Yunus seeks businesses鈥� partnership in Bangladesh鈥檚 new journey
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Thursday (local time) said that his government was committed to improving business environment in Bangladesh through reforms, seeking...
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Bangladesh interim head Yunus set to address UNGA today
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is set to deliver his speech at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday through which he will introduce a new Bangladesh with the global community highlighting his government鈥檚 efforts to realise the dreams of the people, specially the youth.
Biden pleads for democracy in emotional UN farewell
Joe Biden gave a somber farewell address to the United Nations on Tuesday, using his own decision to drop out of the US presidential election to warn of the dangers of autocrats around the globe refusing to quit.
Bangladesh to contribute to post-2030 global goals, Touhid tells 鈥楽ummit for Future鈥�
Bangladesh has expressed its commitment to contributing to the global goals beyond 2030, focusing on equitable development, empathy and sustainability.
Yunus-Guterres meeting scheduled for Thursday
Bangladesh interim government head Professor Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to have a meeting with the United Nations secretary general Ant贸nio Guterres on September 26.
United Nations conveys best wishes to Professor Yunus as he attends UNGA
The United Nations has conveyed best wishes to chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus as he attends the UNGA when Bangladesh is celebrating its 50 years relationship with the United Nations...
US president Biden to meet with Yunus in NY on Sept 24
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to hold a meeting with United States president Joseph R Biden on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly which reflects growing relations between the two countries...
UN to support Bangladesh reforms, flood rehab measures聽
The United Nations will support Bangladesh in wide-ranging areas including police and election reforms as the interim government rolls out major restructuring of the country鈥檚 institutions, the UN鈥檚 resident coordinator said on Sunday...
CA to leave Dhaka for US on Sept 23, to address UNGA on Sept 27
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus is set to reach in New York on September 23 to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly and he will deliver his...
Bangladesh chief adviser Yunus to highlight heroism of student-led uprising at UNGA
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is expected to address the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 27.
Dhaka should take up Mynamar issues with world forum
THE firing of gunshots from inside Myanmar into Bangladesh at Teknaf is worrying. Officials say that three bullets fired from Myanmar hit a window glass of the land port office, a truck and a tree about 1:30pm on September 18 forced a suspension of activities at the Teknaf land port about half an hour after as people, who became panicked at the happening...
UN team calls for info on rights abuses during July-August protests in Bangladesh
A United Nations Human Rights Office fact-finding team, which is conducting an independent and impartial investigation into alleged human rights violations that took place in Bangladesh between July 1 and August 15 this year arising from the recent protests, has sought first-hand information from all concerned.
WFP continues assistance for flood-hit communities
The United Nations World Food Programme on Tuesday began its second phase of flood response for communities hardest-hit by the August floods.
UN promises to work with ACC
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on Tuesday promised to provide full-fledged cooperation with the Anti-Corruption Commission in preventing money laundering and...
Focus should be on functional literacy, not only three Rs
THE literacy rate for people aged above seven years that the national statistical office has come up with every year for 19 years, from 2023 backward to 2005, shows a consistent increase, by small leaps though. Literacy rate is reported to have been 52.1 per cent in 2005 and it has increased to 77.9 per cent in 2023, keeping to official documents...
Bangladesh to follow procedure for sideline meetings at UNGA, adviser says
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said that Bangladesh would adhere to standard protocol regarding any sideline bilateral meetings during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Case of Telegram founder Durov raises human rights concerns: UN
The arrest and charging of Telegram founder Pavel Durov is a complex case which raises a lot of human rights concerns, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Prof Yunus to limit UNGA trip to less than a week: foreign adviser
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will lead a small delegation to the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York and planned to stay there for less than a week, Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said on Monday...
CA Yunus to attend UNGA
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus will attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly later September, although his visit will be brief...
Taliban, UN say committed to engagement
A Taliban government spokesman has said the Afghan authorities were committed to engagement with the international community after a new morality law sparked tense exchanges over women鈥檚 rights.
UN releases $100 million in emergency aid funds for 10 countries
The United Nations on Friday released $100 million for critical underfunding of emergencies across 10 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East, UN humanitarians said...
Bangladesh submits instrument of accession to UN ICPPED
The instrument of accession to the International Convention for Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance has been officially deposited to the secretary general of the...
Taliban refuse to cooperate with UN Afghan mission
The Taliban government鈥檚 morality ministry said it would not cooperate with the United Nations mission in Afghanistan, calling it 鈥榓n opposing side鈥�.
BNP calls for UN-led probe into enforced disappearance in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday urged the interim government to initiate an investigation under the United Nations into...
WFP launches response to flood in Bangladesh
The United Nations World Food Programme has launched its response to the severe flooding emergency in Bangladesh...
Guterres issues 鈥榞lobal SOS鈥� over fast-rising Pacific ocean
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres sent out a global climate 鈥楽OS鈥� at a Pacific islands summit on Tuesday, unveiling research that shows the region鈥檚 seas rising much more...
Yunus-led interim govt to do everything to ensure rule of law in Bangladesh: UN
The United Nations secretary-general鈥檚 spokesperson St茅phane Dujarric said that the UN had no doubt that Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus would do everything they could to ensure rule of law...
Around 30 die in Sudan after dam collapses
The United Nations鈥� humanitarian office said around 30 people were killed in northeast Sudan after a dam collapsed due to flooding.
UNHCR welcomes govt commitment to support Rohingyas
On the seventh anniversary of the Rohingya influx into Bangladesh, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Sunday welcomed Bangladesh鈥檚 renewed commitment to supporting the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals as outlined by chief advisor to thr interim government professor Muhammad Yunus...
UN fears repeat聽of 2017 atrocities against Rohingyas
The United Nations said on Friday it fears a repeat of the 2017 atrocities committed against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, warning a human tragedy was...