Development

At least 28 people have died in the last three days in Gujarat, India, as a result of heavy monsoon rains and flooding; some died by drowning, while others were struck by falling trees, according to...

The Ministries of Water Resources, Environment, Forests, and Climate Change have jointly donated Taka 93,24302 as relief assistance to the Relief and Welfare Fund of the Chief Advisor (CA) in a show of unity and support...

Scientists claimed on Thursday that Typhoon Gaemi, which earlier this year killed scores of people in the Philippines, Taiwan, and China, had winds and rains that were accelerated by climate change. After passing through the Philippines...

Indonesian authorities arrested a man trying to sell elephant tusks and the horns of critically endangered rhinos via social media. The illegal wildlife trade remains rampant in Indonesia, where law enforcement is lax, but the arrested...

In rebel-held areas of Yemen, flash floods caused by heavy rainfall have claimed the lives of at least 12 people and left over 20 others missing, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Huthi-run...

Tokyo-Yokohama remains the world’s largest science and technology cluster in 2024, though clusters in middle-income economies are seeing the fastest growth in the innovation sector, the United Nations said Tuesday. The UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization...

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, advisor for the environment, forests, and climate change, stated today that international cooperation is required to limit plastic pollution. “We have an opportunity to push together for an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty. We need...

On Wednesday, the Canary Islands in Spain will commemorate 30 years since the first two young men from Western Sahara—the first in an ever-expanding wave of African migrants—arrived there. Since then, thousands of people have crossed...

Professor Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser, has requested the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to implement crucial reforms in various domains, including the court, police, Election Commission, tax administration, and land registration. According...

As it confronts political pressure on immigration, Australia wants to cap the number of international students starting next year, the government announced Tuesday. This will put a brake on a multibillion dollar sector. At a press...