EU agrees deal to cut emissions 90pc by 2040
AFP : European Union countries and lawmakers reached a final deal Wednesday on an ambitious target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, allowing carbon...
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Hamas urges stronger global pressure on Israel
Agency : Hamas on Tuesday urged the international community to increase pressure on Israel before the group proceeds with the next stage of the Gaza...
Beijing protests ‘political’ UK sanctions on Chinese cyber firms
Agency : Beijing denounced on Wednesday British sanctions on two Chinese companies which London alleged were involved in cyber activities against Britain, saying the measure...
Machado to collect Nobel Prize in defiance of travel ban
Reuters : Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is due to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, in defiance of a decade-long...
US plans to order tourists to disclose social media histories
AFP : Administration of US President Donald Trump plans to order visa-exempt foreign tourists to disclose their social media histories from the last five years...
Thai-Cambodia clashes displace 5-lakh, evacuees recount escape
AP : Renewed fighting along the Thailand-Cambodia border has forced hundreds of thousands of residents to flee their homes, with evacuees describing emotional and rushed...
BUP, OCPASS sign MoU
City Desk : A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) and the Osmani Centre for Peace and Security Studies (OCPASS) was...
DoE now fully smoke-free
Staff Reporter : The Department of Environment (DoE) and all its subordinate offices have been declared 100per cent smoke-free to protect non-smokers from the harmful...
‘Climate finance to be fair, transparent, community-centric’
Staff Reporter : Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday said reforms in climate finance must prioritise community needs, institutional capacity,...
Mohammadpur double murder: House help arrested
Staff Reporter : The police arrested a woman named Ayesha, who was the main suspect in the case filed over murder of a woman and...
377 fresh dengue cases detected
Staff Reporter : 377 fresh cases of dengue recorded in the past 24 hours, on Wednesday, according to the health officials. “We recorded 377 fresh...
Citizens must verify domestic workers’ identities: DMP
Staff Reporter : In Mohammadpur’s shocking double murder allegedly involving a domestic worker on Monday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali has called...