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(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 24, 2019, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a press conference at the United Nations Headquarters in…
Bangladesh’s newly sworn Prime Minister Tarique Rahman looks on during an oath taking ceremony at the South Plaza of the parliament building, following BNP’s landslide victory…
O you who believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious). (Qur’an 2: 183) Prayer timesFajr 4.49Zuhr 11.48Asr 3.04Maghrib 5.32Isha 7.02 Fasting timesIftar today 5.32pmImsak tomorrow 4.38am Source link
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In a statement on Monday, the independent experts – who serve in their individual capacities under mandates from the UN Human Rights Council and are not…
The risk of a woman who lives in a country affected by conflict dying due to maternal causes is around five times higher for each pregnancy…
To qualify automatically for the 14-team tournament, a side must be among the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings by the cut-off date of March…
The head of Bangladesh’s caretaker government, Muhammad Yunus, announced his resignation on Monday, days after the parliamentary elections in which the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) emerged victorious.This move paves the way for a new political era in the country. Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said in a televised address: “Today, the caretaker government resigns, but the democratic process, freedom of expression, and respect for fundamental rights that have begun must not be halted.” The parliamentary elections, held last Thursday, resulted in the BNP winning 212 out of 300 seats in parliament.BNP leader Tarique Rahman is scheduled to be sworn in as prime minister on Tuesday. Yunus had assumed leadership of the interim government in August 2024, following the departure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed after weeks of popular protests that resulted in the deaths of at least 1,400 people, according to UN estimates. The period also saw a referendum on the so-called “July Charter,” a package of institutional reforms designed to strengthen the democratic process, which was supported by more than 60 percent of voters.With the resignation of the interim government, Bangladesh enters a new political phase as power is transferred to an elected government. Source link
India is discussing age-based restrictions with social media companies, following Australia’s move to ban under-16s from popular platforms, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Tuesday. “This is something which has now been accepted by many countries that age-based regulation has to be there,” Vaishnaw told reporters at the AI Impact Summit.”Right now we are in a conversation regarding deepfakes, regarding age-based restrictions with the various social media platforms and… what is the right way to go about this,” he said.Australia in December enforced a ban that required TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and a host of other top social media services to remove accounts held by young teens, or face heavy fines. Vaishnaw also signalled tougher oversight of manipulated content online. “We need much stronger regulation on deepfakes,” he said. “I think it’s a problem which is growing day by day. And certainly there is a need for protecting our children, protecting our society from these harms.” India already last week tightened rules regulating artificial intelligence, requiring social media platforms to clearly label AI content and comply with takedown requests by authorities within three hours. Source link
TOPSHOT – France’s President Emmanuel Macron (C-R) and his wife Brigitte Macron (L) are welcomed by India’s officials upon their arrival in Mumbai on February 17,…