Human Rights 75 Initiative

“Together, let’s rejuvenate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, demonstrate how it can meet the needs of our time AND advance its promise of freedom, equality and justice for all”. Pledges for Human Rights There were more than 286 pledges made from 150 Member States, NGOs, businesses and UN entities on a wide range of…

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Three difficult choices to heal economy

Bangladesh yesterday made three major decisions to cushion the economy against critical risks such as stubborn inflation and depletion of foreign currency reserves.In a rare move, the central bank devalued the local currency by Tk 7 to Tk 117, the steepest slide in a day against the mighty dollar. What is more, it loosened its age-old…

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Jamaat congratulated the interim government

Amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami congratulated the interim government. Shafiqur Rahman issued a statement on Thursday (August 8). In the statement, he said, ‘On August 5, the dictator Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country in the face of the mass movement of the students. The country has been freed from the dictator due to the…

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