Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- At a time when the rise of artificial intelligence is reshaping the landscape of journalism and news services, bdnews24.com, Bangladesh's first internet-based newspaper, has celebrated its 19th anniversary, standing tall at the frontier of digital transformation.

The platform that ushered the country's news service into the digital era observed the milestone on Thursday evening, with a grand celebration at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden's Grand Ballroom, beginning at 7:30pm.

The glittering evening brought together an extraordinary mix of guests -- policymakers and political leaders, diplomats and justices, lawyers and business magnates, poets, writers, journalists, cultural icons, athletes, organisers, and both milita...