February polls key to democratic transition: Gwyn Lewis
United Nations resident coordinator Gwyn Lewis met chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday and said that the UN fully supported the February general elections in Bangladesh...
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UN rights chief warns of renewed atrocities in Myanmar
The United Nations high commissioner for Human Rights Volker T眉rk has expressed grave concern over worsening atrocities in Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine State, warning that the situation bears 鈥榙istressingly similar鈥� resemblance to the 2017 military campaign that forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas into Bangladesh.
Govt should sort out social safety issues for all vulnerable groups
THE call that government officials, development partners and rights activists have put out for a comprehensive social protection system covering all marginalised groups to build an equitable society is what the government should heed, especially at a time when Bangladesh, now a lower middle-income country, is set to graduate out of the bloc of least developed...
Govt committed to take tougher action against enforced disappearances: Asif Nazrul
Law affairs adviser Asif Nazrul on Saturday reaffirmed the government鈥檚 commitment to establishing a stronger accountability mechanism and addressing the concerns of the families of the victims of enforced disappearances...
Europe powers move to reimpose Iran sanctions
France, Britain and Germany on Thursday triggered a mechanism to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran for failing to comply with commitments over its nuclear programme signed a decade ago.
Human rights groups urge UN member States to pursue accountability for Rohingya genocide
Fortify Rights and 57 other groups in a joint statement on Wednesday said that the United Nations member states must pursue accountability for genocide and other atrocities committed against ethnic Rohingya civilians in Rakhine State, Myanmar...
1 in 4 people lack access to safe drinking water: UN
More than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely-managed drinking water, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that progress towards universal coverage was moving nowhere near quickly enough.
UN demands end to Rohingyas鈥� 鈥榚nduring misery鈥�
The United Nations called Friday for citizenship, equality and security for Myanmar鈥檚 Rohingya minority, eight years on from the crackdown that sent more than a million fleeing into neighbouring Bangladesh.
UN declares famine in Gaza
The United Nations officially declared a famine in Gaza on Friday, blaming 鈥榮ystematic obstruction鈥� of aid by Israel during more than 22聽months of war, with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu swiftly dismissing the findings.
YVM launched to raise youth voices
Marking the International Youth Day, Ministry of Youth and Sports and the United Nations system launched the design phase of a Youth Voice Mechanism at the ministry鈥檚 conference room in Dhaka on Thursday...
UN says at least 383 aid workers killed war-torn areas in 2024
A record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, the United Nations said Tuesday, branding the figures and lack of accountability a 鈥榮hameful indictment鈥� of international apathy 鈥� and warned this year's toll was equally disturbing...
Amnesty says Israel deliberately starving Gaza鈥檚 Palestinians
Rights group Amnesty International on Monday accused Israel of enacting a 鈥榙eliberate policy鈥� of starvation in Gaza, as the United Nations and aid groups warn of famine in the Palestinian territory...
Diplomats briefed over int鈥檒 conference on Rohingyas in Cox鈥檚 Bazar聽
The interim government is going to organise an international conference on Rohingya issue in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on August 25 as part of its preparation for the high-level Rohingya conference of the United Nations scheduled for September 30 during the forthcoming UN General Assembly in New York...
BUFTIMUN 2025 begins with grand opening, 3-day global dialogue
BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology International Model United Nations 2025 was opened with a ceremony at the BUFT Auditorium on Thursday, with a three-day debate, cultural exchange and collaborative problem-solving...
Time for Dhaka to boldly take up India鈥檚 border ploys with Delhi
DELHI鈥橲 border ploys, which have been evident in the murder of Bangladeshis at the hand of India鈥檚 Border Security Force that have continued apace for years, appear to be taking an added dimension. Whilst a series of events of erecting barbed-wire and electric fences along the frontiers began with the direct involvement of Indian border guards in the final days of December...
European powers ready to reimpose Iran sanctions
Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations they are ready to reimpose UN-mandated sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if no diplomatic solution is found by the end of August, according to a joint letter released Wednesday...
Nigerian military kills 100 鈥榖andits鈥� in northwest raid
The Nigerian military killed more than 100 members of a criminal gang in an air and ground raid over the weekend, according to a conflict monitoring report produced for the United Nations and seen by AFP on Monday.
UN to use 鈥榟umanitarian pauses鈥� to try to reach Gaza鈥檚 starving
The United Nations said it would try to reach as many starving people as possible in Gaza after Israel announced it would establish secure land routes in for humanitarian convoys...
Urgent need for global approach on AI regulation: UN
The world urgently needs to find a global approach on regulating artificial intelligence, the United Nations鈥� top tech chief said this week, warning that fragmentation could deepen risks and inequalities...
Touhid leaves Dhaka to attend UN conference on Palestine issue in NY
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain left Dhaka for New York on Sunday morning to attend the United Nations high-level international conference on the 鈥楶eaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution鈥�...
UNGA adopts Bangladesh鈥檚 flagship resolution on culture of peace
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted Bangladesh鈥檚 flagship resolution titled, Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, with an overwhelming cross-regional support by UN member States...
Taliban committing rights violations against Afghan returnees: UN
The United Nations said Thursday that Taliban authorities were committing human rights violations, including torture and arbitrary detention, against Afghans forced to return by Iran and Pakistan.
FAO keen to help Bangladesh boost jute market
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday urged the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to support Bangladesh for bringing back the golden past of jute...
UN rights office to focus on preventing serious rights abuses: govt
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government has said that the United Nations rights office in Bangladesh would focus on addressing and preventing serious human rights abuses, such as those perpetrated by the previous government, and ensuring accountability for violations....
Bangladesh, UN rights body sign MoU for rights mission
The government of Bangladesh has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to field a mission in the country aimed at supporting the promotion and protection of human rights...
The 鈥榚conomy of genocide鈥� report: reckoning beyond rhetoric
FRANCESCA Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in occupied Palestine, stands as a testament to the notion of speaking truth to power. This 鈥榩ower鈥� is not solely embodied by Israel or even the United States, but by an international community whose collective relevance has tragically failed to stem the ongoing genocide in Gaza...
Moscow blames sanctions for Russia-UN food deal
Russia said Saturday that its agreement with the United Nations to facilitate exports of Russian food and fertilisers had collapsed due to Western sanctions over Moscow鈥檚 offensive in Ukraine...
Time world leaders started acting on Rohingya issues
THE Rohingyas, more than a million of them already sheltered in Bangladesh, may face constraints as, keeping to a release of the office of the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees, there has been a fresh influx of 150,000 Rohingyas in a year and a half. This is described as the largest after the 2017 influx when three quarters of a million Rohingyas left violence...
Govt nods for UN rights office
The interim government on Thursday approved a proposal to establish an office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bangladesh -- initially for three years...
SME Foundation, UNIDO to work on circular economy
The Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation have planned to collaborate on fostering environmentally friendly initiatives, promoting circular industries, and supporting circular economy-based startups and micro, small and medium enterprises in Bangladesh...