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xAI and Grok logos are seen in this illustration taken, 16 February, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Grokipedia and the new debate over AI, knowledge, and bias

The platform, powered by Musk’s Grok chatbot and drawing on real-time data from X (formerly Twitter), presents itself as a step toward what Musk calls “maximum truth-seeking.” But its release has...

What Consensus Commission recommends regarding Constitutional Reform Council formation

What Consensus Commission recommends regarding Constitutional Reform Council formation

Bangladesh National Parliament. File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

How the Consensus Commission proposes to form parliament's upper house

Illustration: TBS

Consensus Commission's proposal: When and how the July Charter referendum will be held

Representational Image. Photo: Collected

What currency swap facility is Bangladesh Bank set to introduce for exporters?

Passengers ride on escalators as a large electric board shows an advertisement promoting the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit in Gyeongju, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, October 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

What is APEC? Asia-Pacific leaders to gather in South Korea

A member of the metro rail technical team works near the Farmgate metro rail station after the death of a pedestrian caused by a falling bearing pad on 26 October 2025. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam/TBS

Why bearing pads are unsung heroes of metro systems

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

How will the next UN chief be chosen and who wants the job?

The bearing pad which came loose and fell, resulting in the death on a pedestrian on 26 October. Photo: TBS

What safety concerns emerged after last year's metro rail bearing pad fall?

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani attends the 51st Gems and Jewellery Awards in Jaipur, India, November 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

What the 'Modani Megascam' means for ordinary Indians

The ASEAN flag is placed alongside the flags of its member countries ahead of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Langkawi, Malaysia January 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

ASEAN 2025: Who is attending and what to expect

US dollar banknotes and Russian flag with words "$300 billion frozen assets" are seen in this illustration taken, February 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

How will the West use Russia's frozen assets?

Explainer: Why seed security is vital for Bangladesh's food future

Explainer: Why seed security is vital for Bangladesh's food future