3+ hour, 52+ min ago   (213+ words) Bangladesh is looking to secure an additional $5 billion in US investments over the next five years, with the government planning to work closely with the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) to achieve this goal. Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul…...

11+ hour, 7+ min ago   (542+ words) Police said Pulak’s death appeared to be linked to his health struggles and unemployment-related stress, Senior Bangladeshi journalist Pulak Chatterjee, a former Barishal bureau chief of Bengali daily Samakal, was found dead inside the newspaper’s bureau office in Barishal district…...

19+ min ago   (249+ words) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that increasing geopolitical tensions are adversely impacting ordinary lives globally, emphasising that BRICS must unite to address these challenges and drive inclusive growth, particularly across the Global South. In an address at the…...

10+ hour, 40+ min ago   (531+ words) Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point, driven by a growing political divide and concerns that schools are not preparing children for college and future jobs. At the same time, dissatisfaction…...

9+ hour, 45+ min ago   (342+ words) Elon Musk and Sam Altman have backed a call from the boss of Anthropic for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to “slow down” to give safety measures time to catch up. In an essay titled We Must Pace the Frontier,…...

9+ hour, 15+ min ago   (95+ words) Inbox.lv Danish WWII drama wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival A Danish WWII drama about a woman trying to hide a wartime relationship with a Nazi was awared top prize on Saturday at The Venice Film Festival, while…...

12+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1206+ words) For decades, Africa’s mineral endowment has been presented as the foundation of its future prosperity. But speakers at the Africa Mindset Reset Forum challenged that assumption, arguing that the continent’s greatest opportunity may lie not beneath the ground, but in…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago   (730+ words) Brics must chart the course of global reform to ensure that the Global South has a greater say in decision-making and the existing “pyramid of privilege” in global governance makes way for a “platform of partnership”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi…...

1+ min ago   (420+ words) Once a symbol of quiet defiance, Princess Diana's iconic "revenge dress" has gone up for auction 30 years later.The late Princess of Wales wore the strapless black silk dress to a London party in 1994, hours after her then-estranged husband Prince…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago   (198+ words) Officials in Chiba Prefecture, neighboring Tokyo, report that more than 520 businesses have been affected by the record rain that struck last month. They say losses total over 2.6 billion yen, or roughly 17 million dollars. During the downpours in mid-August, the Japan…...