July2020

The youths have demanded to participate in the local planning, budget formulation and policy-making process to build a climate-resilient Satkhira district. These are the words of the youth who took part in the Satkhira Youth Climate...

Weeks of torrential monsoon rains, widespread flooding and deadly landslides in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal have affected millions of children and families, UNICEF said. Over 4 million children are currently estimated to be impacted and...

An approximate of 5.2 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, including over 3 million children, because of the combined devastating impact of floods, the locust invasion and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Somalia is one...

Economic shocks, conflict, floods, desert locusts and now COVID-19 are making a storm that could reverse hard-earned food security gains in Yemen, warns the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released by the Food and...

Limiting television viewing to two hours per day could prevent or delay poor health, a new study says. Health risks linked with screen time, for example, cancer and cardiovascular disease, were at their lowest when daily...

Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), expressing shock and anger over the murder of Vijay Nagar (Ghaziabad) based journalist Vikram Joshi, who worked for a local newspaper named JanSagarToday, demands stringent punishments to all the culprits, at least...

Huawei Oil & Gas Virtual Summit 2020 was successfully hosted online. The summit gathered global customers, industry partners, industry pioneers, and thought leaders under the theme of ‘Data to Barrel.’ Digitalization representatives from the Abu Dhabi...

Distinguished artist, Tayabuzzaman Khan Topu is going to organize an online exhibition titled “Quarantine Sculpture Exhibition”. The exhibition conference will take place from 25th July to 15th August 2020 at his gallery “Shilpo Chorcha.” The inaugural...

President of The United States Donald Trump told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday that he hopes to avoid an “expensive” US arms race with Russia and China, the White House announced. Washington and Moscow...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have agreed to partner toward a “green recovery” for members confronting the harsh economic impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa...