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Google engineer says Lamda AI system may have its own feelings
09:33 AM, 14 Jun 2022 TuesdayA Google engineer says one of the firm's artificial intelligence (AI) systems might have its own feelings and says its "wants" should be respected...
Lysychansk: Russia erasing history in Ukraine’s ‘dead city’
08:43 AM, 14 Jun 2022 Tuesday"Max speed!" The instruction comes via walkie-talkie from the armoured police car in front, as we hurtle past the burnt-out carcass of a Ukrainian military truck. There's a high risk of Russian attack on this stretch of road, but it's the safest route left into the beleaguered city of Lysychansk...
Every bridge leading to key Ukraine city destroyed
08:27 AM, 14 Jun 2022 TuesdayAll bridges to the embattled Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk have now been destroyed, the local governor says. With the city effectively cut off, Serhiy Haidai says delivering supplies and evacuating civilians are now impossible...
No Covid-19 death reported in 24 hours, 128 new cases
05:28 PM, 13 Jun 2022 MondayBangladesh has reported zero Covid-19 death in the past 24 hours while it recorded 128 coronavirus positive cases during the period. "Bangladesh reported 1.91 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 6,688 samples were tested in the last 24 hours," Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources said...
Forging PM’s signature heinous crime: HC
04:48 PM, 13 Jun 2022 MondayThe High Court on Monday said forging the signature of Prime Minister is a heinous crime and there is no scope of acting soft on people involved in such incidents...
Mohib Ullah murder: Charge sheet submitted against 29
04:18 PM, 13 Jun 2022 MondayPolice have submitted a charge sheet to a court in Cox’s Bazar against 29 people in a case filed for the murder of Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah. Of the accused, 15 are now in jail and the rest are absconding. The charge sheet was submitted to the court on Monday noon, said Cox’s Bazar Additional Police Superintendent Md Rafiqul Islam...
Indictment hearing in Khaleda’s coal mine graft case Sept 25
03:39 PM, 13 Jun 2022 MondayA Dhaka court on Monday set September 25 to frame charges against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others in Barapukuria Coal Mine graft case...
Ranbir says he and Alia ‘still haven’t realized’ they’re married
03:11 PM, 13 Jun 2022 MondayBollywood actors Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt tied the knot on 14 April in an intimate ceremony attended by friends and family...
Google pays $118 mn to settle gender discrimination suit
02:23 PM, 13 Jun 2022 MondayGoogle said on Sunday that it was "very pleased" to be settling, without admission of wrongdoing, a class-action lawsuit that argued it underpaid female employees and assigned them lower-ranking positions...
Mild heat wave may continue in four districts
01:29 PM, 13 Jun 2022 MondayThe ongoing mild heat wave is likely to continue in four districts, said a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) bulletin valid for 24 hours commencing 9am on Monday...
Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim dies in Saudi Arabia
01:21 PM, 13 Jun 2022 MondayA Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim has passed away after reaching Saudi Arabia. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Kabir, 59, a resident of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila. Jahangir is the first Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim to breath his last in Saudi Arabia this year...
Beijing tests millions, isolates thousands over Covid cluster at 24-hour bar
12:39 PM, 13 Jun 2022 MondayAuthorities in China's capital Beijing on Monday raced to contain a COVID-19 outbreak traced to a raucous 24-hour bar known for cheap liquor and big crowds, with millions facing mandatory testing and thousands under targeted lockdowns...
Ukrainians left with one way out of Sievierodonetsk as fierce fighting rages
12:09 PM, 13 Jun 2022 MondayUkrainian defenders were fighting fiercely for "every metre" of Sievierodonetsk, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as Russian forces destroyed a bridge to another city across the river, leaving stranded civilians with just one way out...
India, China growing markets for shunned Russian oil
11:36 AM, 13 Jun 2022 MondayIndia and other Asian nations are becoming an increasingly vital source of oil revenues for Moscow despite strong pressure from the U.S. not to increase their purchases, as the European Union and other allies cut off energy imports from Russia in line with sanctions over its war on Ukraine...
Experts' recommendations on remedies for sound pollution
10:07 PM, 12 Jun 2022 SundayThe country's leading online news portal Jagonews24.com has organized a roundtable titled 'Sound pollution's adverse impact and remedies'. Experts talked about noise pollution's different aspects and remedies for it in the program held in the conference room of the news portal in the capital...
EC's dialogue with political parties soon: CEC
09:31 PM, 12 Jun 2022 SundayChief Election Commission (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Sunday said the Election Commission (EC) will start holding dialogues with political parties soon to overcome the challenges of the elections. "There are several smaller elections in coming days alongside the holy Eid. After these occasions...
Rayhan's death in police custody: SI Hasan gets bail from HC
07:57 PM, 12 Jun 2022 SundayThe High Court has granted bail to suspended sub-inspector (SI) Hasan Uddin in the case filed over the death of Rayhan Ahmed in Sylhet police custody...
Covid-19: No death, 109 cases reported in 24 hrs
06:33 PM, 12 Jun 2022 SundayBangladesh reported no COVID-19 death and 109 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities are 29,131 and infections rose to 19,54,115. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Sunday. As many as 5,330 samples were collected and 5,280 ones tested in the past day...
Sonia Gandhi in hospital due to Covid issues
05:59 PM, 12 Jun 2022 SundayIndia Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to a hospital in Delhi because of Covid-related issues, the party announced on Sunday, adding that she was stable and under observation...
Germany held in dull draw against Hungary
04:55 PM, 12 Jun 2022 SundayGermany came back from a goal down to draw against hosts Hungary in the Nations League...