Youth urged to make world full of justice, peace, tolerance
Education adviser Professor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar at a programme in Dhaka on Wednesday urged the young generation to make a world full of justice, peace and tolerance...
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Bangladesh marks Int鈥檒 Day of Sport
Bangladesh commemorated the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on a nationwide level on Sunday, holding rallies, seminars, and sports tournaments around the country under the theme 鈥楾arunner Ongsogrohon, Kheladhular Manunnoyon鈥�...
India鈥檚 Maoists say ready to talk if crackdown paused
India鈥檚 Maoist insurgents, cornered by an all-out military offensive, have offered to engage in peace talks but insist security operations must stop first, a condition authorities have rejected...
Azerbaijan presses Armenia to meet 鈥榙emands鈥� for peace deal
Azerbaijan on Wednesday insisted that arch-foe Armenia must meet Baku鈥檚 鈥榣egitimate demands鈥� before the Caucasus neighbours can sign a peace treaty, the text of which they agreed upon last month...
European leaders, military brass meet over Ukraine peace plans
Senior military figures and European leaders gathered Thursday to thrash out plans for long-term peace in Ukraine, as the United States and Russia prepared for fresh talks on ending the war...
THREAT TO PEACE DEAL: South Sudan general, oil minister arrested
South Sudan troops have arrested the oil minister and deputy head of the armed forces, both allies of vice-president Riek Machar, as fears grew on Wednesday for the country鈥檚 fragile peace agreement...
Talks on annexed Ukrainian land non-negotiable: Russia
The Kremlin on Thursday ruled out giving back Ukrainian regions it claims to have annexed as part of a future peace deal, setting out a major red line as Russian and US officials met in Istanbul for a new round of talks aimed at normalising relations...
Stringent court action needed to make govt stop air pollution
THE High Court has rightly issued a warning against bureaucrats, noting that any negligence to protect the environment would entail action against the officials who would fail to comply with court orders in this connection. The bench sounded the warnings as it heard a petition that legal aid organisation Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh filed seeking the...
Trump, Putin set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine
US president Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday he expected to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine peace talks, in an extraordinary thaw in relations after a surprise phone call between the two leaders...
Bangladesh joins UN peacekeeping ministerial prep confce
A four member Bangladesh delegation, led by lieutenant general SM Kamrul Hassan, principal staff officer of the armed forces division, participated in the 2nd Preparatory Conference for the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial-2025, held in Indonesia.
Peacekeepers from Bangladesh in DR Congo are safe: ISPR
Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed in Democratic Republic of Congo are safe amid the ongoing conflict there, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Monday....
BRAC University holds lecture on crimes against humanity in Myanmar
The Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University has recently organised a public lecture titled Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar: Challenges and Way Forward for IIMM on its campus in Dhaka...
Nine South African peacekeepers killed in DR Congo
Nine South African peacekeepers have been killed in clashes with M23 forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including two from UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO, the defence ministry said on Saturday....
Iran Nobel winner addresses French parliament
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on Thursday called for an 鈥榚nd鈥� to the Islamic republic and urged human rights to be a precondition of any negotiation with Tehran as she...
鈥楽eeking Peace and Harmony鈥� under way at Abinta Gallery
Renowned and aspiring artists have displayed artworks in an art exhibition titled Seeking Peace and Harmony under way at the Abinta Gallery of Fine Arts at North Badda in the capital...
Malala tells Muslim leaders not to 鈥榣egitimise鈥� Taliban
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to legitimise the Afghan Taliban government and to 鈥榮how true leadership鈥� over their assault on women鈥檚 rights.
The west makes war, the east, peace
WHILE the west subsidises carnage in Gaza and Ukraine, the east does the opposite. For instance, one potential far east flashpoint has long been the India/China border, but that鈥檚 changing 鈥� for the better, due to high-level meetings in December between political bigwigs from both countries. It was the first such confab since 2019, RT reported December...
Thousands sign UK petition for Pelicot to win Nobel Peace Prize
Thousands of people on Thursday signed a UK petition calling for Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, for her response to the discovery that she had been drugged and...
Malala to visit Pakistan for girls鈥� summit
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend an international summit on girls鈥� education hosted by her native Pakistan, where she was nearly killed by militants as a schoolgirl.
Mohammadi defiant despite imprisonment
Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, says her body may be weakened from her long imprisonment but she still has a mind of 鈥榮teel鈥�, according to an interview published on Thursday.
Arab nations seek support for peaceful Syria
Top diplomats from eight Arab countries, meeting in Jordan on Saturday, called for a peaceful transition in Syria with UN and Arab League support following Bashar al-Assad鈥檚 ouster...
Exhibition spreads message of peace
A day-long art exhibition titled Artivism for Peace aimed at spreading message of peace was held at Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park in Gulshan in the capital on Sunday...
Peacekeeping force should be sent to India: Jahangir
Home adviser lieutenant general (retired) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday suggested that peacekeeping forces be sent to India instead of Bangladesh...
Iran releases Nobel Peace laureate Mohammadi on medical leave
Iran has released Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi, jailed since November 2021, for three weeks on medical grounds, her lawyer posted on social media...
Vision rooted in pragmatism and peace Future Bangladesh
BANGLADESH, with its rich history of resilience, vibrant culture, and untapped potential, stands at a crossroads. To earn respect on the global stage, the nation must channel its energies toward development, innovation, and peaceful engagement. While external tensions and internal challenges exist, Bangladesh鈥檚 path to global admiration lies not in confrontation but in pragmatic nation-building. By focusing...
Formation of commission on CHT issues demanded
Politicians, academics and professionals on Monday at a discussion on the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to form a commission to resolve problems in the Chittagong Hill Tracts...
Challenges, progress, and the pursuit of lasting peace
THE Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord, popularly known as the 鈥楶eace Accord,鈥� was signed on December 2, 1997, between the government and the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti. It has been widely discussed locally and internationally. The accord ended the 20-year-long, violent conflict and set the stage for inclusive, peaceful, and integrated coexistence between Bengalis and indigenous...
CHT Accord and a promise unfulfilled
ON DECEMBER 2, 1997, the signing of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord marked a historic moment for Bangladesh, promising peace, development, and political autonomy to the region鈥檚 indigenous communities after decades of armed conflict. Yet, as we commemorate 27 years of this milestone, the stark reality is that the vision of the accord remains largely unfulfilled, leaving many of its promises...
UN peacekeepers wounded in Israeli strike in Lebanon
Four UN peacekeepers were wounded in an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon on Thursday that also killed three civilians, the Lebanese army said.
Reforms can make Bangladesh a regional economic leader: BIPSS
Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies president major general (retired) ANM Muniruzzaman expressed optimism that Bangladesh could achieve sustainable development and establish itself as a key player in the regional economy with the right reforms...