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DHAKA: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina was on Monday sentenced to death in absentia by a tribunal for “crimes against humanity” over her govt’s crackdown on a “nationwide mass uprising” last year that led to her ouster. She was accused of crimes such as murder, attempted murder and torture, and other inhumane acts as well…
Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday slammed the International Crimes Tribunal’s decision to sentence her to death on charges of “crimes against humanity”. In a statement, Hasina claimed that the ruling, linked to the student-led protests of August 2024, was “biased and politically motivated.” Bangladesh On Edge: Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina Rejects Evidence, Son…
Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia, has publicly intervened in a heated editorial dispute over the platform’s article on the “Gaza genocide,” raising concerns that the page violates the free online encyclopedia’s fundamental principle of neutrality. Wales’s intervention – accusing the article of taking sides in a major controversy – is in line with the…
Elon Musk’s xAI is all set to take on Wikipedia. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that his AI company, xAI is working on developing a new AI-powered knowledge platform called ‘Grokipedia’ a direct rival to Wikipedia. This move of the company comes after Musk’s criticism of the online encyclopaedia which he described as “hopelessly…
