Ukraine-Russia war 2022

We must avert food crisis

Food security should be one of our top priorities

“Besides arms makers, who benefits from the Ukraine-Russia war?”

Terming the Ukraine-Russia war “meaningless”, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (July 28, 2022) said that only arms makers are profiting from the conflict.

Ukrainian youths rebuild villages by throwing "techno parties"

In a village in northern Ukraine that was devastated by Russian occupation only months ago, a techno party is in full swing.

Russia's restriction on Ukrainian grain exports may have contributed to Sri Lanka's turmoil: Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that Russia's restriction on Ukrainian grain exports may have contributed to Sri Lanka's turmoil and voiced fear it could spur other crises.

EU to grant candidature to Ukraine to join bloc amid Russia war

European Union leaders on Thursday are set to make Ukraine a candidate for joining the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to navigate.

Bangladesh seeking wheat from Russia, officials say

Bangladesh is trying to secure wheat supplies from Russia in a government-to-government deal after its biggest supplier India restricted exports of the grain last month to contain local prices, government and trade officials told Reuters on Wednesday.

Stateless refugees and the calculus of human worth

There’s a whole calculus about good refugees and bad refugees, and how many of which must be welcomed where.

Does budget 2022-23 address inflation properly?

An analysis of the national budget 2022-23 for Bangladesh, amidst Covid recovery and the Ukraine-Russia war.

Why are rice prices soaring?

Reportedly, there is no shortage of it in the country

May 14, 2022
May 14, 2022

Ukraine begins first war crime trial of Russian soldier

Journalists packed a small courtroom in Kyiv for the trial of a captured Russian soldier accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian in the early days of the war — the first of dozens of war crimes cases that Ukraine’s top prosecutor said her office is pursuing.

May 14, 2022
May 14, 2022

Biman's Dhaka-Toronto flights with Manchester stopover likely from June 26

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has finally taken a decision to make a “conditional technical stopover” in Manchester for Dhaka-Toronto flights until the Russia-Ukraine war is over.

May 6, 2022
May 6, 2022

Edible oil prices: What goes up, never comes down

Govt must open eyes to consumers' unending sufferings

April 13, 2022
April 13, 2022

Bangladesh's economy will be overhauled once mega projects completed: PM

In dispelling the confusion being spread about the mega projects being implemented in the country Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reaffirmed that her government remains cautious so the loans don’t become a burden.

April 8, 2022
April 8, 2022

Bangladesh abstains from voting on suspending Russia's membership of UN Human Rights Council

Bangladesh has abstained from voting on a resolution to suspend Russia's membership of the UN Human Rights Council in the wake of human rights violations by Russia's military operation in Ukraine.

April 7, 2022
April 7, 2022

No need for Bangladeshi volunteers to join military operation in Ukraine: Russian Embassy 

The Russian Embassy in Dhaka today said that although they appreciated the gesture of Bangladeshi citizens who wanted to volunteer in the Russian military operation in Ukraine, there is no need for it.

March 30, 2022
March 30, 2022

US senators for removing Russia from UN Human Rights Council

A dozen members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged President Joe Biden's administration to push for Russia's removal from the United Nations Human Rights Council, citing its invasion of Ukraine.

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