“AI will destroy jobs and governments are not prepared”. Result shows in exclusive poll of global technology investors. Governments are failing to prepare for the impact of artificial intelligence – which is set to destroy millions of jobs, according to a poll of the world’s top technology investors. A survey of investors at Venture, the premier   Read More…»

Migration to escalate uncontrollably in South Asia. In 2016 people in South Asia are suffering devastations due to extreme weather and people are on the move like never before. In May 2016, Cyclone Roanu ripped through Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh causing widespread damage and leaving in its wake reconstruction costs estimated at $1.7 billion These   Read More…»

Afghan journalist threatened after presentation about Taliban and HIA. Mirwais Jalalzai, a freelance reporter with TRT World News and human rights stories writer in capital Kabul, has been threatened with death after attending an international media conference where he criticize a Jehadi group and a well know warlord for killing and treating afghan journalists after the   Read More…»

Today Juan Branco, Julian Assange’s legal advisor, spoke on Future Societies stage at Web Summit, the world’s leading technology event, in Lisbon. Shortly afterwards Juan Branco released this statement from Julian Assange on the US Election. Full Statement by Julian Assange on the US Election is below… In recent months, WikiLeaks and I personally have   Read More…»

Rohingya community will demonstrate in Berlin, Germany. The demonstration to be held in front of the Burmese (Myanmar) Embassy in Berlin 28th October 2016. General Secretary of The European Rohinga Council (ERC) Mohammed Ibrahim said, the situation of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Rakhine State is quickly worsening. Following an alleged attack on police posts along   Read More…»

Bangladesh loses a piece of celebrity history. Hundreds of village children were in mourning this week when a tree was uprooted and sold. This one was particularly special to the children and residents of Haydarabad, in Gazipur. For 15-years it was the rendezvous and focal point at which children in their hundreds would gather every Friday   Read More…»

The climate threat is real, but its impacts on water resources are further compounded by socioeconomic and demographic pressures, especially on women. This is the reality today in Koshi River basin. Researchers, policy makers, and development practitioners in China, India, and Nepal need to actively collaborate to improve and share knowledge on managing water resources   Read More…»

Pacific POPs Release Reduction Project reaches mid-term milestone. On 11-12 April, representatives from 13 Pacific island countries joined staff from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to attend the third Steering Committee Meeting of the Pacific POPs Release Reduction Project in Suva, Fiji. The project, funded through   Read More…»

LG and Good Neighbors Bangladesh launches ‘Special Cleaning and Mosquito Prevention Week’. Multinational electronics company LG and international NGO Good Neighbors Bangladesh have jointly launched ‘Special Cleaning and Mosquito Prevention Week’ in the city. Managing Director of LG Electronics Bangladesh Edward Kim has inaugurated the initiative at Mirpur in the morning today. Ward Commissioner Alhaz Mobasser   Read More…»