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‘UN chief told Hasina to find political way forward’
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called to find a political way forward between all the parties in Bangladesh during his conversation with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday.
5 May 2015
Slave Trade Booms In Dark Triangle
Promising jobs in Malaysia, transnational human traffickers held about 2.5 lakh Bangladeshis captive in Thailand...
3 May 2015
Bangladeshi migrants' mass grave in Thailand!
Bangladeshi migrant is found alive in mass grave that was discovered yesterday on a remote and rugged mountain in border district Sadao,Songkhla in Thailand.
2 May 2015
PM wants UN chief to advise BNP to return to democratic politics
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses her hope that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will suggest BNP to return to the democratic politics shunning the path of terrorist and militant activities.
1 May 2015
Microwaves and dishwashers dominate e-waste mountain
Old kitchen, bathroom and laundry equipment make up 60% of the 41.8 million tonnes of electronic waste thrown away in 2014, suggests a report.
19 April 2015
Teesta water sharing: Experts for UN intervention
Bangladesh government should appeal to UN to solve Teesta river water sharing issue since there has been no progress in signing the deal bilaterally, water and environmental experts say.
18 April 2015
Bangladeshi peacekeeper killed in road crash
An official of Bangladesh Army working in UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic killed in a road crash on April 9.
13 April 2015
UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus
The UN Security Council has demanded humanitarian access to the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus.
7 April 2015
Bangladesh Lounge inaugurated at UN
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury inaugurates the Bangladesh Lounge at UN General Assembly in New York today.
17 March 2015
South Pacific cyclone 'kills dozens'
The death toll from a category five tropical storm that has hit islands in the South Pacific could run into the dozens says UN relief agency
14 March 2015
UN reiterates call for dialogue
The UN has reiterated its call for political dialogue and de-escalation of tensions in Bangladesh.
13 March 2015
Deadly attack hits UN base in Mali
A rocket attack on a United Nations base in northern Mali has killed a peacekeeper and two civilians.
8 March 2015
UN chief renews appeal for peaceful solution
Ban Ki-moon express concerned over the rising tensions and continuing violence in Bangladesh and calls for a peaceful resolution to the crisis.
26 February 2015
Scientist find new ozone-destroying gases growing rapidly
Environmental scientists raise concern at rising levels of gases that attack Earth's protective ozone layer, including manmade chemicals not covered by key UN treaty
17 February 2015