Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while U.N. agencies are facing challenges to feed them, a United Nations official said Monday. Olivier De Schutter, a U.N. special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, made the statement at the end of a 12-day
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World food prices rise for first time in a year
Why US president Biden has keen interest in strengthening ties with Bangladesh?
The United States recently released a report on the human rights situation on 198 countries in 2022. The country’s state department made various allegations of human rights violations against Bangladesh. Bangladesh is experiencing a number of difficulties as a result of global price inflation brought on by the Coronavirus and Ukraine-Russia
Recognise March 25 as Int’l Genocide Day PM urges UN
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged all international community including the United Nations to recognise March 25 as the International Genocide Day. "Internationally we want that ...March 25 will get recognition as the International Genocide Day," she said. The Prime Minister said this while delivering her introductory speech in the Awami
OIC members must share sustainable solution: FM
Bangladesh has said the OIC member states must share collective responsibility to ensure safe and dignified return of the most persecuted community- the Rohingyas to their homeland, Myanmar. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen made the call during the open-ended meeting of the OIC Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee on Accountability for
US sanctions against individuals abroad violate rights: UN HR expert
The US has for years been imposing sanctions on individuals and entities without national criminal jurisdiction and in the absence of universal jurisdiction, a UN independent human rights expert said Thursday. This is a clear violation of due process rights, including the presumption of innocence and fair trial, she added. These rights
Strengthen efforts to ensure sexual exploitation of children: UN
Fighting impunity and providing reparations must be at the heart of the international response to suffering and harm inflicted on child victims and survivors of sale and sexual exploitation, a UN expert said Wednesday. In a report to the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on
UN Rights chief urges to amend Bangladesh’s DSA
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has said that Bangladesh's Digital Security Act (DSA) should be amended. "Following lengthy consultations with my Office on the Digital Security Act, I urge that it be amended, as criminal sentences continue to be handed down against those exercising their rights to
UN LDC conference begins in Doha tomorrow
World leaders, policy makers and influential figures are in Doha to attend the five-day Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), which begins Sunday at the Qatar capital Doha. Held every 10 years, the LDC5 will bring together 4,000-5,000 participants at the Qatar National Convention Centre to discuss the
UN reaffirms support for Dhaka to overcome crisis
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reaffirmed UN's continued support to Bangladesh in overcoming unprecedented challenges that may arise out of the ongoing global conflicts, financial, energy and food crisis and the adverse impact of climate change. He made the comment while meeting Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at the United