The lack of safe drinking water, poor sanitation, hygiene and living conditions are the major causes of stunting among children in the country. “At least 36 per cent of children below five years suffer from stunting in Bangladesh. These children are too short for their age, indicating chronic…

A new commission set up by Myanmar to look into human rights abuses in Rakhine state has been criticised by observers yesterday as a "political gimmick", as the country tries to stave off further censure over its treatment of its Rohingya Muslims, reports AFP from Yangon. The government announced…

The High Court (HC) yesterday directed the government to submit a detailed list within 30 days on the number of Bangladeshi workers sexually harassed in foreign countries, including Saudi Arabia, till date. It also asked the government to submit a list of Bangladeshi workers sent to various countries,…

The government of India has asked the state government of Assam to ensure that law and order is maintained and no one is allowed to take the law into…

Emboldened by the ODI series victory over West Indies, Bangladesh look to pose a stiff challenge to the home side in the T20 series, a format which the Caribbeans always find particularly to their likings. The three-match series in the shortest format of the game was scheduled to begin at St Kitts at …

Donald Trump seemed to jettison threats of impending war with Iran on Monday, saying he was willing to meet the country's leaders without precondition, a dramatic about-face by the enigmatic US president, reports AFP from Washington. Barely a week after warning Iran it would suffer untold "consequences,"…

The world's largest colony of king penguins has shrunk by almost 90% in the last three decades, researchers said Monday, reports CNN. The colony lies on the subantarctic French island of Île aux Cochons, or Pig Island, and once numbered over two million king penguins. When scientists last…

In a major reshuffle in the field administration, the government yesterday appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs) to 11 districts, reports UNB. The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification in this regard. As per the notification, Bandarban DC M Aslam Hossain has been transferred to Kushtia…