Bomb attack on Bangladesh temple injures 9
Dhaka, Dec 5 (IBNS) At least nine people were injured in a bomb attack at the Kantajeu Temple in Bangladesh's Dinajpur area on Saturday, media reports said.
Bangladesh executes two opposition leaders for war crimes
Dhaka, Nov 22 (IBNS) Bangladesh on Sunday hanged BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid for the crimes committed by them against humanity during 1971.
Bangladesh: UN rights chief calls for protection of writers threatened by extremists
New York, Nov 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): In the wake of recent violence against publishers, writers, bloggers and civil society groups by extremists in Bangladesh, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday condemned the acts and urged the Government to take "urgent, concerted measures to ensure the protection of all those who are being threatened by extremists operating in the country."
Terrorism and climate change greatest threats to humanity: Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina
New York, Oct 1 (IBNS): As the global community marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that two global challenges pose the greatest threat to the sustainability of humankind: terrorism and violent extremism, and climate change.
Bangladeshi PM wins UN environment prize for leadership on climate change
New York, Sept 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh has been announced as one of the winners of the United Nations Champions of the Earth award in recognition of her country’s initiatives to address climate change.
Bangladeshi PM wins UN environment prize for leadership on climate change
New York, Sept 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh has been announced as one of the winners of the United Nations Champions of the Earth award in recognition of her country’s initiatives to address climate change.
Bangladesh: JMB leader arrested
Dhaka, Mar 23 (IBNS): Banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)'s leader has been arrested by Bangladesh police from country's Chittagong city, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh: UN welcomes payments to survivors of factory collapse
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS): One year after the global garment industry's worst industrial accident, the fund chaired by the United Nations to compensate victims of Bangladesh's Rana Plaza factory collapse has begun issuing its initial round of payments, as efforts to address the root causes of the disaster continue.