‘Superstition’ prevents action against children drowning in Bangladesh
18,000 children under the age of 18 drown every year, but study finds moves to curb the deaths are stymied by view of the fatalities as ‘God’s will’
Read moreBiswanath 8UK Est. 2015
18,000 children under the age of 18 drown every year, but study finds moves to curb the deaths are stymied by view of the fatalities as ‘God’s will’
Read moreGroup has been seeking to build support across Islamic world – from south Asia to Africa – through outreach instead of fear
Read moreDozens have been arrested amid clashes with police as impoverished workers demand a trebling of pay
Read moreThe rise of renewables, the Rana Plaza tragedy, corporate coalitions around sustainability, and getting inequality onto the agenda – 2013 was a busy year for sustainability
Read moreBiswanath Keramat Ali government primary school teacher MD Eklas Ullah Mujib was given a reception by School Management committee. The teacher was going away permanently to America and on Tuesday there was a reception in the courtyard of the school to mark he’s departure. School management committee, chaired by Haji Abdul Noor, spoke at the meeting as the chief guest
Read moreA damning study says children in the slums of Bangladesh work over 42 hours a week, often at factories supplying to the west
Read moreBiswanath Dreamers donation agency was at Osmani College Hospital on Sunday to donate nearly 27 thousand taka to guardians of Tania who is a child with cancer. Tania is a 12 year old girl from Moulabi Bazar who is from a poor family and was handed over the donation money. To read more about this story in Bengali visit biswanathnews24.com.
Read moreBangladesh scheme delivers financial support and long-term prosperity; plus, a battle against sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
If you are reading this on the web and would prefer to get it in your inbox every two weeks, register for the email edition
Read moreFrom a homemade birthday cake to wild pig in the Yucatán, the big names in food, including Nigella Lawson, René Redzepi and Nadiya Hussain, recall their favourite eating experiences of 2016
Read moreCharities warn that doctors and nurses who stayed in opposition-held areas could be treated as rebel supporters by regime forces
Read more