Development

The resident coordinator of the United Nations (UN) in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis today assured the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of continuous support of the world body to continue the trial process smoothly. “Gwyn Lewis said the...

The Arakan Army, a rebel organization that controls 80% of Rakhine state, is one of the groups accused of abusing Rohingyas, and the UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) will look into these claims. Today,...

The number of internally displaced children in Haiti has increased by nearly 50 per cent since September – now equaling approximately one in eight children in the entire country – as a result of ongoing violence...

On Friday, thousands of people commemorated the 30th anniversary of the earthquake that destroyed parts of Kobe, Japan, and killed over 6,400 people. In the island nation that experiences around one-fifth of the strongest tremors in...

Environmental, Forest, and Climate Change Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan today called on everyone to adopt the ‘eco-centric’ mindset in order to preserve the environment, water, land, and all living things. “We have to be eco-centric in...

Since the city’s air quality index (AQI) has already declined to an extremely dangerous level, the Department of Environment (DoE) has advised residents to wear face masks when they are outside. “Wearing face mask for city...

Less than a month after a catastrophic hurricane wrecked the Indian Ocean archipelago, residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced for a storm on Sunday that was predicted to bring severe gusts and flash floods....

Roof gardening is an important way to produce safe, toxic-free food and fresh air, according to Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today. “The people will be benefitted if all the city’s roofs...

On Friday, National Guard soldiers were patrolling Altadena, which had been mostly turned to ashes by wildfire. The arrival of these uniformed guys is too little, too late for the people who live in this devastated...

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will support Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) in implementing comprehensive forest management utilizing advanced technologies in the country’s coastal zone. To this end, JICA has signed a record of discussion with the Economic...