The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved a Kenyan-led mission aiming to bring stability to Haiti, a year after leaders in the violence-ravaged Caribbean nation first pleaded for help. The Western Hemisphere's poorest nation has been in freefall, with armed gangs taking over parts of the country and unleashing brutal
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Geopolitical tension a major threat to climate action: IEA chief
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said Monday that nations need to set aside "geopolitical tensions" and fight for greater international cooperation in order to advance the struggle against climate change. "The 1.5C target" agreed in Paris in 2015 is "still within reach" but it faces "many challenges" the energy watchdog's boss
1,577 fire incidents recorded across country in Sept
Fear of erosion grips residents of Khulna’s Dacope
Panic has gripped residents of Khulna's Dacope upazila due to erosion in some places along the riverside area, including the road adjacent to Botbunia Bazar under Tildanga union. According to locals, due to heavy downpours in the past few days and rising tides in various rivers in the area on Monday
Peacekeeper Cecilia Erzuah promotes gender equality by example
Record-breaking global migration
On 14 June, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued his flagship annual report, Global Trends: Forced Displacement 2022. It states that by the end of 2022, the number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights abuse had dramatically increased by 19.1 million — the biggest
B-MEET 4th Batch Opening Ceremony held at the B-JET center
The Opening Ceremony of the Bangladesh-Miyazaki ICT Engineers Educational Training (B-MEET) program's 4th batch was held at the B-JET center on 2nd October at 6 PM. At the ceremony, Professor Mohammad Khasro Miah articulated the achievements of the program. The opening ceremony was graced by Ms. Minami Kurokami, Representative, JICA Bangladesh,
Evercare Hospital arranges patient forum
Evercare Hospital Dhaka, the country's first JCI-accredited hospital, recently organized a patient forum to celebrate World Heart Day 2023. The theme of this year's Heart Day was ‘Use Heart, Know Heart'. In the press conference, the speakers discussed this year's theme and exchanged opinions and experiences. The hospital authorities organized
bKash, Bishwo Shahitto Kendro jointly expand book reading programme
Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, in association with bKash, has recently expanded its book reading programme by distributing books to the students of 14 schools in Chattogram, Chuadanga, Narail, and Dinajpur districts. A total of 33,600 books will be distributed among the students of different schools across the country. Under this initiative,
Human capital development key to Bangladesh’s higher economic growth
Human capital development will play a key role in Bangladesh’s strive for higher levels of economic development. Nicole Klingen, the World Bank's South Asia Regional Director for Human Development, made this remark while visiting field-level activities of the RAISE project run by Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) in Savar and Dhamrai