United Nations calls for journalists鈥� safety in Bangladesh
The United Nations has laid emphasis on the safety and well-being of journalists in Bangladesh, allowing them to do their work...
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UN reiterates call for accountability for killings during uprising in Bangladesh
The United Nations has reiterated its call for accountability for the recent violence, loss of life and human rights violations in Bangladesh...
UN to provide full support to restore democracy in Bangladesh
United Nations secretary-general Ant贸nio Guterres has assured the Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government of providing full supports in efforts towards restoring an inclusive and prosperous democracy in the country in a message to chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus...
UN warns of 鈥榰nacceptable鈥� level of violence against aid workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned 鈥榰nacceptable鈥� levels of violence that are now commonplace against humanitarian workers after a record 280 were killed worldwide in 2023...
United Nations condemns violence against aid workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned the 鈥榰nacceptable鈥� level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023...
Around 650 killed from July 16 to Aug 11 in Bangladesh, UN says
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in a preliminary report released on Friday, said that about 650 people were killed during...
UN for ensuring environment of peaceful protests in Bangladesh
The United Nations has urged the security forces in Bangladesh to ensure the safety of people holding peaceful assemblies and protests.
UN to send fact-finding team next week to probe Bangladesh atrocities
The United Nations was sending a fact-finding team next week to probe atrocities committed during the student revolution in July and early this month, said...
UN slams surge in violence in Myanmar
The United Nations on Monday condemned what it called the 鈥榙eeply concerning trend鈥� of spiralling violence in Myanmar, where civilians are caught between the junta and ethnic minority groups...
BNP writes to UN for probe into 鈥榞enocide鈥� during students鈥� movement
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday requested the United Nations to conduct an international-level investigation into the massacre that occurred during...
UN secretary general welcomes efforts to restore calm in Bangladesh
United Nations secretary general Ant贸nio Guterres has welcomed efforts to restore calm and organize parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, with the support of the interim government....
Youth and sustainable development
IN AN era where sustainability is no longer a choice but a necessity, the role of youth has become pivotal in shaping a future that aligns with the United Nations sustainable development goals. This article delves into the integral role of youth in sustainable development, with a particular focus on the 2024 student movement in Bangladesh...
BNP to write to UN for impartial probe
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party said on Saturday that it would write to the United Nations and the chief adviser of the interim government for an impartial investigation into killings that took place during the student-led mass movement that ensured fall of the Sheikh Hasina government...
UN urges restraint as Libya govt braces for attack
The United Nations urged restraint on Friday after Libya鈥檚 Tripoli-based government put its forces on high alert for an assault by fighters loyal to an eastern-based strongman in the remote southern desert...
UN, EU, China welcome Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh
The United Nations and European Union in separate statements have extended support to Bangladesh鈥檚 newly formed interim government led by Nobel laureate Professor Mohammad Yunus...
UN wants 鈥榩eaceful, democratic鈥� transition in Bangladesh
The United Nations has said that they want to make sure that all of the authorities鈥攑olitical, military and anyone else鈥攚ho has a say in the current transition, work together so that there will be a peaceful and democratic transition in Bangladesh....
UN for end to violence, British PM for swift action to ensure democracy
United Nations high commissioner for human rights Volker Turk on Monday said that the shocking violence in Bangladesh must stop while the British prime minister Keir Starmer underlined...
Shocking violence in Bangladesh must stop, says UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has said the shocking violence in Bangladesh must stop....
Protesters urge int鈥檒 communities to stand by common people of Bangladesh
In a statement sent out by Abdul Kader, a coordinator of Student Movements Against Discrimination, a platform for protesting students, on early Monday, urged the international community to stand by the common people of Bangladesh and create international pressure to oust this government before the ongoing series of massacres takes the form of genocide...
Even in Palestine, birds shall return
ON JULY 26, senior United Nations officials briefed the UN Security Council about the terrible situation in Gaza. 鈥楳ore than two million people in Gaza remain trapped in an endless nightmare of death and destruction on a staggering scale鈥�, said deputy commissioner general Antonia De Meo of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees...
Govt plays to crowd as it seeks UN help in mayhem probe
THE prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 statement that she seeks cooperation of the United Nations and other international organisations for a fair and proper investigation of the mayhem, born out of the student protests that sought reforms in civil service job reservations, to establish the culprits involved in the attacks and punish them appears...
Palestinians detained by Israel subjected to 鈥榯orture鈥�
Palestinians detained during the Gaza war by Israel have largely been held in secret and in some cases subjected to treatment that may amount to torture, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
UN, EU for transparent, thorough probe into violence
United Nations Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres has reiterated his call for all acts of violence to be investigated promptly, transparently, and impartially, and for...
Citizens for probe into killings of protesters under UN supervision
Seventy-four eminent citizens demanded unbiased, independent, transparent, and credible investigations into the killings of students and other citizens during the quota reform movement under the supervision of United Nations high-level experts...
Friendship: beacon of hope in times of division
THE world celebrates International Day of Friendship On July 30, a day designated by the United Nations to promote peace and build bridges between communities. In a world rife with challenges such as poverty, violence and human rights abuses, friendship emerges as a powerful tool to counter these adversities and promote a spirit of human...
FAO distributes silo, cattle feed in Jamuna river basin
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations distributed silos and cattle feed to vulnerable livestock families across five districts of Jamuna River basin to...
140 int鈥檒 scholars call on UN rights chief for action against repression in Bangladesh
One hundred and forty scholars, writers and public intellectuals from across the globe in an open letter to the United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Volker T眉rk have requested immediate action against...
UNRWA headquarters 鈥榝lattened鈥� as destruction of Gaza continues
THE massacres of Palestinian civilians by Israel continue...
Saber urges UN to support vulnerable countries in tackling climate crisis
Environment, forest and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury called upon the United Nations to be more responsive to the needs of the developing countries, especially the most vulnerable ones in addressing those challenges...
Israel continues onslaught on eve of new truce talks
Israeli forces in war-ravaged Gaza City pushed on with a major offensive on Tuesday that has again displaced Palestinians, as UN experts said children were dying in a 鈥榮tarvation campaign鈥�...