NRB Bank鈥檚 VISA Signature credit card launched
NRB Bank PLC on Tuesday launched VISA Signature and Corporate Commercial credit card, said a press release...
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Rethinking Dhaka鈥檚 access to nature
SOME parts of Dhaka are undoubtedly more beautiful and more breathable than others. When one thinks of spaces in the city to enjoy fresh air or the tranquillity of water, a few familiar names emerge: Hatirjheel, or the lakesides and parks in Gulshan and Banani. Chandrima Udyan used to be on that list, too. But much of its charm has faded over the last decade and...
Photographs depict Dhaka鈥檚 endangered nature
A seven-day exhibition of photographs depicting Dhaka鈥檚 endangered environment and nature by photojournalist Sony Ramani began at the National Art Gallery-1 of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at Segunbagicha in the capital on Saturday...
Nature-based solutions for climate resilience
NATURE-BASED solutions have gained significant attention recently to address environmental degradation, water and food insecurity, natural disasters, and climate crises. The concept of NbS stems from the ecosystem approach. In 2016, the European Commission defined NbS as 鈥榥ature-inspired and nature-supported solutions.鈥� These solutions encompass actions aimed...
Just looking at images of nature can relieve pain, study finds
Simply looking at nature -- or even just digital pictures of it -- can relieve pain, according to new research which scanned the brains of people receiving electrical shocks.
Artist Nazma Kabir depicts current time, nature
Artist Nazma Kabir has depicted the July-August mass upsring, city life and beauty of nature in her second solo exhibition titled Brushstrokes of Nature under way at the Safiuddin Shilpalay of Dhanmondi in Dhaka...
Nature names Professor Yunus among top 10 personalities in 2024
Renowned economist and Nobel Laureate professor Muhammad Yunus has been named among the top 10 personalities in 2024 by the scientific journal Nature...
Soil: care for irreplaceable resource
SENEGALESE conservationist Baba Dioum at a meeting of the International Union for Conservation of Nature in New Delhi in 1968 said: 鈥業n the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught.鈥� If we accept the statement to be true, World Soil Day is of paramount importance in conserving soil, a non-renewable resource...
Half of tropical coral species face extinction: report
Almost half of all warm-water species of coral are threatened with extinction 鈥� and climate change is the chief culprit, a new report said on Wednesday...
UN summit okays fund to share benefits of nature鈥檚 sequenced genetic data
A UN nature summit agreed in Colombia Saturday on the creation of a fund to share the profits of digitally sequenced genetic data taken from animals and plants with the...
鈥楤eauty of Nature鈥檆oncluded at Safiuddin Shilpalay
The two-day art exhibition of Anoosha Amreen Khan and Alveena Tabassum Khan titled Beauty of Nature concluded at the Safiuddin Shilpalay of Dhanmondi in the capital...
She and Nature underway at Safiuddin Shilpalay
The four-day first solo painting exhibition of artist Yasmin Luthfun-Nahar Haque is underway at Safiuddin Shilpalay of Dhanmondi in the capital...
HC asks govt to report on progress over electronic signatures
The High Court on Thursday asked the government authorities to submit a report on August 12 informing it of the progress over recognising electronic signatures on electronic documents or forms...
Half of mangrove ecosystems at risk
Half of the world鈥檚 mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse due to climate change, deforestation and pollution, according to a study published on Wednesday...