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French unions strike against austerity, pressuring Macron

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Teachers, train drivers, pharmacists and hospital staff went on strike and teenagers blocked their high schools in France on Thursday, part of a day of protests against looming budg... Read More


Australia to cut 62pc emissions in a decade

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Australia on Thursday set a new target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by between 62pc and 70pc below 2005 levels by 2035. The new target adds to Australia's ambition of a... Read More


1 dies falling from roof

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- A 75-year-old man died after falling from the roof of a nine-storey building in the capital's Hazaribagh on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Sanatan Kumar Das, son of ... Read More


SAARC Agri Centre invites PhD scholarship

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- The SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC) has invited applications for its PhD Scholarship Programme 2025, with a special focus on genome editing and stress-tolerant crop variety developme... Read More


Drug-resistant bacteria, newborns at alarming risk

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- A study conducted by icddr,b has revealed widespread colonisation with drug-resistant pathogens in Bangladesh, with particularly alarming levels among newborns admitted to neonatal ... Read More


'Separation of Civil, Criminal courts to speed up justice'

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- The separation of civil and criminal courts will help speed up the process of dispensing justice, and go towards reducing the massive backlog of cases in the country's courts, the M... Read More


Rizwana for aligning nat'l policies to ensure climate action

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Thursday stressed that the initiatives are not merely about tracking climate finance, but about aligning nation... Read More


We need to act to reduce the rising temperature to avoid national disaster

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Global temperatures are constantly increasing for various reasons. And Bangladesh is no exception. Disruption of the environmental balance, including the greenhouse effect, is one ... Read More


Lyles reaches 200m final

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Noah Lyles showed that he is still the man to beat over 200 metres when the three-times world champion scorched to a huge world-leading 19.51 seconds in his semi-final on Thursday. ... Read More


Kane doubles up as Bayern sink Chelsea in CL

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich beat Chelsea 3-1 at home in their Champions League (CL) opener on Wednesday. Michael Olise pressured Trevoh Chalobah into an own goal with ... Read More