Navy members get UN peacekeeping medal in S Sudan
Members of Bangladesh Navy Force Marine Unit deployed in the UN peacekeeping mission in Juba and Malakal, South Sudan, have been awarded the UN Peacekeeping Medal.
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Russia rejects EU troops in Ukraine, speedy Zelensky meeting
Russia pushed back Wednesday against the idea of European peacekeeping troops being deployed to Ukraine, and downplayed chances of a meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, in another blow to the chances of a peace deal...
Russia says must be part of Ukraine security guarantees talks
Russia said on Wednesday it had to be part of any discussion on security guarantees for Ukraine and downplayed the likelihood of an imminent summit with president Volodymyr Zelensky, tempering hopes for a quick peace deal...
Trump says Ukraine deal would help him 鈥榞et to heaven鈥�
Donald Trump said Tuesday that a Ukraine peace deal could boost his chances of getting to heaven 鈥� joking that his odds of making it through the pearly gates are currently low...
Switzerland, Austria say would host ICC-wanted Putin for peace talks
Switzerland and Austria said Tuesday that they would host Russian president Vladimir Putin if he came for talks on peace in Ukraine, despite the International Criminal Court鈥檚 arrest warrant...
Trump gives Putin 鈥榩eace letter鈥� from wife Melania
US president Donald Trump handed Vladimir Putin a special item at their Alaska summit: a letter written by his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, pleading for the Russian leader to make peace in the name of children...
Choice between peace and escalation
Donald Trump came into office promising to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. Now, six months later, his high stakes meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska may have put the United States and Russia on a new path toward peace, or, if this initiative fails, could trigger an even more dangerous escalation, with warhawks in Congress already pushing for another $54.6 billion in weapons for Ukraine...
Discussed 鈥榝air鈥� Ukraine peace with Trump: Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Saturday said he discussed ways of ending the conflict in Ukraine 鈥榦n a fair basis鈥� at his meeting with US president Donald Trump...
Mohammadi warns of 鈥榯emptation鈥� of nuclear arms
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi warned Wednesday, on the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, that the 鈥榯emptation鈥� for countries to pursue nuclear arms was growing...
Response for sustainable peace and stability
MYANMAR is a complex geopolitical milieu in the Indo-Pacific region that directly affects the connectivity between South and Southeast Asia. During colonial time, it was one geopolitical unit, but it is now practically divided. There is tension brewing at the midpoint between these two sub-systems. The internal insurgency and national integration problems of Myanmar...
Thailand-Cambodia clashes enter fourth day
Thailand and Cambodia鈥檚 leaders will meet in Malaysia for peace talks on Monday, the Thai government said, as the countries clashed for a fourth day in a deadly border dispute...
Govt to establish peace in CHT: Touhid
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said that the government wanted to establish peace in the three districts of the Chittagong Hill Tracts to unlock the region鈥檚 immense potential for development...
Russia suggests Trump delaying peace
The Kremlin warned Tuesday that US president Donald Trump鈥檚 pledge of more weapons for Kyiv and threat of sanctions targeting Russian trading partners could embolden Ukraine and further delay already stalled peace efforts...
Kurdish regions not yet ready to believe in peace process
Southeast Turkey, where the army has battled Kurdish militants for decades, is not yet convinced that lasting peace is at hand...
Israel eyes peace accords with Syria, Lebanon
Israel said Monday it is 鈥榠nterested鈥� in striking peace agreements with neighbouring Lebanon and Syria, a potentially historic shift in the region after decades of war and animosity...
Rwanda, DRC sign peace deal in US
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement Friday in Washington to end fighting that has killed thousands, with the two countries pledging to pull back support for guerrillas鈥攁nd president Donald Trump boasting of securing mineral wealth...
Ukraine, Russia exchange another group of POWs
Ukraine and Russia exchanged a new group of captured soldiers on Thursday, the latest in a series of prisoner swaps agreed at peace talks in Istanbul earlier this month...
Trump confirms DRC-Rwanda peace deal, gripes about Nobel
US president Donald Trump took credit Friday for a peace deal negotiated in Washington between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda鈥攁nd complained that he would not get a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.
Ukraine, Russia exchange new group of POWs
Ukraine and Russia said on Thursday they had swapped a fresh group of prisoners of war, the third exchange this week as part of a deal agreed at peace talks in Turkey...
EU, France hail Bangladesh鈥檚 role in UN peacekeeping
The European Union and France on Thursday praised the dedication and professionalism of Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving in United Nations peacekeeping missions across the globe, as the world is observing the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
UN Peacekeepers Day observed
Bangladesh on Thursday joined the international community to observe the International United Nations Peacekeepers Day, paying tributes to blue helmet forces for their role in upholding peace in troubled global regions.
Indian top court bails academic arrested for peace posts
India鈥檚 top court granted bail on Wednesday to a professor arrested for commentating online about the military conflict with Pakistan, but did not stop the investigation against him...
Zelensky accuses Russia of buying time to stall peace talks
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Tuesday of delaying peace talks in a bid to pursue its three-year invasion, even as US president Donald Trump pushes for an immediate ceasefire...
Russia, Ukraine trade insults ahead of Turkey peace talks
Russia and Ukraine traded insults on Thursday as negotiators were due to meet in Turkey for the first direct peace talks in more than three years...
Pope offers to mediate between world leaders to end wars
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday offered to mediate between leaders of countries at war, saying that he himself 鈥榳ill make every effort so that this peace may prevail鈥�...
Govt should set policy focus right to save rivers
THE High Court in yet another welcome directive on May 6 asked the government to take some specific steps for a better oversight of River Sitalakhya conservation projects. The directive came on a writ petition by Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh, which highlighted the unchecked dumping of untreated industrial and solid waste into the river. The 110km Sitalakhya...
We want peace, but not getting ready for war suicidal: Yunus
Noting that war was always an expensive affair, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday emphasised that Bangladesh should design its overall strategy with required preparation, while at the same be open to peace...
Youth urged to make world full of justice, peace, tolerance
Education adviser Professor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar at a programme in Dhaka on Wednesday urged the young generation to make a world full of justice, peace and tolerance...
Bangladesh marks Int鈥檒 Day of Sport
Bangladesh commemorated the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on a nationwide level on Sunday, holding rallies, seminars, and sports tournaments around the country under the theme 鈥楾arunner Ongsogrohon, Kheladhular Manunnoyon鈥�...
India鈥檚 Maoists say ready to talk if crackdown paused
India鈥檚 Maoist insurgents, cornered by an all-out military offensive, have offered to engage in peace talks but insist security operations must stop first, a condition authorities have rejected...