New York – Fifteen indigenous peoples’ representatives from various Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Malaysia are participating in the HLPF this year taking place at the UN Headquarters in New York from 10 to 19 July under the…
Dhaka, July 11 – A border coordination conference between Border Guard Banglsadesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) will begin in Shillong, capital of Indian State Meghalaya on Wednesday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had “confirmed information” that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed.Russia’s Defence Ministry said in June that it might have killed Baghdadi when one of its…
BNP senior leader Shamsuzzaman Dudu on Tuesday said there is no sign of taking any step to create a congenial atmosphere for holding the next national election as people across the country are still passing their days amid grave panic…
India’s top court on Tuesday stayed for three months a ban introduced by the Hindu nationalist government on the sale of cows and buffaloes for slaughter.The Supreme Court approved a lower court ruling that said people have a basic right…
Civilians in west Mosul have been ruthlessly exploited by the armed group calling itself the Islamic State (IS), which has systematically moved them into zones of conflict, used them as human shields, and prevented them from escaping to safety. They…
New Delhi, 11 July (Indrajit Bose)- The actual status of the resources committed to the UNFCCC’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) became an issue at the 17th Board meeting which was held on 5-6 July in Songdo, South Korea.
By Carlotta Gall Istanbul — Hundreds of thousands of protesters turned out for a massive rally in Istanbul on Sunday evening, cheering the leader of the opposition as he concluded his three-week March for Justice and threw down a challenge…
Hamburg, 7 Jul (D. Ravi Kanth) – As the G20 leaders began their stormy meeting amid violent protests on the streets of Hamburg, serious existential challenges continued to dominate the meeting, particularly on the uninterrupted multilateral trade liberalization under the…
Washington, Jul 11 (AP/UNB) — A meeting between President Donald Trump’s eldest son and a Russian lawyer during the presidential campaign occurred at the behest of a Moscow-based singer with family ties to Trump’s businesses, according to a participant in…
UN – U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley is urging the international community “to stand together” and call on Myanmar’s government to cooperate with a U.N. mission charged with probing alleged abuses by military and security forces, including against the minority Rohingya…
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jul 9 (IPS) – The UN system and its member states must develop policies to protect journalists and end impunity for crimes against them, said key stakeholders during a meeting.
Irbil, Iraq -Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul Sunday to announce victory over ISIS forces in the city. “Al-Abadi said the battle is settled and the remaining pockets of ISIS are encircled in the last inches of the…
Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury on Sunday said Unesco has given its nod to Rampal coal-fired power plant near the Sundarbans after getting consent from 12 countries without vote in this regard. “The statement issued by the Foreign…
Stating that an ‘unbearable’ situation has long been prevailing in the country, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said people now want Khaleda Zia to be the Prime Minister again.“Annoyed at the government’s misrule, the people of…
Dhaka – The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticised Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan for his comments on the rights body’s recent report on secret detentions and enforced disappearances in the country. The International Watchdog defends its report and claimed…
President Donald Trump has declared the G20 summit in Germany a “wonderful success”, despite the US’s isolated position on climate change.
Hamburg, July 8, – France’s President Emmanuel Macron announced Saturday a summit on climate change for December 12, two years after the landmark Paris accord.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi arrived here on a three-day visit on Saturday afternoon to discuss the Rohingya issue with the government and see their situation in Cox’s Bazar camps.The Unhcr chief will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Awami League needs another term to implement big and mega projects to make Bangladesh a middle-income country in true sense. “We need another term to implement the mega projects we have taken,” she…
India and China have been caught in a lengthy confrontation along their shared frontier, spiking tensions and allowing a rabidly jingoistic press in both countries to aggravate the already deep-seated mutual distrust. For nearly three weeks, Chinese and Indian border…
Hamburg – Anti-globalization activists clashed violently with police across the German port city of Hamburg all day Friday, setting cars ablaze, throwing bottles and trying to enter the convention center where Group of 20 leaders tackled topics like international terrorism,…
El-Arish – Islamic militants attacked a remote Egyptian army outpost in the Sinai Peninsula with a suicide car bomb and heavy machine gun fire on Friday, killing at least 23 soldiers in the deadliest attack in the turbulent region in…
Milan — Italian firefighters say eight bodies have been pulled from the rubble of a five-story apartment building that partially collapsed in a seaside town south of Naples. –AP/UNB
By Josephine McKenna Pope Francis on free speech: ‘You cannot insult the faith of others’ Vatican City (RNS) Pope Francis on Thursday (Jan. 15) condemned last week’s terrorist attack on the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo but warned there were…
Hamburg, Jul 8 (AP/UNB)- The United States and Russia struck an agreement Friday on a cease-fire in southwest Syria, crowning President Donald Trump’s first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is the first U.S.-Russian effort under Trump’s presidency to…
Milka Losia knew it was the river’s fault that her brother died. The culprit was the dirty brown water they had no choice but to drink. ‘Our village needs a hospital, people are dying,” said Benson Naitalima, a farmer.
by Franck Bousquet I had the opportunity recently to participate in the Third Edition of the World Reconstruction Conference, where I was reminded once again of a sobering reality – that we live in an increasingly interconnected world where multiple…
By Roshni Majumdar UN (IPS) – The failure of European Union (EU) to buckle up safety for migrants and refugees reaching its shore has been condemned by Amnesty International in a report on Thursday.
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Sydney and Kuala Lumpur, Jul 7 (IPS) – The G20 leaders meeting in Hamburg, Germany, on 7-8 July comes almost a decade after the grouping’s elevation to meeting at the heads of state/government…