US report speaks people’s mind: Amir Khosru
BNP leader Amir Khosru on Saturday hailed the BD part of US State Department annual report on human rights practices, saying it revealed what is on people’s mind.
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Heartbroken New Zealanders mourn mass shooting
Christchurch, Mar 16 (AP/UNB) — Heartbroken New Zealanders lit candles and placed flowers at makeshift…
Break the menstrual taboo
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Mar 8 2019 (IPS) – It is time to rise up…
Int’l Women’s Day needs to return to its radical roots
ACCRA/MONTEVIDEO, Mar 5 2019 (IPS) – The theme for International Women’s Day this year doesn’t resonate with us.…
Women still struggle globally to find jobs: ILO
Dhaka, Mar 7 (UNB) – Women’s job opportunities have barely improved globally since the early…
Hate speech threatens our humanity
BHUBANESWAR, India and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 2019 (IPS) – Do politicians’ words matter? Since becoming…
UN envoy for political solution to Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, Feb 27 (UNB) – UN Secretary General’s Humanitarian Envoy Dr Ahmed Al Meraikhi on…
Modern day slavery world’s largest single crime industry
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 2019 (IPS) – After an exhaustive study of modern day slavery, the…
World’s youth are being left behind
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 2019 (IPS) – Globally, youth are being left behind in education and…
Unwanted people of Burma: Tropical Srebrenica in Pagoda land
By Dr. Hanif Hassan Ali Al Qassim Geneva, Feb 22 (IPS) – The massacre of…
Burma yet to create safe space for return of Rohingya: FM
Sylhet, Feb 23 (UNB) – Although Myanmar has agreed to take back eight lakh Rohingyas,…
Vigilante ‘Cow Protection’ groups attack minorities
Authorities Should End Communal Rhetoric, Prosecute Assailants New York – The Indian government should prevent…
‘Nothing for us, without us’
By Justus Wanzala Makuleni, Kenya, Feb 18 2019 (IPS) – Julia Mutua is a resident…
Newsletter from North-East: CAB row generate patriotism!
by Nava Thakuria As if the people of the northeast (NE) India became more conscious…
Child protection in Rohingya camps still a priority for JRP
Dhaka, Feb 16 (UNB) – As children face “serious protection risks”, including psychosocial distress, neglect,…
Ensure Rohingyas’ basic rights, their repatriation: Dhaka
Dhaka, Feb 15 (UNB) – State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has said…
Emojis with disabilities a step for inclusion
As a person with a disability, I have never seen myself represented in the vast…
Committed to Constitution, not party, says Bd election boss
Dhaka, Feb 14 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday said as a…
12 Years Behind a Stove—Undocumented Immigrant in NY City
NEW YORK, Feb 12 2019 (IPS) – One chilly afternoon in November 2005, Hilarino came by…
Don’t reveal children’s identity in criminal cases, HC to media
Dhaka, Feb 12 (UNB) – The High Court on Tuesday directed all media including the…
Swedish Krona supported the struggle against apartheid
STOCKHOLM, Feb 11 2019 (IPS) – Between 1982 and 1988 Birgitta Karlström Dorph was on a…
HR action must lead to real changes in Bangladesh: UN
Dhaka, Feb 10 (UNB) – UN Resident Coordinator Mia Seppo on Sunday said human rights…
Info Minister seeks global efforts for ‘Internet Ombudsman’
Dhaka, Feb 9 – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said time has come…
Desertification: The right to life, liberty, and land
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 7 2019 (IPS) – Sustainable land management is becoming more important than ever…
Civil society for resuming South Asian Regional Cooperation
Colombo, 30 January 2019 We, members of civil society networks of South Asia gathered in…
Indian nationals warned of ‘fake embassy calls’
bahrain – February 06, 2019 Some recent incidents have come to the notice of the…
Angelina Jolie seeks sustained global support for Rohingyas
Dhaka, Feb 7 (UNB) – UNHCR special envoy and Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has said…
HC wants another man languishing in jail produced before it
Dhaka, Feb 7 (UNB) – The High Court on Thursday issued a rule asking the…
UNHCR, WB together to ease Rohingya burden on Bd: Jolie
Dhaka, Feb 6 (UNB) – Noting that it is one of the toughest tasks to…
Truly global efforts must to abolish female genital mutation
NEW DELHI, Feb 6 2019 (IPS) – According to official data on the global prevalence of…