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A teenage environmentalist set to be awarded an honorary doctorate has said it feels “unreal” to receive such recognition at the age of just 17. Mya-Rose Craig, also known as Birdgirl, has been fighting for equal...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will formally step down as senior royals from 31 March, a spokesperson for the couple has said. They will no longer carry out duties on behalf of the Queen but...

Australia is mourning the deaths of a woman and her three children who were “senselessly murdered” in a car fire, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said. Police are yet to confirm reports the father, ex-rugby player...

Low-skilled workers would not get visas under post-Brexit immigration plans unveiled by the government. It is urging employers to “move away” from relying on “cheap labour” from Europe and invest in retaining staff and developing automation...

The registration for the fourth edition of National Youth Assembly (NYA) 2020 has started and it will end on February 10, 2020. NYA will begin on February 26, 2020, taking the theme of ‘Empowering Youth for...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought continued support of the European Union (EU) including Italy to ensure a safe, dignified and sustainable return of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas. “The Bangladesh prime minister also expressed thanks to...

The number of confirmed deaths from China’s coronavirus outbreak spiked to 425 after authorities in Hubei province reported 64 new fatalities Tuesday. In its daily update, figures from the health commission in Hubei, which have been...

UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor office today said they launched investigations into the “alleged crimes” against Myanmar’s minority Rohingya Muslims to expose to justice the perpetrators of what is said to be “genocide”. “It (investigation)...

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and the global protest movement “Fridays for Future” were nominated Thursday for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize by two Swedish lawmakers. “Greta Thunberg is a climate activist, and the main reason...

The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) today said there is no case of coronavirus is found among the eight persons admitted to hospitals out of 312 Bangladeshis who returned from Wuhan of China....