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United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that the UN would continue to mobilise the international community to support Bangladesh as a host to the forcibly displaced Rohingyas. In a letter to Chief Adviser...

According to a new United Nations (UN) rights office study, journalists were coerced into not covering the July rebellion by Bangladesh’s intelligence services, such as DGFI and NSI operatives. It also showed how, during the student-led...

In the face of a funding freeze by the United States, the system’s biggest donor, the UN humanitarian chief stated on Thursday that United Nations aid organizations must change and become more effective. US President Donald...

Today, Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry thanked the UN Human Rights Office’s Fact-Finding Team for their thorough work in compiling the in-depth report on human rights abuses during the July–August 2024 student-led revolt. “We thank the Fact-Finding Team...

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday condemned the death of a World Food Programme (WFP) staff member detained by Huthi rebels in Yemen, calling for an investigation into the “deplorable tragedy”. The employee was identified by...

UN rights organ OHCHR has suggested restructuring of Bangladesh’s security and policing systems and as part of the process disband the so-called elite anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as it released its fact finding report on...

The Bangladesh interim government has welcomed the fact-finding report of the UN human rights office on the July-August protests. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released its Fact-Finding Report titled ‘Human Rights...

According to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Fact-Finding Report, military rifles and shotguns loaded with deadly metal pellets killed the majority of the 1,400 people who perished during the July uprising....

The UN Human Rights Office will hold news conference on Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh. The press conference will be held at the Palais des...

US President Donald Trump’s bombshell proposal to “take over” Gaza and empty the war-ravaged Palestinian territory of its people would be blatantly illegal under international law, the UN and experts warn. Trump announced his proposal on...