Legislation to protect ocean areas beyond national borders is moving dangerously slowly, a summit on ocean resources has heard. The meeting heard that many oceanic resources, such as fish stocks, minerals and coral reefs, need to be legally protected as…
Health agencies need to take into account disease evolution in warming environments as climate change could alter the development of vector-borne diseases, two studies have found. The “vector” in a vector-borne disease refers to an infected human or animal that…
Police recovered the body of a woman from Kandirpar area adjacent to Mawa ferry ghat in Munshiganj district on Saturday evening. The deceased could not be identified immediately. Police has initially suspected that the deceased might be a passenger of the…
Sri Lanka looked poised for victory chasing 309 target set by England losing 6 wickets. Sri Lanka scored 258 for 3 wickets at the close of the 31th over and looked likely to easily take another 51 runs in the…
Thousands of people have paid tribute with candles and flowers at the site in Moscow where leading Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shot dead. An opposition march which Mr Nemtsov planned in Moscow for Sunday has now been turned…