WITH the passage of time, the growing concern over the degradation of our planet, particularly through global warming, continues to escalate, undermining the Earth鈥檚 ability to fulfil its full potential in serving human welfare. Since the United Nations General Assembly designated June 17 as Desertification and Drought Day in 1994, this day has served as an important...
Hundreds of women 鈥� including ethnic minorities, rights activists, garment workers, tea workers, persons with disabilities, domestic workers, and sex workers along with transgender individuals 鈥� took part in the 鈥榃omen鈥檚 March for Solidarity鈥�...
Small political parties, who shared their opinions with the National Consensus Commission on reform proposals till Monday, have opposed the idea of a constituent assembly to implement key reforms, according to party leaders.
The 77th founding anniversary and 45th national assembly of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Force was celebrated on Wednesday at Ansar-VDP Academy at Safipur in Gazipur...
Centre for Studies on Jogendranath Mandal鈥檚 Thoughts and Practices has been formed with the aim of practicing the political ideology and thoughts of the prominent politician of the undivided India and member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly...
SENEGALESE conservationist Baba Dioum at a meeting of the International Union for Conservation of Nature in New Delhi in 1968 said: 鈥業n the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught.鈥� If we accept the statement to be true, World Soil Day is of paramount importance in conserving soil, a non-renewable resource...
RECENT debates in Bangladesh have centred on whether the country needs a new constitution or if minor amendments to the existing one would suffice. Before we assess the legality and...
The government has described chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus鈥� participation at the 79th United Nations General Assembly as 鈥榲ery successful, historic and a very positive milestone鈥�...
IN 1990, the United Nations General Assembly declared October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons. Since then, the day is being observed all over the world as a mark of respect and responsibility towards elderly persons. The theme of the day this year is 鈥楢geing with Dignity: The Importance of Strengthening Care and Support Systems for Older Persons Worldwide鈥�...
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus saw the trajectory of his life change after student-led mass uprising this summer resulted in his installation as the interim leader of Bangladesh.
The advisory council of the interim government will hold another round of dialogue with the political parties before the six reform commissions begin their work in full swing.
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday urged the international community to continue and deepen engagements with Bangladesh to help meet its people鈥檚...
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Thursday (local time) said that his government was committed to improving business environment in Bangladesh through reforms, seeking...
Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim AA Khan called on chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the...
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Wednesday that his government was committed to upholding human rights and...
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called for the revival of the SAARC as a top platform for regional cooperation in South Asia.
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.
The United States president Joe Biden offered his country鈥檚 full support to professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of Bangladesh during his...
Bangladesh has expressed its commitment to contributing to the global goals beyond 2030, focusing on equitable development, empathy and sustainability.
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.
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.
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.
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus will attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly later September, although his visit will be brief...
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday officially launched a new data-driven 鈥榲ulnerability鈥� index that would help small island states and developing nations gain access to low-interest financing...
BANGLADESH is set to graduate from the category of the least developed countries to become a developing country in 2026. The UN General Assembly in 2021 decided on Bangladesh鈥檚 graduation after it had qualified for it. The graduation was initially set to take place in 2024, but it was deferred by two years on a request by the government...