The planet is on fire, but almost all the firefighters have deserted. At the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, which began on September 19 in New York, the leaders of four of the five permanent members of the Security Council – the UN’s most powerful executive body –
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Global leaders plead for peace in Ukraine at UN
GEN participates in Global Entrepreneurship Congress
GEN Bangladesh, the legal affiliate of GEN Global, is excited to announce its participation in the prestigious Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) 2023, to be held at the Melbourne Convention Centre in Melbourne, Australia, from September 19th to 22nd, 2023.The Congress is expected to bring together approximately 4,000 delegates from nearly
A global survey of democracy finds both sobering and alarming results
The recent epidemic of coups in Africa — including military take-overs in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Gabon– have triggered the inevitable question: Is multi-party democracy on the retreat? The Open Society Barometer, an annual global survey from Open Society Foundations, launched September 12, reflects the positive and negative aspects of
Country to become 3rd largest global market : PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday invited investors from the Commonwealth countries to come to Bangladesh in a bigger way. "Geographically, Bangladesh is at the center of a market of 3 billion people. We have 170 million people of our own. By 2030, the affluent population of Bangladesh will stand at
Global Crisis Revenue of Ctg port down
78m children don’t go to school at all: UN chief
A staggering 78 million girls and boys around the world today "don't go to school at all" because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement - while tens of millions more receive only sporadic teaching - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. Calling for more funding for education in emergencies spearheaded by
Export diversification imperative to face global uncertainties: Experts
Diversification of export goods and destination markets is imperative to face global economic uncertainties, experts said at a seminar in the capital on Thursday, according to a press release. "Bangladesh has achieved significant growth in trade and export despite the US-China trade war, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
British Council to host Going Global Asia Pacific Conference
The British Council is all set to host its Going Global Asia Pacific Conference, providing a strategic forum for leaders in international education to share knowledge and build a global network to shape the future of higher education across the world. This first regional edition of the British Council's flagship conference
ASEAN Summit: Myanmar tops agenda as global issues loom
Southeast Asian leaders convene in the Cambodian capital Thursday, faced with the challenge of trying to curtail escalating violence in Myanmar while the country's military-led government shows no signs of complying with the group's peace plan. U.S. President Joe Biden will be on hand for the Phnom Penh summit of