The double standards of protests against Modi’s Bangladesh visit
India and Bangladesh’s strategic locations complement each other and offer an opportunity to further develop economic ties.
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COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: WHO
The report from a team of international scientists assembled by the World Health Organization (WHO) to examine how COVID-19 first spread to humans was published on Tuesday, and was described by the UN health agency’s chief as a welcome start, but far from conclusive.
Global leaders unite in urgent call for international pandemic treaty
New treaty would signal high-level political action needed to protect the world from future health crises
Priyadarshini and the battle for Bangladesh in 1971
An ode to Indira Gandhi by a Bangladeshi citizen
India donates 200,000 vaccines to protect UN blue helmets against COVID
India shipped out 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday to inoculate UN blue helmets serving in peacekeeping missions.
UN teams assisting tens of thousands of refugees, after massive fire rips through camp in Bangladesh
United Nations humanitarian personnel are on the ground evacuating tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees, after a devastating fire tore through the Kutupalong camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the world’s largest refugee camp.
Russia and China push for U.N summit, lash out at West
Both countries’ ties with Washington are strained.
Afghan Foreign Minister in Delhi, India reiterares support for Afghan peace process
This is the first high profile visit since the Moscow conference on Afghan peace process last week
Eight children killed this month, as fighting intensifies in Yemen: UNICEF
The brutal conflict in Yemen continues to exact a devastating toll on children, with at least eight killed and a further 33 injured in attacks since the beginning of March, UNICEF said on Saturday.
Scores of schools ‘reportedly occupied’ by security forces in Myanmar: UNICEF
Security forces in Myanmar have reportedly occupied more than 60 schools and university campuses across the country, marking a further escalation of the crisis, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.