Bangladesh’s government has pledged support for a Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) project seeking to turn human waste and agricultural residue into fuel oil. Lead researcher Md Khalekuzzaman told prime minister Tarique Rahman that nearly 10 years of work using hydrothermal liquefaction had produced biocrude at 50% to 55% conversion efficiency in laboratory […]
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman officially opened the Bangladesh Innovation Fair 2026 in Dhaka on Saturday, pledging that his government would take steps to help achieve the goals presented by innovators and calling for their cooperation and involvement in building the country.
Bangladesh garment exporters are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Internet of Things (IoT) monitoring systems, with some factories reporting productivity gains of up to 25%.
Ghush.site, a new platform for anonymously reporting alleged bribe demands for government services, has received 3,822 reports, amounting to $5.4 million in bribes, as of Aug. 26, according to figures displayed on the website.
Bangladesh Innovation Fair 2026 has opened registration for innovators, students, researchers, companies, government agencies, nonprofit groups, startups, and other participants, with applications due Aug. 30.
Four companies and three industry leaders were recognized on Friday at the 10th BRAC Bank-The Daily Star Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Awards for their contributions to Bangladesh’s expanding technology sector.
When China set its sights on catching up with the United States in artificial intelligence, it did not waste time. In just nine months, Beijing’s focused, state-backed push transformed the country from a lagging follower into a credible rival. The campaign began in early 2024, when the Chinese government pressured tech executives, loosened regulations, and […]
A complementary food for undernourished children developed by Bangladesh’s International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (icddr,b) and Washington University in St. Louis has been named one of TIME magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025 under the Social Impact category. The innovation, called MDCF-2 or microbiome-directed complementary food, contains a mix of chickpea flour, soybean flour, peanut […]
