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Bangladesh Toward a Sustainable Future: A Call for Energy-Efficient and Inclusive Urban Planning
by Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau) Amidst a growing energy crisis and a shifting global landscape, leading urban planners and experts in Bangladesh have called for a radical transformation in the country’s urbanization and development strategies. At a dialogue organized by…
Police Week 2026 Amidst Austerity: A New Era of Reform and Frugality
By Abu Hena Rasel (Dhaka Bureau) The largest annual event of the Bangladesh Police, ‘Police Week 2026,’ is set to commence on May 10. However, this year’s observance marks a significant departure from tradition. The event is being organized with…
Measles Outbreak: India’s PIMS Hospital Steps Forward to Support Treatment
By G.M. Forhadul Mazumder (Dhaka Bureau) Over the past month, Bangladesh has witnessed a concerning surge in measles cases. As national hospitals struggle under the increasing pressure of patients, the Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Multi Super-Specialty Hospital, located…
Smokey Mountain communities, civil society mark Earth Month with mass protest vs. waste-to-energy incinerator, warn of global climate and health risks
Manila, Philippines — Hundreds of residents, environmental advocates, and urban poor groups gathered in Smokey Mountain, Tondo, as part of Earth Month actions to oppose the proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) incinerator, warning that the project threatens community health, livelihoods, and the right…
Hundreds Rally in Tel Aviv Against Settler Violence in the West Bank
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Thursday evening (April 16) at Habima Square in Tel Aviv to protest escalating settler violence in the West Bank, in what organizers described as the first large-scale public demonstration in Israel focused specifically on the issue.…
As Pakistan Cracks Down on Toxic Beauty Products, EcoWaste Coalition Finds Mercury in Another Facial Cream
EcoWaste Coalition welcomes the crackdown on cosmetic quality and safety violators by the Government of Pakistan 16 April 2026, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition flagged the online sale of another skin lightening product from Pakistan that promises…
The Triumph of AI and Robotics in Medical Science
A New Horizon for Healthcare in South Asia by GM Farhadul Mazumder (Dhaka Bureau) The revolutionary shift currently reshaping the global healthcare sector is centered around Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotic Surgery. Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, a Bengaluru-based institution…
Bangladesh plans record budget amid economic strain and global uncertainty
by Asif Shaowkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh is preparing to unveil its largest-ever national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, as policymakers attempt to balance ambitious political commitments with mounting economic pressures at home and abroad. Officials at the finance…
Mascot Nurse Susie Supports Single-Use Plastic Ban in Cagayan Valley Medical Center
As the country celebrates Earth Month, Nurse Susie, the official mascot of the Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCWM Project), visited Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in Tuguegarao City, as part of a series of hospital roadshows advocating…
NCCA Gallery Presents the In-Sight Exhibition for April
From Thought to Form. You can experience how abstract ideas take tangible form in In-Sight—an exhibition by the SeekArt Collective at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Gallery, running from April 13 to 30 in Intramuros, Manila.…
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