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Month of mourning begins today
Award winning Muktijoddha to get special fund
Covid-19: 22 deaths, 1,541 new cases in 24 hours
Bangladesh Farmer Murder: One to be hanged, five gets lifer
Myanmar Army burns down another village in Rakhine
UN refugee chief impressed with Brazil’s ‘exemplary’ response to plight of fleeing Venezuelans
New York, Aug 20: While praising the “efficient, coordinated, humane and innovative response” by Brazil on behalf of fleeing Venezuelans, the UN refugee chief has said that the sheer number of those on the run is proving to be a major challenge, calling for greater international support.
UN refugee agency presses States to aid 49 refugees stranded on Mediterranean
New York, Jan 1: The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), on the last day of 2018, called on UN Member States to urgently offer safe ports of disembarkation for 49 refugees and migrants, including young children, aboard rescue vessels in the Mediterranean Sea.
Half the world’s refugee children not in school, UN agency finds
New York, Aug 30: With more and more children forced to leave their homes, over half of the world’s school-aged refugees are now out of education, the United Nations refugee agency said in a new report released on Wednesday.