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Trump pulls US out of UN cultural agency UNESCO for second time

The withdrawal from the Paris-based agency, which was founded after World War Two to promote peace through international cooperation in education, science, and culture, will take effect at the end...

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Corporates

Restrictive laws, political pressures continue to limit media freedom in Bangladesh

Counsellor and Head of Political, Economic and Communication Affairs of the Embassy of Switzerland Alberto Giovanetti speaking at a programme in Dhaka on 3 July 2025. Photo: UNB

Bangladesh

UNDP, UNESCO assess Bangladesh's media landscape with Swiss support

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Corporates

We are the storytellers now: A UNESCO–CRIHAP Initiative to build the capacity of the Indigenous Youth in Cultural Heritage Inventorying

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Mexico's candidate for Unesco's director general position Gabriela Ramos Patina after a meeting at Jamuna in the capital on 20 April 2025. Photo: CA Press Wing

Bangladesh

UNESCO sees Bangladesh not just as member, but partner with real promise: Gabriela Ramos Patina

People from all walks of life join the traditional colourful procession, now renamed 'Barshoboron Ananda Shobhajatra', replacing the decades-old name 'Mangal Shobhajatra', to celebrate Pahela Baishakh on Dhaka University campus on Monday, 14 April 2025. Photos: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Bangladesh

Name change for 'Mongol Shobhajatra' requires fresh approval for recognition: Unesco

UNESCO, IPDC and News Network jointly launched the “Programme for Promoting Safety of Journalists” in Dhaka today (17 April). Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh

End crimes against media professionals and ensure justice: Speakers

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Events

Unesco, Windmill Advertising Ltd join hands to preserve, promote rickshaw art

Dr Khaled El-Enany. Illustration: TBS

Thoughts

A visionary leader for UNESCO: Dr Khaled El-Enany and Egypt's global promise

Mourners, including colleagues, carry the bodies of Palestinian journalists Mohammed Soboh and Saeed al-Taweel, who were killed when an Israeli missile hit a building while they were outside reporting, at a hospital in Gaza City, October 10, 2023. File Photo: REUTERS/Arafat Barbakh

World+Biz

UNESCO tracks surge in journalist killings in 2022-23

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City, on August 10, 2024. File Photo: AFP

World+Biz

UNESCO warns of global spike in attacks on students, educational facilities

A general view of the Grand al-Nuri mosque as rebuilding work continues in Mosul, Iraq June 5, 2024, 10 years after Islamic State militants seized control of the city and ruled for three years before being ousted by Iraqi forces and their allies. Photo: REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily

Middle East

Five IS bombs found hidden in iconic Iraq mosque: UN agency

This picture taken on 18 January 2022 shows renovations at the al-Nuri mosque in the old town of Iraq’s northern city Mosul. Photo: AFP

World+Biz

Five IS bombs found hidden in iconic Iraq mosque: UN agency