News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The government has decided to rename the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as the Special Intervention Force (SIF).The government has also decided to redesign the force’s uni...
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Staff Reporter: Bangladesh Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed held important meetings with UN Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support Atul Khare local time Tuesday (Febru...
Staff Reporter: Bangladesh has been elected a member of the Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). The council will serve a four-year term from January 1 this year to December 31, 2024. The headquarters of the International Seabed Aut...
Staff Reporter: Bangladesh is the largest troop contributor to UN peacekeeping missions and has a large number of peacekeepers deployed in Bangladesh. Bangladesh considers the security and safety of these peacekeepers as very important. Rabab Fatim...
Staff Reporter: Terrorism is a major threat to international peace and security and an obstacle to achieving the 2030 development agenda. We need international solidarity and concerted efforts at all levels to fight any form of terrorism, ”said Rab...
Staff Reporter: Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said Kovid-19 has shaken all levels of society. This has led to a growing economic dilemma around the world, including racism, racial hatred, and...
Staff Reporter:The Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has lauded comprehensive measures taken by Bangladesh to address the health and socio-economic challenges posed by the Covid-19 epidemic. Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abd...
Staff Reporter, USA: Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr. A K Abdul Momen has given an interview on Time Televission (managed by Jamaat) in New York during his visit to the United States which Tv dislike of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Expatriate Ba...
Staff Reporter :The United Nations has expressed concern over the death of author Mushtaq Ahmed. The agency's High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Basellett, has called on the Bangladesh government to ensure a speedy, transparent and impart...
Staff Reporter: 'Bangabandhu was ideologically very upright, yet essentially pragmatic to uphold the best interest of his country. He, therefore, decided to pursue a neutral foreign policy based on universal values and principles,'said hon’ble Fore...
Staff Reporter: Overcoming the disruptions caused by the pandemic, particularly in women’s economic empowerment, would require strong and visionary leadership, and a whole of society approach towards inclusive and resilient recovery. We are fortu...
Banglapress Desk: At least 20 workers of several readymade garment factories were injured in a clash with police in Narsinghapur area of Ashulia during the workers’ demo for the seventh consecutive day on Sunday. Several thousand of garment workers...
Banglapress Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday accused former president Ziaur Rahman and his wife Khaleda Zia of resorting to the politics of killings and enacting indemnity laws to save the killers of Bangabandhu and Awami League leaders...
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