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

Every 2 minutes a woman dies due to pregnancy: UN

Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released Thursday in a report by United Nations (UN) agencies.  The report, 'Trends in maternal mortality', reveals alarming setbacks for women's health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions

UN confronts existential challenge after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Paralysed by its own Charter and structure, the world organisation that is charged with preventing wars confronts an existential challenge from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. When Security Council Permanent member Russia sent its troops into a smaller neighbour defying the UN Charter and all norms of international relations a year ago