AI tools generate sexist content, warns UN

The world's most popular AI tools are powered by programs from OpenAI and Meta that show prejudice against women, according to a study launched on Thursday by the UN's cultural organisation UNESCO. The biggest players in the multibillion-dollar AI field train their algorithms on vast amounts of data largely pulled from

Jordan king warns of continuing Gaza war during Ramadan

Jordan's King Abdullah II warned on Sunday of a wider regional war if Israel presses on with its military campaign in the Gaza Strip during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in March. At a meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Abdullah warned "of the continuation of the war on Gaza

WB report warns Bangladesh against air pollution

A World Bank report launched on Sunday recommended immediate actions, including improving public health services and response mechanisms, improving air pollution data monitoring systems to reduce air pollution impacts on health.The report 'Breathing Heavy: New Evidence on Air Pollution and Health in Bangladesh' assessed the impacts of outdoor air pollution

Stop gunning down opposition activists: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday asked the law enforcers to stop illegally gunning down opposition leaders and activists, and warned that they will have to be accountable to people someday for their every action. "Our Chhatra Dal leader Nayon embraced martyrdom in police firing in Brahmanbaria's

Quader warns against illegal allocation of hall seats

Obaidul Quader, Road Transport and Bridges Minister and General secretary of Bangladesh Awami League, has warned those involved in running a trade on university admissions and hall seat allocation. "List is being prepared of those involved in running a trade on university admission, seat allocation, political rooms in residential halls, and

UGC warning private univs to maintain standards: Biswajit

Noted educationist and University Grants Commission (UGC) member Prof Dr Biswajit Chanda has said that the quality of higher studies is directly linked with the quality of a country's universities. The UGC member said this during an exclusive interview he said. Asked about the dwindling standard of education at the country's universities,