladeshi citizens linked to the National Telecommunications Monitoring Centre (NTMC), the state’s lawful communication interception and intelligence agency, have been leaked, according to Wired magazine. US-based tech magazine Wired shared a report yesterday where it said that the leaked data contains people’s names, addresses, national identity card information, phone numbers, duration…
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By introducing the Xiaomi SU7 car series, Xiaomi is daringly entering the electric vehicle (EV) market. In an effort to broaden its product portfolio, the consumer technology company has presently submitted an application for a sales license in China in support of this ambitious endeavor. Xiaomi’s regulatory filing with the Chinese Ministry of Industry and…
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Kim Kardashian, apart from being a reality TV personality, model, businesswoman, socialite and trainee lawyer, is surprisingly one of GQ’s “Men Of The Year” for 2023. Kim founded the Skims clothing brand as well as cosmetics lines, perfumes, an energy drink, a mobile game, and a private equity fund. She has been named “Tycoon Of…
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The Election Commission issued an announcement today declaring the date for the 12th national election. It will be held on January 7, 2024. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal called on all political parties to participate in the election. As seen in TVs around Bangladesh, he also said in his speech that all political…
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The number of Bangladeshi students increased from 3,314 during the 2011-2012 academic year to 13,563 during the 2022-2023 academic year, as reported by Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange 2023. “The number of Bangladeshi students studying in the United States has reached an all-time high,” according to Open Doors, a resource that provides information…
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Controversy surrounding today’s semi final match as claims were made that BCCI has changed the pitch for the game at Mumbai without ICC approval. Andy Atkinson is the ICC’s independent pitch consultant. The home board and Atkinson agrees on the designated pitches but a Daily Mail report has said that agreement has not been honoured…
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The Biman Bangladesh Airlines has denied boarding of 45 Bangladeshi passengers wanting to travel to Canada for supposedly attending a wedding. On November 10, the passengers who were bound for Canada, cleared immigration at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet. Although they had valid passports, country visas, and return flight tickets proving their return after the…
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A Biman passenger became ill and passed away during a Monday flight from Sylhet to London, two and a half hours into the journey, but the aircraft continued for nine hours to reach the United Kingdom without making an emergency landing. “The purser removed the passenger’s body from his seat and placed it on an…
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Salman Khan implored his followers to observe the premiere of his film “Tiger 3” in a conscientious manner subsequent to the wide spreading of social media videos depicting supporters setting off fireworks within a crowded movie theater. Police say that during last night’s screening of the film in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, a gathering…
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Concerned authorities have been served a legal notice to ban the manufacture, import, distribution, marketing, and use of electronic cigarettes in Bangladesh. The secretaries of the Ministries of Health and Family Welfare, Commerce, and Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs have been served with the legal notice. Barrister Mohammad Humayun Kabir, representing the human rights organization…
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Transgender model Yasin Ahmed Sokal became second runner-up in “Miss Evergreen Bangladesh 2023.” This is the first time that a trans woman has participated and won an award at a Bangladeshi beauty pageant. Excited about the news, Sokal shared that she would like to represent the transgender community in front of everyone. “I consider this…
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon, CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury and national team captain Shakib Al Hasan were served a legal notice today, asking them to resign from their positions and taking responsibility for the ICC World Cup 2023 debacle. Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Khundkar Hasan Shahriyar sent the legal notice through registered post.…
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Genofax, a healthcare technology startup, has unveiled AI-enabled Health-Metric Determination (AIeh-MD), a novel technological solution that potentially detects early indications of conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, and diabetes by monitoring the gut microbiome of an individual. Two Bangladeshi scientists named Zahangir Alam and Dr. Abed Chaudhury founded the company. The gut is home…
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Netflix has officially confirmed an anime adapted from the famous sci-fi series ‘Terminator’. The anime series will be jointly made by Production I.G, Skydance Media, and writer Mattson Tomlin. Netflix made this announcement in a trailer from their official YouTube channel. This series will be produced by Production I.G, a Japanese animation studio renowned for…
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Robonium Bangladesh, a Bangladeshi robotics team, has achieved 5th position in the World Robot Olympiad 2023 held in Panama. The young team consists of Israfil Shaheen Arannya of Cantonment Public School and College, Rangpur; and Qazi Mostahid Labib and Tafsir Tahrim of Sunnydale. They participated in the ‘Future Innovators (Senior)’ category and won the 5th…
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Bollywood fans in Bangladesh got to watch the Shah Rukh Khan starrer film “Jawan”, on the same day as its global release. Similarly, there was much eagerness that the Salman Khan starrer film “Tiger 3” will be released in Bangladesh on the same day as the global release. But the film will now be releasing…
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Today, 3 Bangladeshi travelers were killed in a houseboat fire on Dal Lake in Srinagar. The police reported that hours after a massive fire reduced several houseboats on the lake to embers early this morning, the remains were discovered. The three visitors were residing on the Safeena houseboat, which was destroyed in the fire. At…
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Tourists who will be visiting Cox’s Bazar can now have open-top bus rides as the district administration has introduced 2 tourist buses, set to travel the 80km Marine Drive within the tourist zone. PM Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate these buses on Saturday. The unveiling of these tourist buses is targeted at increasing Cox’s…
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Netizens are criticizing the rendition of the iconic song “Karar Oi Louho Kopat” by A.R. Rahman, that was featured in the film Pippa. The essence of the song has been lost in this rendition, according to some. In the past, numerous musicians have attempted to preserve the song’s integrity while performing alternative renditions, but this…
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The United States is the single largest market for Bangladeshi-made garments. Bangladesh’s garment exports are on the decline. In the first nine months of this year (January-September), the export of clothing to the US market has decreased by 23.33 percent. Out of this, exports have decreased by almost 35 percent (34.71 percent) in the month…
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নিত্যপণ্যের দরের ঊর্ধ্বগতির কারণে দেশের বিভিন্ন অঞ্চলের মানুষ কষ্টে থাকলেও কৃষিভিত্তিক অর্থনীতির অঞ্চল রংপুরে তার নির্বাচনী এলাকার মানুষ বেশ ভালো আছে বলে দাবি করেছেন বাণিজ্য মন্ত্রী টিপু মুনশি। সেই ভালো থাকার ‘প্রমাণ’ ফ্যাশনে পড়েছে বলেও মনে করেন তিনি। দাবি করেছেন, তার এলাকার নারীরা এখন ‘লিপস্টিকে মন দিয়েছে।’ এ কারণে আগামী নির্বাচনের বৈতরণী পার হতে তেমন…
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Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday that a man was crushed to death by a robot in South Korea after the machine evidently failed to distinguish him from the boxes of bell peppers it was handling. According to Yonhap, the robotic arm pressured the man’s upper body against the conveyor belt, causing his face and…
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A woman from Teknaf, Monira Begum, went to jail in place of Senuwara Begum, who was charged with a connection to a narcotics case. Senuwara Begum paid her to do jail time in place of her. When Monira Begum’s fingerprints were taken in jail last month so that those could be matched with the records…
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Yesterday EU scientists said that 2023 is set to be the world’s warmest in 125,000 years, after data showed last month was the hottest recorded October by a large margin. Last month crossed the previous highest October mean temperature, from 2019, by 0.4 degrees Celsius, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Deputy Director Samantha…
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A Jubo League leader in Feni ended up in jail yesterday in a case over torching a truck on Thursday during a 3-day blockade enforced by the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islaami. The 35-year-old arrestee, Nurul Uddin Tipu, is a member of both the Feni Jubo League and the Dhalia Union Jubo League, according to Feni Sadar…
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Actor Patrick Dempsey, who starred in the show “Grey’s Anatomy”, was named People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2023 on Tuesday, succeeding Marvel star Chris Evans, who had the honor for the year of 2022. Dempsey, who is currently 57 years of age, said he was “completely shocked” when he got the news and thought…
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