Expressing concern over the plight of climate-induced migrants, civil society members and government leaders from climate vulnerable countries have said that such people deserve equity, capacity and human rights from the global community, The concern was raised at a seminar on “Climate Induced…

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, Bir Bikram, yesterday said the government will take all necessary steps to remove sufferings of cyclone victims, reports Bhola. “No people will face starvation and the cyclone-hit roads and houses will be reconstructed within…

A Child affairs Journalists’ Network was formed yesterday aiming at highlighting different child related issues in both print and electronic media to sensitize policy makers and other stakeholders for being more proactive in ensuring children rights, reports BSS. Mahfuza Jasmine, senior Reporter…

A court here yesterday convicted three people and sentenced them to death for killing a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader in 2013, reports UNB from Nilphamari. The condemned convicts are Kamruzzaman Sebu, 32, son of Abdul Hakim Muhuri of Bakdokra village in Domar upazila, Sirajul Islam Nader, 46,…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka this morning for Nagoya, Japan on a four-day official visit to attend the G7 Outreach programme where she will…

Miscreants stormed into a mosque and hacked its sleeping muezzin in the city early yesterday, reports UNB from Narayanganj. The injured—Md Ibrahim, 45, muezzin of Nur Mosque adjacent to Narayanganj Club at Bangabandhu Road and son of late Azizullah of Gobindapur village in Sonargaon upazila in…