Thousands were left homeless Friday after a powerful tropical cyclone crashed ashore in Bangladesh, uprooting trees, destroying homes and damaging buildings where residents had sought shelter. Selva ...

Experts say increasing the health budget alone is not enough, stressing the need for effective utilisation, institutional reforms and universal health protection through mechanisms ...

By late afternoon, Runa Begum was still moving through Shahbagh carrying trays of reshmi bangles across both arms. The mor ...

Union Minister for Commerce and Industries Piyush Goyal has assured Meghalaya exporters that the Centre will address issues hindering trade with Bangladesh and ensure administrative delays do not ...

, May 18 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday announced a seven-day programme from May 25 to June 1 marking the 45th death anniversary of the party's founder and former president Ziaur ...

For many of the poorest residents in Lagos, Nigeria, the land their families have lived on for generations is now being ...

Water is the key to life. It is fundamental to all human activities. Water grows the food we eat, generates the energy that supports our modern economies and maintains the ecological services on which ...

The writer says: "Depoliticisation and restoring academic freedom and excellence in our public universities are another vital task that we must accomplish if we are to become part of the accelerated ...

The message in the recent defeat of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Indian state of West Bengal is clear: the people of West Bengal want a shot at ...

Major poverty milestone: BRAC reports lifting 312,000 ultra-poor families in Bangladesh out of extreme poverty over five years. Broad sector support: Initiatives included microfinance, healthcare, ...

It found households spend an average Tk3,454 per month on healthcare, or 11% of total expenditure, with medicines and diagnostic services as the main cost drivers.F ...