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Govt sees 6 achievements in UNGA

Chief adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Friday listed six major achievements during the recent United Nations General Assembly tour of Muhammad Yunus, including his government’s democratic commitment and vision for a collaborative future.

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Yunus returns after 9-day New York visit

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday returned home wrapping up his nine-day New York tour to attend the 80th UN General Assembly session in New York of the United States...

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World must act to resolve Rohingya crisis

The high-level conference on the Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar, convened on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, once again brings into attention a crisis that the world has allowed to aggravate for far too long. More than 1.3 million Rohingyas remain stranded in Bangladesh, with little hope for repatriation...

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UNGA for Palestinian state without Hamas

The UN General Assembly voted Friday to back the ‘New York Declaration,’ a resolution which seeks to breathe new life into the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine—without the involvement of Hamas.

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US should not deny Palestinians access to UNGA: France

French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Saturday there should be no restrictions on access to next month’s UN General Assembly, after the United States said it would deny visas to members of the Palestinian authority.

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Constituent assembly polls must be held first: NCP

Leaders of the National Citizen Party on Saturday said that a new constitution would have to be formulated through a constituent assembly before holding the national election in the country...

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July Declaration

Below is the text of the July Declaration that the chief adviser to the interim government Muhammad Yunus read out at a public gathering on the South Plaza of the National Assembly building in Dhaka on August 5, marking a year of the deposal of the authoritarian Awami League government...

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Restoring land

WITH the passage of time, the growing concern over the degradation of our planet, particularly through global warming, continues to escalate, undermining the Earth’s 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...

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Women march for justice, dignity  

Hundreds of women — including ethnic minorities, rights activists, garment workers, tea workers, persons with disabilities, domestic workers, and sex workers along with transgender individuals — took part in the ‘Women’s March for Solidarity’...

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Small parties oppose constituent assembly

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.

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Soil: care for irreplaceable resource

SENEGALESE conservationist Baba Dioum at a meeting of the International Union for Conservation of Nature in New Delhi in 1968 said: ‘In 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.’ If we accept the statement to be true, World Soil Day is of paramount importance in conserving soil, a non-renewable resource...

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Examining legitimacy of 1972 constituent assembly

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...

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Old age and lonely death

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 ‘Ageing with Dignity: The Importance of Strengthening Care and Support Systems for Older Persons Worldwide’...

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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.