- 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
- Astronauts Sunita, Butch suffer from food crisis in Space
- Debutant Priyanka Gandhi wins Wayanad by-election
- Erdogan hails ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu
- Jubo League activist seen firing on student protesters arrested
- Putin vows more tests of nuke-capable missile fired at Ukraine
- Long-term plan needed for Rohingya repatriation: Foreign Affairs Advisor
- Electing President through direct votes under consideration
- 3 arrested for racist comment at Liga Clasico
Australia introduces 'Landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
On Thursday, Australias centre-left government presented a new bill in parliament aimed at prohibiting social media use for children under the age of 16. The proposed legislation also includes provisions for hefty fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for social media platforms found to be in...
Afghan girl wins children’s peace prize
Nila Ibrahimi, a 17-year-old Afghan girl who is not allowed to speak in public in her own country won the International Childrens Peace Prize on Tuesday, reports CNN. The prestigious award has recognized luminaries including climate activist Greta Thunberg and girls education campaigner Malala...
Horrors of Gaza now playing out in Lebanon: UNICEF
The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder has said that an impassioned plea for the war on children in Gaza and now Lebanon to stop, reports Al Jazeera. Reflecting on the horrors that he witnessed in Gaza, where so many children have been killed and maimed by Israeli...
10 children killed as fire breaks out at hospital in UP
At least ten children were killed in a fire that broke out at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India on Friday. The casualties may go up, said an official, reports NDTV. The fire, possibly due to a short circuit, broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmibai Medical...
Study finds asthma relates to children's memory problem,
Research in the US has revealed that children with asthma may face memory issues, marking the first study to establish a link between the two. It also showed that the earlier a child develops asthma, the more it impacts their memory. The lead researcher emphasized the importance of recognizing...
Australia to ban social media for children under 16
Australias government has unveiled plans to introduce a landmark law banning children under the age of 16 from using social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that the legislation, which will be presented in Parliament next week, aims to address the growing concerns over the...
2.5 lakh children affected by chronic kidney disease: Experts
Experts reported that over 2.5 lakh children in the country are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), while close to 4.8 million other minors suffer from different kidney-related health issues on Sunday. The experts made the revelation at a two-day international conference on peritoneal...
UN report:1.1 billion people in acute poverty, children most affected
A UN report released on Thursday says that over one billion people around the world are living in severe poverty and more than half of them are children. The paper published with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) highlighted that poverty rates were three times higher in...