A child or young person died every 4.4 seconds in 2021, and millions more could lose their lives by 2030 unless all women and children have access to adequate healthcare, two UN reports have revealed. In 2021, an estimated five million boys and girls died before their fifth birthday together with some 2.1 million counterparts aged between five and 24 ...

Israeli and Palestinian envoys to the United Nations on Thursday traded heated barbs at a Security Council meeting over the controversial visit by an Israeli minister to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound. Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, called the session “pathetic” and “absurd” while the Palestinian envoy accused the Jewish state of acting “with absolute contempt.” The 15-member Council ...

Nipah virus situation throughout the country has remained ‘stable’ for the last two years, but the deadly disease that caused repeated outbreaks with a high fatality rate still has the possibility of spreading not only in the Nipah belt but also in other areas of the country. Health experts said drinking raw date juice is main cause of the outbreak ...

Bangladesh’s Liton Das reached a unique height by becoming the highest-ranked batter for his country in the ICC Test rankings. He indeed broke his own record as he moved to 11th position from 12th as per the latest rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday. He has now 702 rating points, 14 less than No. 10 batter New ...

Over the past few days, a local influential group in Shamshernagar union of Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila has illegally felled around 105 trees of various species on government land. Locals said this incident cost the government lakhs of taka in revenue. They also said tree felling has been going on for the past two days. Trees were cut down by unscrupulous ...

The government will sign an agreement with Saudi Arabia on January 9 on Hajj and it hopes that over 1.27 lakh Bangladeshis will be able to perform Hajj this year if the previous quota is upheld by the KSA government. Mohammad Anowar Hossain, senior public relations officer of the Religious Affairs Ministry, told UNB that a three- member team led ...

Enter winter and it’s a dry time for your skincare. While dermatologists advise heavily moisturising your face several times a day whenever you feel the itch, upping your nutrition intake is vital as well to keep the skin and hair healthy from within, India Today reported. Celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar listed basic yet highly important points that are easy to ...

Bangladesh has been grouped with defending champion Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan. Two arch-rivals India and Pakistan have been put in the same group with a qualifier team in the six-nation Asia Cup Cricket 2023 scheduled for September. President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Jay Shah confirmed it ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas, celebrated this week by both countries, according to the Kremlin. This is the first time Russia introduced a full ceasefire in Ukraine since the launch of the offensive in February last year. The announcement comes following a request for a ceasefire during the religious holiday ...

By now, we all know the importance of staying hydrated — aids weight loss, makes the skin glow and also helps many organs function optimally. But, according to a new study, drinking an adequate amount of water can also delay ageing, and prevent certain chronic issues. According to the study by the National Institutes of Health, published in the journal ...