By Baher Kamal Rome, Oct 9 (IPS) – Population growth, increasing urbanisation, modern technologies, and climate change are transforming the world at a fast pace. But what direction are these transformations headed in? Are they benefitting the poor and the…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today gave Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) seven months more time to demolish its headquarters at capital’s Hatirjheel. A five-member apex court bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Md Abdul…
Dhaka – The Edward M Kennedy Centre and ARTCON have jointly organized a two-weeklong solo painting exhibition ‘CRYPTIC MONOLOGUE’ by artist JAVED JALIL, from 02 – 15 October 2017 at EMK Center, Dhanmondi, Dhaka.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has approved SAR11bn ($2.93bn) of projects in Taif. The projects are located in the new city of Taif, to the northeast of the old city in an area spanning 1,250 square kilometres. They include a new…
Dhaka, Oct 1 – World Habitat Day is being observed in the country, as elsewhere across the globe, on Monday to remind the world of its collective responsibility towards the habitat of future generations.
Dhaka, Sept 28 – Sound pollution has turned acute in the capital city as the sound frequency always goes far beyond the permissible level, putting the public health at risk, at public places, says a new survey of the Department…
By Baher Kamal ROME, Sep 27 (IPS) – Each year, the electronics industry generates up to 41 million tonnes of e-waste, but as the number of consumers rises, and the lifespan of devices shrinks in response to demand for the…
By Manipadma Jena New Delhi – India, Sep 25 (IPS) – Rapid urbanization is increasingly shifting the impacts of malnutrition from rural to urban areas. One in three stunted under-five children out of 155 million across the world now lives…
By Emilio Godoy Mexico City, Sep 20 (IPS) – Central Mexico faced Wednesday the challenge of putting itself back together after the powerful 7.1-magnitude quake that devastated the capital and the neighbouring states of Mexico, Morelos and Puebla the day…
Rajshahi – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have detained 3 drug-peddlers with a huge quantity of drugs in Rajshahi on Wednesday night.
Dhaka – Speaker at a workshop on Monday put emphasis on the need to take coordinated initiative to eliminate child labour within stipulated time in line with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber and Bambang Susantono Potsdam/Manila – It’s monsoon season in Asia – marking an end to months of scorching temperatures. But the extreme heat will return, with cities facing particularly brutal conditions. Already, Asia’s urban areas experience twice…
Demography — the fundamental driver of all economies — is shifting the balance of power in Asia, according to Deloitte’s Voice of Asia report: By 2042 there will be more over-65s in Asia than the populations of the Eurozone and…
At least 24 students and teachers have died in a fire at a religious school in Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur. The fire at the Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning. The victims are…
By Jennifer A Dlouhy and Ari Natter Hurricane Harvey took aim at one of the nation’s most industrial regions, releasing a stream of toxic pollutants from chemical plants, refineries and Superfund sites in Texas. But when its bigger sister Irma…
Florida, Sep 13 (AP/UNB) — With 25 percent of the homes in the Florida Keys feared destroyed, emergency workers Tuesday rushed to find Hurricane Irma’s victims — dead or alive — and deliver food and water to the stricken island…
Ann Arbor, Sep 13 (AP/UNB) — The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled updated safety guidelines for self-driving cars aimed at clearing barriers for automakers and tech companies wanting to get test vehicles on the road. The new voluntary guidelines announced…
Florence, Italy, 12 Sept —Governments have agreed to work together to identify and implement measures that will significantly increase the speed of geothermal energy development around the world, following a milestone meeting between public and private leaders Florence this week.…
Passengers have been suffering immensely on Dhaka-Tangail highway as vehicles are moving slowly due to 20-km tailback stretching from Mirzapur of Tangail to Chandra of Gazipur.
by Julia Whitney Sustainable business and consumption initiatives have traditionally been driven by compliance with regulations. Now times are changing, and we are seeing innovative businesses benefit from green investments and products promoting sustainable consumption and lifestyles.
US petrol prices have risen after a key network of pipelines was shut in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, sparking fears of a squeeze on fuel supplies to major US cities. The hurricane has already forced the closure of nearly…
By Oyun Sanjaasuren Stockholm, Aug 28 (IPS) – This week people gather from around the globe at the annual Stockholm World Week. If previous years are anything to go by, the “Water is life” cliché will be repeated endlessly. But the…
Dhaka, Aug 28 – Two people were killed and another was injured as a fire broke out following the blast of a sewerage line at Golapbagh in the city on Monday night.
Global Liveability Report 2017: Melbourne most livable For the seventh consecutive year, Melbourne in Australia is the most livable urban centre of the 140 cities surveyed, closely followed by the Austrian capital, Vienna. In fact, only 0.1 percentage points separate…
Sung-Young Kim and John A. Mathews Sydney – Not long ago, the future of nuclear power was in Asia. In 2015, nine of the ten reactors that opened globally were on the continent. But recent declarations by South Korea and…
Four people have been treated for smoke inhalation following a fire on a Tube train at Oxford Circus station in central London. The station was evacuated shortly before 09:00 BST and trains did not stop at the station for nearly…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will offer the Government of Bangladesh a loan of USD 200 million to strengthen urban infrastructure, service delivery and governance in municipalities. “The country’s pour Asha vas still need significant investment to not only improve…
Geneva, 3 Aug (Kanaga Raja) – Some 830 million young people, representing more than 80 per cent of the youth population (aged 15-24 years), are online in 104 countries, according to new data released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
By Rafiqul Islam Dhaka (IPS) – In the wake of recent water-related disasters in Bangladesh, including water-logging and floods that displaced thousands of families, a high-level consultation in the capital Dhaka on valuing water will look at ways to optimize…
London – A mosquito trap that uses a person’s smell combined with warm water and a dark cylindrical shape could transform how the insects are caught in developing countries, say its creators. The trap, developed at the University of Greenwich…