Development

At least 212 campaigners worldwide were murdered in 2019 for defending the environment against rogue extraction industries and corrupt officials, making last year the most deadly on record, watchdog group Global Witness said Wednesday. Over two-thirds...

Winrock International’s Ashshash project, in collaboration with the daily Prothom Alo, has arranged a virtual discussion session on “Economic Integration and Empowerment of Vulnerable People: Challenges and Opportunities During and Post COVID-19”. As the World Day...

Young climate activist Greta Thunberg has assured funds worth €100,000 to multiple organizations that are currently handling relief efforts in the flood-hit provinces of northeast Bangladesh and India. In a series of posts on Greta Thunberg’s...

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

In response to the call of the city mayor, Khulna Youth Forum has officially started miking public awareness hygiene related to COVID-19 in the city. World Vision Bangladesh Southern Regional Field Director Lima Hanna Daring inaugurated...

The international medical organization Medicines Sans Frontieres (MSF) is launching COVID-19 isolation and medical center at the Nayapara refugee camp in Teknaf Upazila of Cox’s Bazar Sunday (26 July). The opening of the Severe Acute Respiratory...

The UK Government is doubling its support to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Coronavirus Appeal, following a huge response from the British public, International Development Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan announced on 23 July. This increase of match...

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...

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...

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...