Indo-Pacific free of dominance underscored
Politicians, academics and officials at a geopolitical conference in Dhaka on Sunday called for a free and open Indo-Pacific without dominance of any individual country while...
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Mobile users call for public hearing on Ngso satellite draft rules
The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumer Association on Sunday called for a public hearing on recently drafted non-geostationary orbit satellite services operator licensing guideline...
Professor Yunus calls for creating new civilisation
The interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Saturday called upon all concerned to create a new civilisation, saying that the present civilisation had become disastrous for humankind.
Bay of Bengal Conversation begins in Dhaka today
The third edition of the three-day 鈥楤ay of Bengal Conversation鈥� begins at a hotel in Dhaka today with diplomats, academics, researchers, policymakers and journalists from home and abroad...
ILO urges govt for quick completion of GPEU case
The Committee on Freedom of Association of the International Labour Organisation urged the government of Bangladesh to ensure that the case of Grameenphone Employees Union pending before a labour court in Dhaka is concluded without further delay...
Kids feel less family support, more school pressure: WHO
Youths in Europe, Canada and Central Asia feel less family support and more school pressure than before, the World Health Organisation warned Wednesday, urging countries to improve teens鈥� social environments...
Three motorcycle riders killed in Satkhira road accident
Three people were killed in a road accident on Satkhira-Khulna highway in Satkhira Sadar upazila on early Thursday, said police...
WHO 鈥榙eeply concerned鈥� about 鈥榬ising attacks鈥� on Lebanon healthcare
The World Health Organisation said Friday it was deeply concerned about Israeli attacks hitting healthcare workers and facilities in Lebanon, in its war against Hezbollah.
Govt should shore up issues in caregiving sector early
THE absence of a legal definition of caregiving and no legal framework as yet for the protection of caregivers have held back the sector that is said to have the potential to create about seven million jobs by 2035. Insufficient investments and an incomplete legislative framework for care work are listed as significant challenges in the sector, as a study...
Absence of legal framework hurting caregiving sector鈥檚 potential: ILO
Bangladesh鈥檚 caregiving sector has the potential to create about seven million new jobs by 2035, but the sector has been facing significant challenges, including insufficient investment and an incomplete legislative framework for care work, according to an International Labour Organisation study...
Deplorable absence of effective air quality enhancement plan
POLLUTION, especially air pollution, has for long been a major cause for concern for public health and yet, the authorities have consistently remained nonchalant to the issues. Air pollution has, meanwhile, been a threat to city dwellers as air quality in cities, especially Dhaka, has deteriorated. Certain city areas are more affected by air pollution. The photograph...
WHO chief says north Gaza in 鈥榗atastrophic鈥� danger
The World Health Organisation chief warned Saturday of a disastrous situation in the north of war-ravaged Gaza, with 鈥榠ntensive military operations unfolding around and within healthcare facilities鈥�...
OECD launches guidelines on living wage due diligence
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, has developed a handbook to guide companies in applying the OECD due diligence framework to support living incomes and living wages in global supply chains...
WHO says world cholera vaccine stockpile empty as Bangladesh, others seek help
There are no more oral cholera vaccines left in the global stockpile, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the shortage jeopardising work to stop the disease's spread.
140 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion
An explosion has killed more than 140 people in northern Nigeria as crowds rushed to collect fuel spilling from a crashed tanker, officials said on Wednesday.
The strategic cost of military commercialisation
I WAS reading an article by my senior, Commodore Abdur Razzak, about 鈥楩orces Goal 2030 and Beyond鈥� in 抖阴精品, and it took me back, back to the 1990s, when the question was always the same. Could we win if, say, other, neighbouring countries invade us? Could we meaningfully contribute to national development? It was as if these doubts were...
WTO forecasts gradual trade recovery in 2024, 2025
Global goods trade is on course for modest growth throughout 2024 and 2025, despite risks emanating from the conflict in the Middle East, the World Trade Organisation forecast Thursday...
Bangladesh urges IOM to evacuate its nationals from Lebanon
Dhaka has requested the International Organisation for Migration to arrange chartered flights to bring back Bangladeshis willing to leave Lebanon amid airstrikes by Israel on the...
Bangladesh: yesterday and tomorrow
BANGLADESH became an independent nation-state in 1971. In its 53 years of Journey, Bangladesh has many success stories to tell, from being considered a bottomless basket to an emerging economy. Globalisation brought enormous opportunities for Bangladesh. Our economic successes have been pivoted on two footsolders: 4.22 million garment...
Call for health research reforms
THE Awami League government, before its downfall on August 5, had revised the budget on June 6 allotting, Tk 414,080 million in the 2025 financial year, with a 9 per cent increase from the 2024 budget to accommodate macroeconomic challenges sucg as pandemic, price inflation and banking sector instability in banking. The health budget accounted for...
Indian foreign minister to visit Pakistan in rare trip
Indian foreign minister will be in Pakistan later this month to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, a government spokesman said on Friday, in a rare visit by a top New Delhi official....
WHO launches plan to rein in dengue spread
The World Health Organisation announced Thursday a global plan to battle dengue and other diseases carried by mosquitos as they spread faster and further amid climate change...
Habibur elected CSE chairman
The board of directors of the Chittagong Stock Exchange PLC elected AKM Habibur Rahman as chairman of the port city bourse in line with the Exchanges Demutualisation Act, 2013...
Maayer Daak聽demands apology聽from army, interim govt聽
Rights organisation Maayer Daak on Tuesday sought a formal apology from the Bangladesh Army and the interim government over Monday鈥檚 raid at its office cum co-founder鈥檚 home in Dhaka and...
Employment project launched for underprivileged youths
Educo Bangladesh, in partnership with ChildFund Korea and co-implementer Eco-Social Development Organisation, on Sunday launched an employment project for employment of underprivileged youths through technical education and vocational training....
Two 鈥榙runken鈥� Indian nationals detained in Satkhira for trespassing
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh detained two allegedly drunken Indian nationals as they entered Bangladesh territory breaking through two gates with a pick-up van at Bhomra land port in Satkhira...
WTO says chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to seek 2nd term
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organisation, will seek a second four-year term when her mandate expires next August, her spokesman said Monday...
What to know about UK鈥檚 plan to change travel entry requirements
The UK government this week announced an overhaul in non-visa entry requirements for visitors from next year.
Girl hammered to death for playing loud music
A mentally challenged girl was killed after being struck with a hammer allegedly for playing loud music in front of a house at Thanaghata village in Satkhira Sadar upazila on Saturday...
Iran launches new research satellite into orbit
Iran on Saturday blasted a new research satellite into orbit, state media said, in the latest such development for an aerospace programme that has long faced Western criticism.