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Speaking at the Bangladesh AI Business Summit 2026, the President emphasized the safe and human-centric use of Artificial Intelligence. He warned that if AI controls humanity, the entire civilization will face an existential crisis.

A new wage structure for garment workers in Bangladesh will be finalized by December. Workers will begin receiving their increased salaries from January. Representatives of both factory owners and workers confirmed this timeline following the first meeting of the newly reconstituted Minimum Wage Board.

Jatiya Sramik Shakti has attributed the ongoing industrial unrest to unplanned government decisions. Issuing a three-day ultimatum for a new wage structure, the organization demanded the resignation of both the Labor and Home Ministers for their failures.

Israel faces political uncertainty after national elections left all major blocs short of a 61-seat parliamentary majority. Benjamin Netanyahu continues as caretaker prime minister with his 53-seat right-wing bloc, while former army chief Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition alliance secured 48 seats, leaving the future government dependent on an empowered Arab parliamentary contingent.

Violent confrontations broke out between garment workers and police in Mirpur on Tuesday, forcing authorities to suspend passenger entry at two metro stations. Industry data shows nearly 1.7 million workers walked out as 679 factories halted operations nationwide amid wage-hike protests.

Industrial zones in Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur saw widespread unrest on Monday as garment workers took to the streets demanding higher wages. Severe clashes with law enforcement, vehicle arson, and highway blockades led authorities to declare closures across more than 350 garment factories.

Following twelve days of intense diplomatic deliberations in Geneva, forty-eight nations approved a comprehensive treaty establishing shared preservation protocols for cross-border river systems.

A rare bipartisan legislative agreement has delivered a ten-year infrastructure roadmap dedicated to constructing zero-emission high-speed rail networks across North America.

A sophisticated cross-border art crime probe has culminated in the recovery of an authenticated Baroque oil canvas believed lost to international black-market traffickers forever.

Sixteen Pacific island governments have formally ratified a treaty affirming that recognized maritime jurisdictions will remain permanently fixed despite future sea-level fluctuations.

Following three years of committee deliberations, 142 nations approved the outer-space resource covenant, closing a sixty-year regulatory vacuum in celestial property law.

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