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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’s efforts to realise the dreams of the people, specially the youth.

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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.

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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 António Guterres on September 26.

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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...

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UN to support Bangladesh reforms, flood rehab measures 

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’s institutions, the UN’s resident coordinator said on Sunday...

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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’s rights.

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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’s renewed commitment to supporting the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals as outlined by chief advisor to thr interim government professor Muhammad Yunus...

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UN human rights team arrives in Dhaka

A team of the United Nations on Thursday arrived in Dhaka on an eight-day visit to discuss the process for investigating human rights violations in light of the...

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