Development
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Preparatory Meeting Held to Strengthen Volunteers Network for Palliative Care in Narayanganj
Feb 19, 2025Today, the Volunteer Network for Palliative Care had a successful preparatory meeting in the NCC Conference Room in Narayanganj. The conference, which was organized by AYAT Education with assistance from Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC), is a... -
Rizwana calls for plastic-free mindset
Feb 18, 2025Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the country’s adviser on the environment, forests, and climate change, called on the nation’s universities to take significant action to eradicate plastic trash and serve as a model for other educational institutions. “Once BRAC... -
Thousands more children deprived of education as crisis in eastern DR Congo escalates
Feb 18, 2025As levels of violence and displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) surge, UNICEF is calling for emergency measures to save the school year for hundreds of thousands of children. Even before the latest... -
UN condemns death of employee held by Yemen’s Huthi rebels
Feb 13, 2025UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday condemned the death of a World Food Programme (WFP) staff member detained by Huthi rebels in Yemen, calling for an investigation into the “deplorable tragedy”. The employee was identified by... -
After Patagonia, Argentina’s northern prairies consumed by fires
Feb 12, 2025As firefighters continue to fight fires in the isolated southern area of Patagonia, local officials announced Tuesday that since January, wildfires have burned up to 250,000 hectares of land in northeastern Argentina. According to data from... -
Interim govt welcomes UN fact-finding report on July-August protests
Feb 12, 2025The Bangladesh interim government has welcomed the fact-finding report of the UN human rights office on the July-August protests. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released its Fact-Finding Report titled ‘Human Rights... -
Touhid urges Georgia to enroll more Bangladeshi students
Feb 12, 2025Georgia was encouraged today by Foreign Affairs Advisor Md. Touhid Hossain to increase the number of Bangladeshi students enrolled in the country’s universities in the east European region. When the Georgian ambassador to Bangladesh, who is... -
CHT adviser urges hill council members to work for development
Feb 11, 2025Supradip Chakma, the adviser to the Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Ministry, advised the local hill district council’s chairman and members today to adopt the mindset of providing services for the area’s development. “You have to work... -
Street Drama “Our Loved Ones, Our Responsibility” Performed at Shaheed Minar Premises
Feb 11, 2025Volunteers from the “Compassionate Narayanganj” project staged a special street drama called “Our Loved Ones, Our Responsibility” to increase public awareness of family values, social responsibility, and palliative care. The drama was staged on Tuesday at... -
UN Human Rights Office to hold news conference on Bangladesh protests Feb 13
Feb 11, 2025The UN Human Rights Office will hold news conference on Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh. The press conference will be held at the Palais des...
