Lions, chimpanzees, giraffes, leopards and a wide variety of sharks received added protection at a UN wildlife conference in the Philippines, organisers said yesterday, reports AFP from Manila. Some 34 endangered species were selected to receive heightened conservation efforts at the Conservation of…

Work has begun on repairing a major road linking the capital Juba to communities living in the north of the city by Bangladeshi engineers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. The maintenance operation will cover 18 kilometres of road and is expected to be completed in six weeks'…

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim yesterday launched Zero TB Cities Initiative to end tuberculosis (TB) in Bangladesh organised by USAID at a hotel in the capital yesterday, reports BSS. Health Ministry and United States Agency for International Development -USAID would jointly run the…

Leaders of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) at a human chain in Mymnensingh yesterday demanded of the government for immediate announcement of the 9th Wage Board for enhancement of salary scales for journalists, reports BSS from Mymensingh. They said journalists' community are…

Five technicians of an NGO were injured after being attacked allegedly by Rohingya inside Balukhali camp in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar Friday night, reports UNB. Additional Superintendent of Police (Ukhia Circle) Chailau Marma told UNB that nine technicians of Dhaka Based NGO named "Society…

US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicaton Saturdaysaid Bangladesh's success in improving health outcomes over the last few decades is remarkable, reports UNB. "We will work together to strengthen health services under the government of Bangladesh's Universal Health Coverage principles of…

At least three people were killed in twin car bombings in the Somali capital yesterday that were claimed by Shabaab Islamists, police and medics said, reports UNB. Following the blasts, witnesses reported hearing gunfire and said the entire area around the Nasa Hablod Hotel 2 had been sealed off by…