Myanmar wanted to erase the Rohingya people through its use of "genocidal policies, The Gambia's foreign minister Dawda Jallow has told the UN's top court.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is hearing a landmark case brought by the Muslim majority of a West African nation in 2019, which accuses Myanmar of deliberately trying to destroy the minority Muslim population. Myanmar has previously denied the allegations.
Michigan street renamed after Khaleda Zia
A street in the US state of Michigan has been renamed in honour of late Begum Khaleda Zia, the three-time former prime minister of Bangladesh and chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Four councillors ...
Ganges waters talk may turn murky over politics, UN pact
Officials from both sides have started joint measurements of water levels in the Ganges, or Padma as the river is known in Bangladesh, as part of preparations to renew the agreement signed in 1996 and due to expire in December this year, according to Indian media reports, citing officials.
UN says won’t send observers to Bangladesh
The United Nations has said it will not deploy election observers to Bangladesh's upcoming parliamentary polls, citing the absence of a mandate from its principal decision-making bodies.
Responding to questions during the UN's daily press briefing in New York yesterday (5 January), UN Secretary-General's spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the organisation no longer se...
SBAC Bank inks deal with BB
SBAC Bank PLC. has signed an agreement to participate in the Bangladesh Bank Start-up Refinance Fund of Tk 500 crore to facilitate innovation and the development of new entrepreneurs.
In the presence of Nurun Nahar, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, S. M. Mainul Kabir, Managing Director and CEO and Nawshad Mustafa, Director of SME & Special Programmes Department of Central Bank, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective institutions at Jahangir Alam...
Govt to procure vaccines under EPI Programme thru DPM method
The government today approved a proposal in principle for procuring the vaccines being used in the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) for the current fiscal year (FY26) through following the Direct Procurement Method (DPM).
The approval came from the 1st meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs this year, held today at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat, with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.
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