2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (696+ words) Bangladesh has become the world's second-largest nation for compliant ship recycling following the inclusion of 17 domestic yards in the International Maritime Organisation's official global list under the Hong Kong Convention. The recognition marks a major milestone in the country's transformation…...

9+ hour, 42+ min ago  (361+ words) Monday May 18, 2026 The government has initiated a separate law titled the "Bangladesh Civil Service Act", although the "Public Service Act" already governs government employees A committee was formed on 12 May to draft the proposed law, though it is yet to…...

9+ hour, 16+ min ago  (23+ words) The Business Standard Civil Service Act on the card A 16-member body was formed to draft the proposed law...

12+ hour, 5+ min ago  (341+ words) The Cabinet Division has instructed deputy commissioners (DCs) across the country to implement 24 directives issued by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman during the current government's first Deputy Commissioners' Conference. The four-day conference was held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago  (218+ words) Monday May 18, 2026 Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has rejected allegations linking its activists to the recent violence at Shah Ali Mazar in Mirpur, saying the party does not support attacks on religious shrines or any form of violence. In a statement issued today…...

15+ hour, 57+ min ago  (555+ words) From a racing heartbeat to weakened immunity, stress can affect almost every system in the body. While short bursts of stress are part of a normal survival response, experts warn that chronic stress can gradually damage both physical and mental…...

13+ hour, 15+ min ago  (419+ words) Monday May 18, 2026 Manchester United secured a 3-2 Premier League victory over Nottingham Forest in their final home game of a resurgent season on Sunday, with "the club on the cusp of confirming Michael Carrick as their permanent manager. Luke Shaw, "Matheus…...

11+ hour, 13+ min ago  (742+ words) The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) directed the Capital Market Stabilisation Fund (CMSF) to pull back Tk225 crore fund from the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) that was lent for the investment in the capital market. As part of the…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (278+ words) When Andrej Karpathy, a founding member of Open AI, sat down on the Dwarkesh Podcast and the current generation of AI agents "slop" that would take "about a decade" to actually work, he was saying out loud what a lot…...

14+ hour, 52+ min ago  (277+ words) Monday May 18, 2026 Israeli strikes killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said. Medics said an Israeli "strike killed one Palestinian near a police post in " Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli…...