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Effective climate plans not possible without funds: Hasina

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said effective action plans are not possible without adequate, sustained, and flexible climate finance. “It’s sad and disappointing that till now the major

Country observes Jail Killing Day

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh is observing Jail Killing Day on Wednesday to mark the assassination of four national leaders inside Dhaka Central Jail. The ruling Awami League and its associate bodies

World must share responsibility of climate migrants: Hasina

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the world has to share the responsibility of climate migrants and address the issue of losses and damages caused by climate change.

10 dead in Colombian mudslide caused by heavy rains

Shawdesh Desk: Ten people died after a mudslide caused by heavy rains in southwest Colombia engulfed a hotel Tuesday, rescuers said. Nine people were pulled out alive, two of them in serious

Suez crisis triggered Israel’s first occupation of Gaza

Perched on his sofa in a windowless room, leaning forward on his cane, Bassam Barbakh said Israel’s first military incursion into Gaza 65 years ago was seared into his memory.

Brazil pledges higher greenhouse emissions cuts

Shawdesh Desk: The government of Brazil, much criticized for its environmental policies, said Monday it would cut 2005-level greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 — up from a previous

AL to observe Jail Killing Day with elaborate programmes

Shawdesh Desk: The Awami League has taken elaborate programmes to mark the Jail killing Day as the country will observe the day in a befitting manner tomorrow. To mark the

DGHS former DG Azad’s bail term extended

Shawdesh desk: A Dhaka court extended bail term of former director general (DG) of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Abul Kalam Azad in a graft case filed by the