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Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than scientific research and government policymaking can keep up, raising concerns that the technology could cause serious harm in the future without adequate safeguards, a United Nations-backed independent panel of experts warned on Wednesday. In a preliminary report, the UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence said policymakers are increasingly confronting a complex reality. Effective AI governance depends...

On the occasion of International Day of UN Peacekeepers, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said UN peacekeeping operations are a unique initiative in ensuring global peace, stability, and human security. Extending sincere greetings and deep respect to peacekeepers around the world, he said they...

Lieutenant General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam, NDU, PSC, PhD, met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman ahead of his departure for Cyprus to assume duties as Force Commander of a United Nations peacekeeping mission. The meeting took place on Wednesday afternoon at the Prime Minister’s Office in...

Pro-Palestinian activists say Israeli forces have begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters west of Cyprus.Organisers from the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) said more than 50 boats were being boarded about 250 nautical miles (460km) from Gaza, which is under an Israeli marit...