Dhaka, Apr 15 : Speakers at a virtual dialogue on Thursday said fiscal measures would be more effective in easing the burden of the coronavirus pandemic on women than monetary measures.
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‘Need everyone’s help to protect St Martin’s island’
Dhaka, March 12 : The government is doing everything it can to protect Bangladesh’s only coral island St Martin’s, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said Friday. He said it is difficult to protect the environment and…
Food Systems need to Mimic Nature
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 2020 (IPS) – Despite the World Food Programme (WFP) being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its work in addressing global hunger, sustainable food systems expert Emile Frison believes a lot more…
Stranded migrants need dignified return: UN body
The UN Committee on Migrant Workers has called on governments to take immediate action to address the inhumane conditions of migrant workers stranded in detention camps and ensure their orderly, safe and dignified return to their home countries.
Beating Anger into Empathy: The Need of the Hour in Ethiopia
By Dr Joshua Castellino LONDON, Aug 17 2020 (IPS) – The murder of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, an icon of the Oromo people in Ethiopia was a tragic loss for all who struggle for rights in systems that fail to accommodate them.
Shrinking forests need bold action to safeguard their biodiversity
22 May 2020 – Amidst alarming rates of deforestation and land degradation, urgent action is needed to safeguard the biodiversity of the world’s forests, according to a new United Nations report, released on Friday.
Soapy water of icddr,b to meet hand washing need of the poor
Soapy water, a cheaper alternative to bar soap, evolved by the ICDDR, B (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh) has become very relevant at this hour of the global war against coronavirus that involves frequent hand washing by all…
Why We Need Wetlands
by Martha Rojas Urrego GLAND, SWITZERLAND – It’s called the Extinction Wing. Located in a dark corner of the Paris Museum of Natural History, it houses a haunting collection of species that have long vanished from the natural world. With…
Coronavirus: All you need to know
A virus – previously unknown to science – is causing severe lung disease in China and has also been detected in other countries, reports BBC.
Big study casts doubt on need for many heart procedures
New York, Nov 18 – People with severe but stable heart disease from clogged arteries may have less chest pain if they get a procedure to improve blood flow rather than just giving medicines a chance to help, but it…
Our food systems need transformation
By Zoltán Kálmán Rome, Aug 28 2019 (IPS) – The right to food is a universal human right. Yet, over 820 million people are going hungry, according the latest edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the…
To return to Moon, astronauts need new spacesuits
Space engineer Pablo de Leon has designed two spacesuit prototypes for the Moon and for Mars, and knows how long development takes. If NASA wants to meet its own deadline of returning to the Moon by 2024, it needs to…
Tigers need 316
Sports Desk A second five-wicket haul by Mustafizur Rahman in this World Cup has helped Bangladesh limit Pakistan to 315 after a century by Imam-ul-Haq and 96 runss by Babar Azam. Sarfaraz Ahmed did not hesitate to send Bangladesh in…
Which heart patients need stents?
Nearly every day for the past month Roxana Mehran, an interventional cardiologist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, and her colleagues have been getting calls from patients wondering if their stents were really necessary. Yes, the doctor assures…
Myanmar: Deaths in Army Custody Need Independent Inquiry
The Killing of 6 Villagers in Rakhine State Should Be Fully, Credibly Investigated New York – Myanmar authorities should independently investigate the killing of detainees held by the military in Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 2,…
German tanks, copters need improvement
Over one-third of the tanks, fighter jets and helicopters delivered to the Bundeswehr went directly to the shop, the Defense Ministry has said. The military aims for 70 per cent of weapons systems to be ready to deploy. Germany’s opposition…