News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Receding rivers are bringing relief to flood-hit areas of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Gaibandha, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) says.However, the centre warned...
Staff Reporter : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in New York. A VVIP Chartered Flight (BG-1902) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister to attend the 76th General Assembly of the United Nations arrived at John...
Staff Reporter :The international community and regional countries must continue their efforts to resolve the Rohingya crisis. Creating conducive environment in the Rakhine State and ensuring accountability for the horrendous crimes committed aga...
Staff Reporter: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Awami League leaders and activists to be vigilant about anti-national conspirators. She said the anti-independence activists are still active against the country so everyone should be car...
Staff Reporter Bangladesh strongly condemns and rejects any attempt to associate terrorism with any particular religion or nationality. Terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any religion, race, faith, culture, ethnicity or society.”...
Staff Reporter: Portraying the grim scenario created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ambassador Fatima urged all stakeholders to ensure universal and affordable access to vaccines for all to ensure an equitable and sustainable recovery. Echoing the com...
Staff Reporter: Ambassador Rabab Fatima said that productive capacity building and structural transformation in the LDCs can play an instrumental role in ensuring their sustainable graduation. She was addressing at the Joint Meeting of the Second...
Staff Reporter: 'Bangladesh is deeply committed to the principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms which is reflected in our engagements with the human rights mechanisms of the UN” said Ambassador Rabab Fatima while addressing at the Gene...
Staff Reporter: State Minister for Information Dr. Md Murad Hasan, MP, has called for strengthening public diplomacy to build a positive image of Bangladesh abroad. The state minister was addressing officials at an exchange meeting at the Bangla...
Staff Reporter: Effective counter-terrorism requires political will and timely action. "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's determination, unwavering commitment and timely action have helped us to launch a social movement to fight terrorism," said Rab...
Staff Reporter: Addressing root causes of conflicts is critical for breaking the cycle of recurring violence said Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations at the Security Council High-Level Open Debate...
Staff Reporter: The vast and unexplored resource frontiers of the oceans have the potentials to bring transformative changes to the lives and livelihoods of more than one billion people in the LDCs. And the United Nations Convention on the Law of...
Staff Reporter: The adoption of the Rohingya resolution, for the first time by consensus, demonstrates the international community’s strong resolve to end this crisis, said Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the Un...
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