495 foreign nationals in jail for illegal migration: Minister
Dhaka, Apr 20 (UNB) – Terming human trafficking a global menace, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan…
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Costa Rica bets on ending fossil fuel use by 2050
Eric Orlich and his wife Gioconda Rojas own two electric vehicles, which they charge at…
Food organizations combine to reintroduce neglected crops
Danielle Nierenberg It’s spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the perfect time to think of…
Narmada, the forgotten Indian river, not on anyone’s agenda
Sanjaybhai Machhi, 33, a resident of Bharuch in Gujarat, was a fisherman until a few…
Use of nuke energy to ensure sustainable development urged
While countries all over the world are committed to cut down their greenhouse gas emissions…
BD-Burma Joint Working Group meet May 3
Dhaka, April 18 – Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said a high powered delegation…
Dhaka North City moves to enforce fire safety in buildings
Dhaka, Apr 18 (UNB) – Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is going to form three…
India’s Jet Airways suspending operations, no money to fly
New Delhi, Apr 18 (AP/UNB) — Jet Airways, once India’s largest airline, announced on Wednesday…
Poaching interrupts study of migratory birds in Kashmir
by Athar Parvaiz on 16 April 2019 • Around half a million birds visit the…
TK 3.3billion gas burnt a year to boil Dhaka’s water: TIB
More than one-third of service recipients unhappy, it says Dhaka, Apr 17 –Dhaka dwellers have…
More than 200 arrested at London climate protests
More than 200 people have been arrested in ongoing climate change protests in London that…
Japan for safe repatriation of Rohingyas with UN cooperation
Dhaka, April 17 (UNB) – Japan has laid emphasis on safe, voluntary repatriation of Rohingyas…
Bundelkhand villagers want ponds for votes, not river Link
In a remarkable campaign during the ongoing general elections, Bundelkhand villages have demanded PONDs for…
Pace of Bering Sea changes startles scientists
Anchorage, Apr 14 (AP/UNB) — The Yupik Eskimo village of Kotlik on Alaska’s northwest coast…
Building resilience through waste diversion and reduction
CASTRIES, Apr 12 2019 (IPS) – Jua Kali is a social enterprise tackling waste management and helping…
Smart cities hold key to sustainable development
BANGKOK, Thailand, Apr 3 2019 (IPS) – Asia and the Pacific’s phenomenal development has been a…
Siren sounds on nuclear fallout embedded in melting glaciers
Radioactive fallout from nuclear meltdowns and weapons testing is nestled in glaciers across the world,…
Dhaka high-rise fire: One owner secures bail
Dhaka, April 11 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday granted bail…
Stop discharging wastes into rivers: PM
Dhaka, Apr 11 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all, particularly mills…
SDGs ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’
Unless the world faces its “social, economic and environmental challenges head-on”, United Nations Secretary-General António…
Dhaka for US sanction against entities that persecuted Rohingyas
Dhaka, April 10 – Bangladesh has urged the United States to pass a resolution imposing…
The Sabarmati, Gandhi once chose to live by, now dry, nasty
Significant stretches of Gujarat’s Sabarmati river have gone dry or are plagued with pollution, says…
Alpine glaciers risk 90-percent melt by 2100
Unchecked greenhouse gas emissions could see more than 90 percent of glaciers in the Alps…
HC orders disposal of Rana Plaza case in 6 months
Dhaka, Apr 9 (UNB) – Denying bail to Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana in a…
Rainfall sharply improves Dhaka’s air quality
Dhaka, Apr 9 (UNB) –Violent storms hit capital Dhaka on Tuesday evening helping its air…
Paris, Milan, C’hagen laud London’s ultra-low emission zone
Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 Cities, Anne Hidalgo. “Bravo Sadiq Khan, for implementing…
Two sons of Wahed Mansion owner on remand
Dhaka, April 8 – A Dhaka court on Monday granted seven days’ remand to two…
2 owners of fire-ravaged Dhaka highrise sent to jail
Dhaka, April 8 – A Dhaka court on Monday sent the two owners of FR…
Fireman Sohel Rana dies giving space to those threatened by fire
Dhaka, April 08 – The brave heart Sohel Rana who succumbed to his injuries in…
Bangladesh airliner makes emergency landing in Chittagong
Dhaka, Apr 8 (UNB) – A Dhaka-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Singapore with…