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Nobel economics prize given to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”
AP, STOCKHOLM : The Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Claudia Goldin, a professor at Harvard University, for advancing the understanding of the gender...
UN in Bangladesh starts implementing CERF-funded activities in flood-hit areas of Ctg
UNB, Dhaka : The United Nations in Bangladesh has started scaling up life-saving activities in Chattogram after the release of USD 4 million from the...
IRI and NDI pre-election assessment mission holds meeting with AL delegation
UNB, Dhaka : The joint International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) pre-election assessment mission from the US held a meeting with an...
‘We’ve done all we can, Khaleda not getting the treatment she needs right now’: Medical Board
UNB, Dhaka : BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia needs to be taken abroad for an urgent liver transplant, the medical board formed for her treatment at...
Indian rescue copters are flying into region where flood washed out bridges and killed at least 52
AP, GANGTOK : Air force helicopters were able to land Monday to rescue people in India’s Himalayan northeast after a 6-year-old hydroelectric dam cracked open...
Sweden wants to see free, fair and inclusive election in Bangladesh: State Secretary tells PM
UNB, Dhaka: Swedish State Secretary for International Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Diana Janse, today said her country wants to see free,...
‘Without water, there is no life’: Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for the future
AP, Brazil : Communities dependent on the Amazon rainforest’s waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food or filtered water. Dozens of river dolphins perished...
FX clampdown boosts Pakistani rupee 6.1pc to become September’s top currency
Reuters : Pakistan’s rupee has gained 6.1% against the dollar so far in September, following an official clampdown on illegal foreign exchange trade in grey...
