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To gain council approval, the Palestinians would have to gain nine votes out of 15 members and no veto from any of the five permanent members: Britain, France, China, Russia and the United States. For now, Israel has clearly rejected a two-state solution, and its parliament voted overwhelmingly in February against any unilateral recognition of […]
“All the hopes of the BNP are gone now. They (BNP) thought that their foreign friends would stand by them. Their hopes are completely gone,” said the ruling party’s general secretary. He said that BNP would not have even imagined that their movement would fail like this. BNP leaders thought that if their movement could […]
At the briefing, a Bangladeshi newspaper journalist said that more than 1,970 candidates from 28 out of 44 political parties are contesting the upcoming elections for 300 seats of the Bangladesh Parliament. To date, there were approximately 400 foreign observers. Instead of participating in such inclusive and participatory elections, the main opposition party BNP has […]
The United Nations has once again called for free and fair elections in Bangladesh and said that they will have something to say after the elections. “We call for free and fair elections where people can vote freely without any fear. Obviously, we may have something to say after the elections, but our position remains […]
Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of using schools, mosques, hospitals and the vast tunnel systems beneath them as military bases – allegations the group denies. On Thursday, military spokesman Daniel Hagari said Israeli troops had killed more than 2,000 Palestinian militants since a week-long ceasefire ended on December 1. He did not elaborate on the […]
The reporter had earlier asked about the UN’s stance on recognizing the genocide during the liberation war in Bangladesh in 1971. However, the spokesperson declined to comment on an incident that occurred long ago. He also clarified that it is not the job of the UN Secretary-General to designate an event as genocide; Rather, it […]
This letter has been sent at a time when many Western countries and groups are repeatedly demanding free, fair and inclusive elections in Bangladesh. This call has also been reiterated in regular UN press briefings. In his letter, the External Affairs Minister noted Bangladesh’s role in the United Nations and expressed the Government’s willingness to […]
The United Nations has once again called on all parties involved to ensure that the people of Bangladesh can freely vote, express their opinions freely, without any harassment. Secretary-General’s spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said this while answering a question during a regular press briefing on Wednesday.
Similarly, while not mentioning elections or enforced disappearances, Belgium’s representative called for repealing or revising laws restricting freedom of expression, the Cybersecurity Act and the law relating to foreign funding. America and Britain raised the issue of elections, but the Law Minister did not term all these as criticism in the press briefing. Chris Kucharski […]
The summary, based on information and assessments by the organization’s various expert groups, also includes recommendations made to the government by former High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet during her visit to Bangladesh. Most of the recommendations made by Bangladesh to the UN delegation to Bangladesh during the third UPR have not been implemented. Bangladesh said it […]
Israel responded to the deadliest attack in its history with sustained bombardment of Gaza, killing about 9,200 people, two-thirds of whom were women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Israeli ground forces have since moved into the area, where fighting continues. “The reality is that we have lost contact with many places of […]
