M Humayun Kabir: New technology could mean 28 million jobs being lost in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the next decade, according to a new study by Cisco and Oxford Economics. The study says innovations in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, coupled with its increased adoption, will have a big impact on the workforce…
Desk Report: In their latest trip to the Atacama Trench, one of the deepest points in the Pacific Ocean, a team of scientists repeatedly lowered a device called a deep-sea lander overboard and watched as it sank into the cold, dark waters. Scientists have captured rare footage of what is believed to be three new…
Desk Report: River erosion has intensified in several districts of the country’s northern and central regions due to strong currents of the rivers, reports Daily Sun. Local sources said the erosion by major rivers has taken a serious turn in many areas, causing immense sufferings for people. A large number of houses, structures, trees and…
BSS: Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Thursday said Bangladesh can be one of the richest countries in the world if its marine resources can properly be tapped. Addressing a function marking the distribution of Commercially Important Person (CIP) cards (2016) among 56 recipients at a city hotel, he also urged the industrialists and entrepreneurs…
Reuters: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday unveiled an 8 billion-euro ($9.3 billion) anti-poverty plan focused on getting people into work and helping the young. With his popularity slumping, the former investment banker wants to convince voters that his reform agenda does not only benefit the wealthy. Opponents have dubbed him a “president of the…
Kim Ye-jun/Seven Billion Today The only shed of light on my otherwise grim, abysmal and bleak day: The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for an international ban on KILLER ROBOTS! Rightly so, I am quite relieved, as last month talks at the UN did not result in an agreement on the quite futuristic…
Joyce Banda, Former president of the Republic of Malawi, is the founder of the Joyce Banda Foundation/Project Syndicate Throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, cultural, political, and economic biases are conspiring to keep talented women from pursuing leadership positions. To give more young women the opportunity to develop their talents and put their skills to work, today’s leaders…
Kabir Humayun: A Dhaka court fixed September 20 to deliver an order on whether the trial proceedings in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case will continue in absence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Judge MD Akhteruzzaman of the Special Judge Court-5 fixed the date yesterday after holding a hearing, reports The Daily Star. Sanaullah Mia stood…
Desk Report: The theme for World Ozone Day 2018 is a motivational rallying call urging all of us to carry on with the exemplary work of protecting the ozone layer and the climate under the Montreal Protocol. The theme has two connotations – that our work of protecting the ozone layer also protects climate and…
Oumar Ba,Assistant professor of political science at Morehouse College in Atlanta, US. & Kelly-Jo Bluen, PhD candidate at the London School of Economics/Aljazeera Chagossians are still fighting for justice and redress against colonisation and imperial subjugation. Last week, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) heard oral arguments in the “Legal Consequences of the Separation of…