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Poor access shuts out several lakhs with disabilities

Inadequate accessibility in infrastructure continues to keep people with disabilities away from essential services, education and jobs. ‘We have been denied basic accessibility for 54 years. People mostly neglect us.

AI in medical care

by Kawsher Rahman : ARTIFICIAL intelligence-powered technology has in recent times brought about a major breakthrough in the way complex tasks and challenges are resolved at work. Generally, in health

Egypt says 3,000-year-old gold bracelet missing from museum

A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet has gone missing from a restoration laboratory of Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, the country’s antiquities ministry said. The bracelet, described as a golden band adorned with “spherical

Starmer to recognise Palestinian state ‘after Trump state visit’

Keir Starmer will reportedly recognise a Palestinian state over the weekend after Donald Trump concludes his state visit to the UK. The prime minister has previously said he plans to

Surge in deadly ‘brain-eating’ amoeba cases causes alarm in India’s Kerala

An increase in cases of a rare but fatal form of encephalitis has put authorities in India’s southern state of Kerala on alert, forcing them to step up testing to

Gunman kills three police officers, wounds two in Pennsylvania

A gunman opened fire Wednesday on five police officers in the eastern US state of Pennsylvania, killing three and seriously injuring two before he was killed at the scene, a senior

Students from 7 govt colleges warn of ‘tough demos’ if univ ordinance not issued by Monday

Students from seven public colleges located in the capital have threatened they would enforce “tough demonstrations” if an ordinance on the dedicated “Dhaka Central University” is not issued by Monday.

ICT hears Nahid Islam’s testimony against Sheikh Hasina

Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and a key figure in the July Uprising movement, on Thursday concluded his testimony before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 in