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Climate change
As millions remain affected, experts warn a health crisis awaits cyclone-hit Philippine
The cyclone that hit Philippines has affected millions and could give rise to a medical emergency. Now, people are having to depend on a...
CSR
The irony of subsisting in the middle of an ocean of resources
Islanders in a distant Maldivian atoll now benefit from a fish filleting platform installed to add value to the catch the fishermen bring.
200 kilometres...
Animals and wildlife
Imran Khan Plans A Glitzy City On Mangrove Islands Off Karachi, Pakistan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is determined to implement a $50-billion real-estate urbanisation project on the Bundal and Buddo mangrove islands in the Arabian...
Animals and wildlife
Vultures Will Be Guests At Nepal’s High Profile Restaurants
Vulture restaurants, also called Jatayu restaurants are designed to provide safe animal carcass to the endangered birds.
Imagine a restaurant serving animal carcass to its...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan receives a consignment of 1800 metric tonnes wheat from Pakistan
A first consignment of wheat crossed the Afghanistan-Pakistan border at Torkham today.
An initial consignment of 1,800 metric tonnes of wheat crossed the Afghanistan-Pakistan border-point...
Climate change
World Meteorological Organisation recognizes new Arctic temperature record of 38⁰C
A temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk on 20 June 2020 has been recognized as a new Arctic temperature record...
Bangladesh
Is climate change really SouthAsia’s raw nerve?
Talk of climate change in SouthAsia has been pending since the last SAARC summit held in Kathmandu in 2014. SAARC nations have not met...
Animals and wildlife
Bangladesh’s Indigenous Forest Dwellers Fear Losing Ancestral Land as Officials Grapple with Land Grabs
Many indigenous families were evicted from the Madhupur Forest during the 2007 to 2008 period when a caretaker government was in office.
By Rafiqul Islam...
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Bangladesh Garment Workers must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately: Amnesty International
Garment workers are paid poverty wages and face innumerable obstacles including harassment, intimidation and violence, as well as legal hurdles when...
Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras
Like the previous Afghan government, Taliban authorities have not taken adequate measures to protect Hazaras and other communities at risk or provide...
Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double...
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Bangladesh Garment Workers must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately: Amnesty International
Garment workers are paid poverty wages and face innumerable obstacles including...
Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras
Like the previous Afghan government, Taliban authorities have not taken adequate measures...
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