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Bangladesh elected member of UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

Bangladesh has been elected a member of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), a subsidiary body of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), for a three-year term beginning from January 2022.

Geopolitical rivalries should not weaken UN: Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for not allowing geopolitical rivalries to weaken the United Nations as the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that both developed and developing nations need the UN more than ever.

Bangladesh elected as executive member of three UN bodies

Bangladesh has been elected as a member of the executive board of three United Nations organisations -- UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS – by securing the highest votes for the term 2021-2023.

Bangladesh takes the lead in sending troops to UN Peacekeeping Missions

Bangladesh has secured the top position among 118 countries in sending troops to the United Nations peacekeeping missions.

UN features Bangladeshi architect Rizvi as ‘Real Life Hero’

The United Nations has featured Bangladeshi architect Rizvi Hassan as ‘Real Life Hero’ on its website, to appreciate his contribution in building a safe space for Rohingya women refugees.

UN issues stamps marking Peacekeepers Day, birth centenary of Bangabandhu

The UN Postal Administration, jointly with the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN in New York, has issued a set of commemorative stamps as a tribute to UN peacekeepers and marking the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Bangladesh maintains zero tolerance policy towards extremism: Ambassador Rabab Fatima

Bangladesh maintains a “zero tolerance” policy towards terrorism and violent extremism, says Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Rabab Fatima, at the UN Headquarters.

Bangladesh elected as the president of UNICEF Executive Board

Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has been unanimously elected as the President of the UNICEF Executive Board at the elections of the Bureau held yesterday at the UN Headquarters in New York.

TIB wants transparency on UN role over Rohingyas crisis

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) wants transparency and accountability of the United Nations in management of the humanitarian crisis of Rohingyas.

October 24, 2019
October 24, 2019

UN human rights expert calls for targeted sanctions on Myanmar

A UN human rights expert on Myanmar has called for sanctions against Myanmar military-run companies and commanders responsible for serious rights violations.

September 23, 2019
September 23, 2019

PM reaches New York

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives in New York via Abu Dhabi on an eight-day official visit to the USA to attend the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

September 9, 2019
September 9, 2019

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.

August 6, 2019
August 6, 2019

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.

June 18, 2019
June 18, 2019

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.

June 15, 2019
June 15, 2019

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.

May 25, 2019
May 25, 2019

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’.

April 22, 2019
April 22, 2019

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.

March 25, 2019
March 25, 2019

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.

March 25, 2019
March 25, 2019

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.