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Holy Shab-e-Qadr today
Soon the situation in Chittagong Hill Tracts will be calm: Obaidul Quader
KNF attack to loot money and show capability: RAB
Kidnapped manager of Sonali Bank returns to his family
Home Minister to visit Bandarban tomorrow to inspect situation
Haiti: Amid ongoing humanitarian problems, Security Council extends UN mission for another year
New York, Oct 15: The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution renewing the mandate for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in the Caribbean nation, urging political stakeholders in the country to fully commit to the democratic process and calling on international donors to strengthen their efforts in helping the Government.
Somalia: amid unstable security, UN warns of growing humanitarian crisis
New York., Oct 14: The top United Nations official in Somalia on Monday condemned the car bombing which left an estimated 13 people dead and many more injured in Mogadishu, the capital, amid a precarious humanitarian situation in the rest of the country.
UN chief set for Gaza visit to help jump-start massive reconstruction effort
New York, Oct 13: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Sundaythat he will travel to Gaza on Tuesday to visit several sites destroyed during last summer's conflict, spotlighting the need to help the enclave "look ahead and build a better future” and advance reconstruction efforts.
Earthquake strikes east coast of Japan
Tokyo, Oct 11: An earthquake measuring 6.2 on Richter scale struck off the east coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu, reports said on Saturday.
UN launches ‘game-changer’ software to help developing countries monitor forests
New York, Oct 10 (JEN) Accurate information is crucial for governments to manage their natural resources sustainably, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday as it announced the launch of new software it hopes will help developing nations monitor the state of their forests.
UN force commanders brief Security Council on challenges facing ‘blue helmets’
New York, Oct 10: From Mali to the Golan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Nations peacekeeping missions are facing increasing challenges as they operate in some of the most difficult security environments around the world, senior UN military officials told the Security Council on Thursdayas they weighed field strategy for the world body’s “blue helmets.”
Mali: Ban voices ‘outrage’ as UN peacekeeper killed in second deadly attack this month
New York, Oct 9: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced outrage on Wednesday at a fatal attack against United Nations peacekeepers in Mali – the second in less than a week – that left one “blue helmet” dead and wounded another, while the UN peacekeeping chief urged Malian parties to make a “credible effort” to reach a peace accord.
UN concerned over safety of civilians as ISIL intensifies offensive in Syrian border town
New York, Oct 8: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations human rights office on Tuesday voiced their grave concern for the safety of civilians caught up in the ongoing offensive by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the northern Syrian town of Ayn al-Arab, also known as Kobane.
UN in Somalia welcomes recovery of port city from insurgents
New York, Oct 7: The top United Nations official in Somalia on Monday welcomed the recovery of the port city Barawe from Al-Shabaab fighters, the first time it has been in Somali control for more than two decades.
3 US military officials feared dead as deadly typhoon tears into Japan
Tokyo, Oct 6: At least 7 people, including three US military officials are feared to have died on Monday when a powerful typhoon rocked Japan’s coast creating havoc in the archipelago, media reported.
UNICEF welcomes release of 70 Kurdish children after 120 days in captivity
New York, Oct 4: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday welcomed the release of 70 Kurdish children, who were kidnapped in May while traveling from their home-town of Ai’n Al Arab in the northern Syrian governorate of Aleppo to take their final school examinations.
UN, Liberia assessing food security impact of Ebola outbreak, planning response
New York, Oct 2: The Liberian Government, along with key United Nations agencies, is set to carry out a rapid field assessment on food security and livelihoods in the wake of the Ebola outbreak, as the top UN envoy on curbing the spread of the virus in West Africa arrived on Wednesday in the Liberian capital, Monrovia.
UN Assembly debate covers a range of pressing concerns: from development to Ebola to Ukraine
New York, Oct 1: The theme of this year’s annual high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was the post-2015 agenda of global sustainable development but it was by no means the only subject of the speeches as kings, presidents and prime ministers mounted the podium to speak on behalf of 193 Member States and two Observer delegations.
7 Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel attack
Kiev, Sept 29 : Seven Ukrainian soldiers have died in a rebel attack in the midst of cease-fire on Sunday night near the Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, media reported.
Over 30 dead in Japanese volcanic eruption
Tokyo, Sept 28: Over 30 people have lost their lives after a volcano erupted in central Japan on Saturday, reports said.