Artificial Intelligence (AI)

End of reading? A post-literate society in the making

AI is reshaping reading, writing and knowledge, creating a post-literate culture where no single medium remains dominant.
28 August 2026

Telecoms turn to AI to save energy, other costs

Artificial intelligence is moving deeper into the day-to-day management of Bangladesh’s telecom infrastructure, helping operators and tower companies cut energy use and operating costs.
19 August 2026

Should you replace your partner with AI as soon as possible?

Discover how AI companions like Replika and ChatGPT reshape romantic relationships from Colorado to Japan. Explore the trade-offs of digital intimacy, emotional dependency, and why authentic human connections still matter in a modern tech-driven world.
13 August 2026

AI trails traditional method in poverty targeting

An artificial intelligence model, built using mobile phone data, matched only 32 percent of genuinely poor households in a large-scale trial in Bangladesh, compared with 52 percent for a traditional door-to-door survey method.
13 August 2026

Draft cyber security strategy shifts focus to AI threats

The government has drafted a new National Cyber Security Strategy for 2026-2030 that shifts its focus to emerging threats from artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing.
7 August 2026

Bangladesh walks AI tightrope as US, China build rival tech blocs

The technology rivalry between the US and China has arrived in Bangladesh, placing Dhaka at a crossroads as two competing visions for the future of artificial intelligence take shape.
3 August 2026

Money talks: Now the machines are listening

Artificial intelligence is helping banks and financial institutions understand customers, manage risks and make faster decisions
1 August 2026

AI firms are buying millions of old books—then destroying them

Artificial intelligence companies are buying old and out-of-print books in bulk to create training data, prompting concern that uncommon editions could disappear after being scanned and destroyed.
29 July 2026

Govt eyes AI-powered analytics to safeguard essential commodity supply: minister

Ten years of data will be analysed to identify shortages in advance
28 July 2026

I spent two years learning AI, then another year unlearning it

Like many people working close to technology, I believed AI would become the defining aspect for our generation.
27 July 2026

Is Bangladesh ready for AI in business?

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to generate curiosity, fear and hype. Some believe it will replace millions of jobs overnight.
19 July 2026

‘Build AI capability, not just digital access’

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday urged experts to move beyond digitalisation and build a national ecosystem centred on people, skills, and innovation to enhance and foster artificial intelligence (AI) capability.
16 July 2026

Govt plans national AI policy to boost efficiency, transparency: PM's adviser

The government is planning to prepare a national artificial intelligence (AI) policy aimed at making public services faster, more transparent and accountable while improving efficiency across government operations, an adviser to the prime minister said today
15 July 2026

Is Bangladesh ready for the future of work?

Bangladesh built its economic rise on labour-intensive manufacturing. But the employment model that powered this growth is coming under increasing strain.
4 July 2026

When AI becomes HR

In Bangladesh, we have a beautiful management tradition. When an employee is stressed, we first advise him to “take pressure positively.”
15 May 2026

Can AI make Bida more effective?

Somewhere in Dhaka, a diplomat wakes up to a familiar routine. Briefings. Reports. Summaries. Meetings. What he does not see is what has already changed overnight.
6 May 2026

Bangladesh must adapt as AI transforms diplomacy and state power

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant technological frontier. It is already shaping how governments make decisions, information circulates, borders are managed, and how citizens interact with the state.
8 April 2026

Malicious email can turn your AI agent into a spy, study warns

A new paper from Google DeepMind warns that a single malicious email can trick an AI agent into stealing and handing over private data.
7 April 2026

Will artificial intelligence widen inequality?

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds a lot of promise but also carries enormous risks.
6 March 2026

Safeguarding voters’ minds against AI

The people of Bangladesh are expecting a free and fair election after a long time.
2 February 2026