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- Afghan women turn to entrepreneurship under Taliban
- Tigers in deep trouble after day two, trailing by 410 runs
- Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy’ Sunday morning
- A $300B a year deal for climate cash at UN summit sparks outrage
- The week that upped the stakes of the Ukraine war
- Purging operation in the Cabinet Division
- COP29: Climate-vulnerable nations walk out of overtime talks
- Jubo League leader Samrat’s aide arrested from Tongi
- New submarines to join Iran’s navy fleet
- Storm Bert wreaks havoc across UK-Ireland with heavy rain, snow
- 475 killed in 452 road accidents in October
- BCB set to launch NCL T20 to hone local players' skill
- Gold price hiked by Tk2,823 per bhori
- Local elections should precede 13th JS poll after needed reforms: Dr Tofail Ahmed
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- Erdogan hails ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu
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Dozens of bushfires rage across Victoria, destroying homes and livestock
Dozens of bushfires continued to burn across Australias Victoria state on Sunday, with authorities reporting significant damage, including the destruction of at least one home. The fires, fueled by strong winds and soaring temperatures, were sparked on Saturday, and by Sunday, authorities had...
COP29 urges to secure $1 trillion annually for climate action
At COP29, countries are striving to make progress on raising up to $1 trillion annually in climate finance for the worlds most vulnerable nations, even as political tensions marred the discussions and Argentina withdrew its delegation from Baku on Thursday, reports Reuters. The success of this...
CA for 'zero carbon'-based life-style to save planet
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday suggested creating a new life-style based on zero waste and zero carbon to protect the planet from climate catastrophes, presenting his longstanding dream of creating a new world of three zeroes, reports BSS. In order to survive, we need to...
CA urges mobilizing intellectual, financial, youth power for new civilization
Chief Adviser of Bangladeshs Interim Government Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday highlighted the importance of mobilizing intellectual, financial and youth power to lay the foundation for a new civilizationa self-preserving and self-reinforcing civilization, reports UNB. He said while speaking...
CA to address World Leaders Action Summit at COP29 Wednesday
Chief Adviser of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus will address the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly known as COP29, on Wednesday, reports The Business Standard. The 29th climate summit started in Baku, Azerbaijan...
CA asks to put extra effort to focus on climate crisis
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday asked the Bangladesh officials and NGO and civil society leaders to put up extra efforts to highlight the countrys climate crisis at the COP-29 in Baku, reports BSS. He made the call just after he arrived in the Azerbaijan capital to lead...
2024 likely to be hottest year on record: EU monitor
This year is virtually certain to be the hottest in recorded history with warming above 1.5C, EU climate monitor Copernicus said Thursday, days before nations are due to gather for crunch UN climate talks. The European agency said the world was passing a new milestone of temperature records that...
Social forestry should not be implemented in natural forests: Rizwana
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the Ministry of Water Resources, emphasized that social forestry initiatives should not be introduced in natural forests. She noted that trees planted in social forestry are later harvested, and profits are...
Climate change posing serious threats to livelihoods: Livestock Adviser
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Monday said climate change is already impacting the countrys fisheries and aquaculture sectors, posing serious threat to livelihoods, reports BSS. The CRVA report highlights these risks and provides essential data to guide our adaptation efforts....
USAID to Provide $15 Million to Boost Climate Resilience in Bangladesh: Rizwana
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources on Wednesday said that USAID will provide a grant of $15 million for the USAID ClimAct Project. She said this initiative will assist the Ministry of Environment, Forest and...
EU will back govt’s ongoing reform initiatives: Rizwana
Environment, Forests and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday said the European Union (EU) will back the ongoing reform initiatives of the interim government, reports BSS. She said that the EU has also stated that it would support Bangladesh in expanding renewable energy...