NCP reinstates Mahin Sarkar in party a month and a half after expulsion

Desk Report: The National Citizens Party (NCP) had temporarily expelled Mahin Sarkar for running for the post of General Secretary (GS) from an independent panel in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections ‘without taking permission’ from the party’s top leaders. The NCP has reinstated the expelled joint member secretary to the party after a month and a half. The NCP released a letter on Friday night stating that Mahin Sarkar’s expulsion order has been revoked and he has been reinstated in his previous post. The letter signed by…

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Sylhet sweats to beat Barisal

Desk Report: No matter how tough the pitch, the target of 142 runs is not unusual in T20Is. But with controlled bowling, this target often becomes a mountain. Today, there was a low-scoring thriller in the Barisal-Sylhet match in the NCL T20. Barisal-Sylhet faced each other at the Sylhet International Stadium this morning. A total of 284 runs were scored in this match. 16 wickets fell. Sylhet had to play the last over chasing the target of 143 runs. Sylhet, led by Zakir Hasan, won by 2 wickets with 2…

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Section 144 imposed in Khagrachari

Desk Report: The district administration has imposed Section 144 in Khagrachari Municipality and Sadar Upazila due to the deterioration of the law and order situation and the fear of damage to people’s lives and property. Section 144 was imposed in the district headquarters for an indefinite period from 2 pm today, Saturday to avoid an unpleasant situation. The administration said that this order will remain in force until further instructions are given. According to administration sources, tension arose between the hill and Bengali sides this Saturday afternoon over the blockade.…

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India’s worries ahead of final against Pakistan

Desk Report: The Asia Cup is almost over. The curtain will fall on Asia’s biggest tournament tomorrow with the India-Pakistan final. There are injury problems in the Indian camp before the title-deciding match against the arch-rivals. After a breathtaking and dramatic battle, India defeated Sri Lanka in the Super Over in the last match of the Super Four. Which will give them extra confidence before the final against Pakistan. Despite winning the thrilling match, there are some worries in the team. Hardik Pandya and Abhishek Sharma left the field due…

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World leaders meet with chief advisor, express full support

Desk Report: Influential world leaders have expressed their full support for Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and his interim government. They gathered at Dr. Yunus’s hotel suite in New York on Friday. They pledged to provide Bangladesh with support and important advice at this crucial time. On the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, a delegation led by former President of Latvia and Vice-President of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) Vaira VK-Freiberga met with Professor Yunus. The NGIC is named after the renowned 11th-century…

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Apple is making Siri more like ChatGP

Desk Report: Apple is not just building a fancy chatbot like ChatGPT for its own customers, but for itself. According to a Bloomberg report, Apple engineers are using this secret tool to test various features of future Siri updates. It is essentially an experimental app, which hints at major changes to Siri. Apple’s chatbot is codenamed ‘Veritas’. It is basically an advanced chatbot. It is preparing the ground for engineers to build the next generation of Siri. Veritas can analyze personal information such as emails, music libraries, etc. Not only…

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Spain cancels third arms deal with Israel

Desk Report: Spain has cancelled a third arms deal with Israel. The Israeli daily Haaretz reported that the cancelled deal was worth 207 million euros. The matter comes at a time when international pressure is mounting against Israel, a country that has been carrying out genocide in Gaza. Spain approved a complete arms embargo at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. As a result, the export and import of all types of defense equipment, technology and related products with Israel has been stopped. Finance Minister Carlos Cuerpo said after the cabinet…

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Even if we can’t get a bullet train for development, we will launch an express train in 5 years: Jamaat Amir

Desk Report: Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said, ‘We want to change this rotten Bangladesh. We believe that we cannot launch a bullet train of development in five years, but we can launch an express train.’ He said this at the annual council session of the Forum of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh (FDEB) at the Institute of Diploma Engineers (IDEB) auditorium in Kakrail in the capital on Saturday. The Jamaat Ameer said, ‘Our education system is neither moral nor material. It is not even close to any standard. In this education…

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How a teenager made a rocket at home using cheap materials

Desk Report: A Chinese teenager from a village has impressed many with his passion for building rockets. This year, he has secured a place in the university’s aerospace engineering department through his persistence and hard work. Zhang Shijie, 18, is from Hunan Province. He became interested in building rockets when he was just 14 years old, sitting with his father and watching a live broadcast of a rocket launch on television. He recently happily announced that he has been admitted to Shenyang Aerospace University, one of China’s leading aerospace research…

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Meta to build humanoid robot operating system, invests billions of dollars

Desk Report: Meta is planning to invest billions of dollars in creating humanoid robots. A top executive of the company recently said this. In a recent interview at Meta’s headquarters, CTO (Chief Technology Officer) Andrew Bosworth said that he formed a research team earlier this year at the behest of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The team will work on robotics. News of the existence of this team has already been published. However, this is the first time he has spoken in detail about the strategy of the project. Bosworth said, “I…

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