UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon to visit Dhaka July 8-10
Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is coming to Bangladesh on a three-day visit starting from July 8.
Dozen hurt in Burundi grenade blast as UN chief visits
A dozen people are injured in at least 10 grenade blasts overnight in Bujumbura, police said Tuesday, as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visits Burundi.
COP21: World leaders begin climate talks
World leaders open an historic summit in Paris aimed at ending decades of political gridlock and forging an elusive agreement to avert calamitous global warming.
Hasina wants all to make world a better place for women
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urge all vow afresh to achieve gender parity in all aspects and make the world a better place for girls and women.
Pope arrives at UN to give major speech
Pope Francis begins a closely watched visit to the United Nations, where he will deliver a wide-ranging speech at the start of a full day in the Big Apple ending with a mass at Madison Square Garden.
Migrant crisis: EU ministers attempt to resolve quota row
European Union ministers are to meet to try to resolve a dispute over how to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Europe.
UN in deal to fight global poverty
Rich and poor countries agree to overhaul global finance for international development and unlock money to end global poverty.
UN chief conveys condolences over Bangladeshi peacekeeper’s death
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon criticises the Bamako shooting in Mali that left a Bangladeshi peacekeeper killed and another injured.
UN chief seeks 'global action' on climate change
UN chief Ban Ki-Moon calls for "global action" this year to limit climate change as international weather experts began a quadrennial congress in Geneva.
UN chief stresses need to protect migrants stranded at sea
The UN chief and his deputy speak separately to leaders in Southeast Asia reiterating the need to protect lives and uphold the obligation of rescue of the stranded migrants at sea.
UN chief urges Thai PM to treat boat people with dignity
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges Thai government to offer proper treatment to boat people, saying they deserved "human dignity and basic rights."
‘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.
UN chief urges de-escalation of Bangladesh situation
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today urged Bangladesh to find a tangible way for de-escalating the ongoing political situation
UN chief writes to Hasina, Khaleda
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon recently sent letters to PM Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chief Khaleda Zia, saying that UN Assistant Secretary General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco is acting on current political impasse of Bangladesh on behalf of the secretary general
UN concerned over Bangladesh's political violence
United Nations (UN) expresses its concern over the political violence and the loss of lives that is occurring in Bangladesh