April2018

The three day Training of Trainers (TOT) on Rio Conventions kicked off on 17th April at the Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy (BCSAA) at Shahbag, Dhaka, jointly organized by the Rio Conventions project of UNDP and...

Millions of people caught up in a humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo are at risk of rising levels of hunger, death and disease due to a lack of aid funding, Oxfam and other...

International Non-Government Organisations working in Yemen condemn in the strongest terms the abhorrent attack on an ICRC vehicle that resulted in the killing of an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross earlier today,...

“Avatar” director James Cameron said he still aims to make four sequels to the 2009 science-fiction blockbuster and is moving ahead with production while regulators review the proposed sale of 21st Century Fox’s film studio to...

Brazil legend Ronaldinho has backed compatriot Neymar to make a full recovery from foot surgery in time for the World Cup in Russia. Neymar has been sidelined since suffering a cracked fifth metatarsal in his right...

Nokia and OSIsoft, a leader in operational intelligence, have signed an agreement to develop new business models that will incorporate deep integration of IoT data and pervasive connectivity with private LTE. By combining Nokia’s LTE-based digital...

No mirrors needed by these women when they apply eye-liner, mascara and blush brushes. They can’t see their faces. Blind women are being taught makeup techniques and even how to put on false eyelashes in courses...

The booming fashion industry is medieval in its approach to manufacturing and needs to modernize in order to radically cut the damage it is doing to the environment, British designer Stella McCartney has said. McCartney, known...

As the UK marks Record Store Day, Oxfam says its online vinyl sales have reached a record high, raising nearly £100,000 for its work to save lives and tackle poverty in the world’s poorest countries. The...

A British pottery is producing royal wedding mugs emblazoned with the description of Prince Harry and U.S. actress Meghan Markle as “game changers, free spirits, big hearts and well-suited”. Harry, Queen Elizabeth’s grandson, and Markle, who...