The Sixth United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-6) ended with delegates calling for firm actions to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, and pollution. The assembly also reaffirmed its call for “environmental multilateralism” in seeking solutions to the threats, noting that time was running out fast before the
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BNP’s threat to journalists designed to terrorize free press: Joy
Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said BNP’s public threat to journalists about consequences unless they toe in their line, is designed to terrorize and muzzle the realm of free press ahead of the national election, exposing sheer disregard for press. “In a show of sheer disregard for
Is Belarus the next serious threat to the West?
Belarus would be willing to use nuclear weapons in the face of foreign “aggression”, said the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko. Europe’s longest-serving leader warned that if he felt provoked by neighbouring Nato nations like Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, he would “immediately respond with everything we have”, including the nuclear weapons Moscow
Resist threat to national security from tech-led crimes: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for addressing traditional and non-traditional threats to national security as the use of new technologies has changed the pattern of crimes like terrorism and militancy."Nowadays, the security concept has been changed. The digital devices have changed the pattern of terrorism, militancy
No benefit in intimidating Sheikh Hasina: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader Friday said there will be no benefit by issuing threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she never fears the showdown of BNP. "To intimidate Sheikh Hasina will yield no result although BNP leaders are in defensive mood in words, an aggressive showdown remains
2 cops withdrawn over threats to Akhi’s father
Two policemen have been withdrawn from their duties and attached to the police lines in Sirajganj on charges of threatening the father of Bangladesh Women's SAFF Championship-winning team member Akhi Khatun. The penalised policemen are Mamunur Rashid, an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) at Shahzadpur Police Station, and Constable Abu Musa. They went to
BNP is now threatening police: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader Monday said BNP is now intimidating the police force by making it a new opponent. "BNP is now making the country's police force a new opponent, which proves that they (BNP leaders) are the masterminds behind the so-called sanction conspiracy," he said in a statement. Responding
