PM gets emotional while talking about Rohingyas’ plight at UNGA
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina broke down and was overwhelmed with emotion in New York Thursday while talking about the everyday ordeals of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals – Rohingyas.
New Indian envoy in town
Newly-appointed Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Kumar Verma, has arrived in Bangladesh on Wednesday night, said an official of the Indian High Commission.
Global solidarity needed to face challenges
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for strong political commitment and global solidarity to face the challenges caused by the Ukraine war and other overlapping crises.
Bangladesh spends $1.22 bn a year for 1.2 mn Rohingyas: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (September 22, 2022) called upon the international community to take five actions to resolve the prolonged Rohingya crisis, including political and financial support to them.
Need to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance before it turns into a crisis: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the world needs sustainable political will and action to combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) that can cost millions of lives across the world.
New Indian envoy Pranay Kumar arrives in Dhaka
Newly appointed Indian High Commissioner-designate to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma has arrived in Dhaka.
We maintain ‘zero tolerance’ for enforced disappearance
Bangladesh told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that the government maintains a “zero tolerance policy” towards any misdeed, offence, or transgression by members of law enforcement agencies.
US didn’t give any specific reason yet
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said the US government provided no specific information to Bangladesh on the sanctions imposed on the country’s elite force, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), and some of its top serving and former officials.
Border tension: We’re ready to deal with anything
After a high-level meeting against the backdrop of repeated mortar shells from Myanmar landing in Bangladesh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said the government was ready to deal with any situation.
Rohingya Repatriation: PM seeks stronger UN, int’l community role
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday reiterated her call to the international community and the United Nations to play a stronger role in solving the Rohingya crisis by repatriating the Myanmar nationals to their motherland.