Development

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors has unanimously elected Masato Kanda as ADB’s 11th President. Kanda, 59, currently serves as special advisor to Japan’s Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. He will assume office...

Odhikar, a Bangladeshi human rights group, has been awarded the prestigious  Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award (ADHRA) this year for its decades long civil and political rights advocacy in the South Asian nation. Taiwan Foundation...

Air pollution caused by fires is linked to more than 1.5 million deaths a year worldwide, the vast majority occurring in developing countries, a major new study said on Thursday. This death toll is expected to...

As rescue crews in neighbouring Sri Lanka looked for eight persons who had gone missing in floodwaters, heavy rains battered southern India on Wednesday, with coastal areas anticipating a probable cyclonic storm. A frequent and lethal...

Today, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam received a courtesy call at police headquarters from a delegation of the UN Human Rights High Commission. The two-member delegation was led by Francesca Marotta, a senior officer...

The August floods had a significant impact on the nation’s cattle and fisheries industries, with a total loss of Taka 2,327 crore. “The devastating floods during the month of August caused a huge loss in agriculture...

The UN’s migration agency said Monday that over 40,000 people left their homes in Port-au-Prince in only ten days this month as gang violence erupted in the Haitian capital. Between November 11 and 20, 40,965 people...

In order to prevent Syria from becoming entangled in a regional conflict, the UN special envoy for Syria stated on Sunday that it was “extremely critical” that the fighting in Gaza and Lebanon stop. Ahead of...

With a fresh donation of US$2 million, the Republic of Korea has increased its assistance to the UN World Food Programme (WFP). WFP was able to contact about 76,000 Rohingya and give them a full ration...

The Bharardaho Beel, which has breathtaking natural beauty, has been re-excavated and is now a true sanctuary for migratory and extinct native birds, fish, animals, and insects. With the help of a vast, verdant forest encircling...