Restore wetlands, home to 40pc of biodiversity: UN

Although coastal and freshwater wetlands - such as swamps, mangroves and marshes - contain 40 percent of all plant and animal species, many are polluted or degraded due to climate change and human development. On World Wetlands Day Thursday, the UN called for urgent action to revive and restore these

UN praises country’s gains in human development

On the eve of the Victory Day, UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis on Thursday said the United Nations stands with Bangladesh in partnership and wished all Bangladeshi nationals, in the country and abroad a very happy Victory Day."Bangladesh's achievements in human development and disaster response, long before it