Bangladesh still hosts largest number of Myanmar refugees: Report
Dhaka – The number of refugees from Myanmar rose to 490,300 by the end of…
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Conservationists: Imperiled Atlantic salmon decline worsens
Bangor – Fewer of North America’s Atlantic salmon are making it back to rivers to…
Rana Plaza tragedy: 42.4pc survivors still jobless
Dhaka – Some 57.6 percent survivors of Rana Plaza collapse are engaged in various types…
70 pc buildings to collapse if 7-8 magnitude quake hits Ctg
Chittagong – About 70 percent of high-rise buildings in the port city will collapse if…
Earth-size worlds found orbiting star, could hold life
Cape Canaveral— For the first time, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a single…
China plans to land probes on moon, Mars by 2020
Beijing (AP/UNB) — China vowed Tuesday to speed up the development of its space industry…
Cheetahs, world’s fastest land animal, racing towards extinction
(CNN)Only about 7,100 cheetahs remain in the world and their numbers are quickly dwindling, putting…
US team finds WW II ‘remains’ in India
US team finds WW II ‘remains’ in IndiaA US team visiting India’s north-eastern state of…
Genetic tests confirm new species of whale
ANCHORAGE — Genetic tests confirm that a mysterious, unnamed species of beaked whale only rarely…
Climate change could cost global economy US$24 trillion
Jessica Cheam A new report by the London School of Economics and Political Science is…
Violence against women rises 74%
Violence against women rose by 74 per cent in 2015 compared to the year before,…
Australia invests $760 million in tech to fight climate change
AFP, Sydney – Australia will invest Aus$1 billion in clean energy technologies, Prime Minister Malcolm…