The United Nations

Masud Momen likely to become new foreign secretary

Masud Bin Momen, the current Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, is likely to become the next Foreign Secretary.
Bangladeshi cop dies in UN peacekeeping mission

A Bangladeshi police official died of sudden illness when he was on a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali.
Atrocities on Rohingyas: UN warns Myanmar of withdrawing aid

The United Nations has warned Myanmar of withdrawing support in the Rakhine state to avoid complicity in a government “policy of apartheid” for Rohingyas, reported The Guardian.
Bangladesh elected ECOSOC members for 3yrs

Bangladesh has been elected as a member of the prestigious Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations for the term 2020-2022 from the Asia-Pacific region by securing 181 votes out of 191.
UN honours 12 Bangladeshi peacekeepers

United Nations (UN) has posthumously awarded ‘Dag Hammarskjöld Medal’ to 12 Bangladeshi peacekeepers as it observed ‘International Day of the UN Peacekeepers’.
Rohingya crisis: Top UN officials to visit Bangladesh

Three top United Nations officials will visit Bangladesh from April 24-26 to highlight the need for supporting the humanitarian needs of Rohingya refugees sheltered in Cox’s Bazar.
UN urged to recognise 1971 killings as genocide

Speakers at a seminar yesterday called upon the United Nations (UN) to officially recognise the mass killings by the Pakistani occupation army during the Liberation War in 1971 as genocide.
UN will raise the issue of '71 genocide

Visiting UN Under-Secretary General and Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng yesterday said the United Nations will raise the 1971 issue of the Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh at the international forum.
‘UN to raise 1971 Pakistani genocide in int’l forum’

The United Nations will raise the issue of Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh in 1971 in the international forum, visiting UN Under Secretary General and Special Advisor on Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng says.
Chawkbazar Fire: UN chief condoles loss of lives

The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed his condolences to the president, the government and the people Bangladesh for the loss of lives and destructions in the Chawkbazar inferno.
Bangladesh elected VP of Unicef executive board

Bangladesh has been elected as a member and vice president of the executive board of Unicef this year.
UN calls for 'meaningful talks' in politics

The stakeholders in Bangladesh politics should engage in meaningful dialogues, spokesperson for the UN chief has said.
UN ready to work with new govt

The United Nations stands ready to work with the new government of Bangladesh and other national stakeholders to further efforts towards a peaceful and inclusive society, good governance and the rule of law in line with the 2030 agenda and SDG 16.
UN calls for restraints

Condemning violence in Bangladesh, the United Nations has urged all sides to show restraint and ensure a peaceful post electoral environment in the country.
'Forced repatriation' to pose security risk

The International Crisis Group has warned of serious security risks of “forced repatriation” of the Rohingya, just as Myanmar and Bangladesh prepare for the November 15 return of the refugees sheltered in Bangladesh.
Inclusive polls in Bangladesh UN's priority

The UN has said it gives priority to an inclusive, credible and transparent election in Bangladesh.
$22.25m UK fund for Rohingyas, host communities

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh welcomes a new contribution of US $22.25 million from the United Kingdom that will help meet the immediate food and nutrition needs of Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh as they face the dangerous monsoon season.
Support Dhaka on Rohingya crisis

Making a strong pitch for holding those involved in violence against Rohingyas accountable, UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres has said India can help tackle the crisis by backing Bangladesh in humanitarian assistance and using its influence in Myanmar to bring about reconciliation.
UN Gen Assembly: PM to ask for sustainable solution to Rohingya crisis

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave for New York this morning to attend the United Nations General Assembly, where she will highlight her response to the Rohingya crisis and seek global support for a sustainable solution to it.
‘Human rights defenders vulnerable for reporting to UN’

People globally face harsh reprisals and intimidation for cooperating with the United Nations on human rights, a "shameful practice," a major UN report warns.
'Rohingyas to be at risk if funding not urgently secured'

The lives of Rohingyas "will once again be at risk" if funding is not urgently secured, say UN officials.
Let there be no industrialisation near Sundarbans

The Sundarbans mangrove forest, the habitat of Bengal tigers, is threatened by heedless industrialisation, which must be halted by Bangladesh.
TIB criticises UN on secret deal with Myanmar

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) criticises the signing of a secret deal between UN and Myanmar, saying that it has questioned the role of the UN.
‘Myanmar dillydallying Rohingya repatriation’

Myanmar is yet to show any real will to ensure safe repatriation of the Rohingya refugees now living in Bangladesh, UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee says.
UN rights expert Lee begins Bangladesh visit tomorrow

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee arrives here on a 10-day visit to meet Rohingyas in various locations of Cox's Bazar.
Bangladeshi UN peacekeeper killed in South Sudan ambush

A Bangladeshi peacekeeper in South Sudan is killed today when an aid convoy was ambushed in the west of the country, the United Nations mission says.
‘UN could help gather evidence of crimes against Rohingya’

Britain's UN envoy on Tuesday suggested the UN Security Council could consider helping Myanmar collect evidence of crimes committed during a military crackdown of the Rohingya people, denounced by the world body as ethnic cleansing after most recent bout of persecution of the Muslim minority last year.
Rohingya crisis: UN asst secy gen travelling to Myanmar

United Nations’ Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ursula Mueller, is travelling to Myanmar.
UN investigators cite Facebook role in Myanmar crisis

UN human rights experts investigating a possible genocide in Myanmar say that Facebook had played a role in spreading hate speech there.
UN official concerned over violence against minorities

Visiting United Nations Undersecretary General Adama Dieng expresses deep concern over the continuous violence against minority community and their rightlessness.