Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has signed the Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) to protect the world’s oceans and reverse from the damage done to fragile marine environment by overfishing and other human activities. The agreement was signed on Wednesday under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea at the Ground Floor, General assembly Building, ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday alleged that Climate Vulnerable Forum’s repeated calls for an equal distribution of climate finance between adaptation and mitigation have received little response. “The Adaptation Fund needs to live up to expectations,” she said while speaking at a High-Level Thematic Session of Climate Ambition Summit “Delivering Climate Justice: Accelerating Ambition and Implementation on Adaptation and ...

Inter Miami shrugged off an injury concern to Lionel Messi to boost their Major League Soccer playoff hopes with a a 4-0 thrashing of Toronto FC 4-0 on Wednesday. Messi returned to the starting line-up after skipping Saturday’s 5-2 defeat at Atlanta due to muscle fatigue but left the field in the 38th minute looking uncomfortable, AFP reported. His former ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) brings out its scheduled road march from Bhairab Bus Stand at 11am on Thursday as part of its one-point demand. The march will go through Brahmanbaria, Habiganj and Moulvibazar via the Dhaka-Sylhet highway and end with a rally at the Sylhet’s biggest Alia Madrasa ground in the afternoon. But till Wednesday evening, police did not ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday that he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take effect in 2030, watering down climate goals that he said imposed “unacceptable costs” on ordinary people. The move angered green groups, opposition politicians and large chunks of U.K. industry, but was welcomed by some ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Wednesday) called for developing an international cooperation framework as part of the prevention of pandemics, placing five proposals to be addressed by the global community. “The COVID-19 pandemic has been a turning point for us all. We lost many around the world. We realized that nature has its own limits for human intervention. We also ...

A case under Cyber Security Act was filed accusing three people for allegedly spreading propaganda, making derogatory remarks and uploading distorted photos of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Awami League, Chhatra League and Muktijoddha Mancha using social media including Facebook. Muktijoddha Mancha Sylhet chapter’s Joint General Secretary Mostafizur Rahman filed the case with the court of Sylhet Cyber Tribunal Judge Md ...

Maintaining a healthy diet during office hours is crucial for your well-being and productivity. Here are some tips to help you stay on track: According to Dr Diti Makhija, Director at QMS MAS, maintaining a healthy diet during office hours is crucial for your well-being and productivity. She recommended some tips to help you stay on track Drink Adequate Water: ...

The United States has conveyed to Bangladesh that working with trading partners to support workers’ rights, including freedom of association and collective bargaining, is a top priority for the Biden-Harris Administration. The United States emphasized the importance of combatting violence against workers and union organizers, as well as anti-union discrimination and other unfair labour practices, reports UNB. Bangladesh and the ...

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has sought cooperation from Government of Nepal to boost apparel export. A delegation representing the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies of Nepal held a meeting with BGMEA president Faruque Hassan at latter’s office in Dhaka on Wednesday. Both parties discussed issues of mutual interests, potential areas of collaboration, and trade and ...