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Finding a path away from polluting fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas will once again be on the

Uyghurs facing deportation by Thailand say they will be 'like slaves' in China

Uyghurs are taken away for questioning in 2014 in Thailand after crossing to southeast Asia through China's border.   

'Rohingya crisis now a security concern for Bangladesh'

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Sunday said the Rohingya crisis has become a security concern

Migrant boat sinks off Senegal, killing 21

Migrants queue to be registered after disembarking from a Spanish coastguard vessel at the port of La Restinga, on

Six blasts hit Dhaka University, three held

Crude bomb blasts have rocked the Dhaka University campus in the evening, with explosions reported at six locations.The

Dhaka, Khulna bear dengue's heaviest toll

Bangladesh has reported the deaths of three more dengue patients in a 24-hour count, while 2,333 patients were admitted

Russia pounds power facilities around Kyiv

Employees standing amid the ruins of a kindergarten hit by a Russian missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on

Business owners panicked at random bank accounts seizures by NBR

Business owners across Bangladesh have become increasingly concerned over reports of random bank accounts seizures by the National Board

HRW urges police to exercise restraint in tackling RMG workers' movement

Deputy Asia Director of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) Meenakshi Ganguly has asked Bangladeshi authorities to address RMG workers'

France braces for more protests

RSF reports 40 cases of journalists obstructed, including 21 involving violence.     -AFPFrench unions and student groups are

Defaced Tagore mural being restored in Khulna

Khulna City Corporation (KCC) has begun repainting a mural of Rabindranath Tagore on a railway station wall along Jashore

Seven Bangladeshis killed, 15 injured in Saudi crash

At least seven Bangladeshis, including children, were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident in Saudi Arabia

New wave of bomb threats hit European airlines

Four flights to and from Schwechat, near Austria's capital Vienna, were targeted by bomb

Homes and temples glow across India

Streets and homes glow with light during Diwali, which symbolizes the triumph of light

90 million displaced people at risk from climate threats: UN

 People wade through a flooded street after heavy rain in Bangkok, Thailand, September 28.

Japan unveils emergency measures to prevent data breach

Japan unveiled an emergency cybersecurity package on Friday to combat a growing

President stresses ethical, responsible AI use

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir addresses the inauguration of the Bangladesh AI Business Summit

Funding to help poorer countries cope with climate crisis has stalled, says UN

Flows of money to help poor countries cope with the climate crisis

'People have right to know why necessary vaccines were not imported'

State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr MA Muhit has said

Iqbal Sobhan sent to jail in July murder case

A Dhaka court on Thursday sent The Daily

Bomb hoaxes hit 27 flights across Europe

Denmark, Poland and Romania, all affected by Thursday's disruptions, have previously accused Moscow directly,

3 Bangladeshis die in Mauritius workplace accident

A heavy crate of glass panels has fallen on three Bangladeshi workers

HRW Deplores Arbitrary Actions Against Bangladeshi Students Over Awami League Loyalty

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday deplored the alleged unjustifiable actions against Bangladeshi university students over their purported links with

Irregularities alleged in hiring former bureaucrats as experts for WB-funded project

Serious questions have emerged over the recruitment of highly paid consultants

Iran-US deal remains 'inconclusive'

A banner depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir,

Democrats win the US House and Senate

Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, delivering a decisive rebuke

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