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Reform reports to shape new Bangladesh framework & charter
The reports submitted by four reform commissions today (January 15) will provide the framework for a new Bangladesh, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus said. Speaking at a briefing, he said the framework was based on fulfilling the dreams of a new Bangladesh and bringing those to fruition,...
Foreign investors allege investment hurdles in Bangladesh
Representatives of foreign companies have put the problems of investment in Bangladesh before the Chief Adviser to the Interim Government, Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus while having a meeting. In response, the CA said that he has ordered to bring all the companies under one umbrella to attract foreign...
CA urges quick solution to KEPZ land rights issue
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday asked the authorities to resolve the land rights issue of the Korean Export Processing Zone by early next month and bring all the investment promotion agencies under one umbrella to attract more foreign investment to the country, reports UNB. The...
CA urges Malysia to issue multiple-entry visas for Bangladeshi workers
Dr Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged Malaysia to issue multiple-entry visas for Bangladeshi workers employed in the country to facilitate their return home as and when required, reports UNB. The Chief Adviser (CA) Yunus raised the issue when Mohd Shuhada Othman, Malaysian High Commissioner to...
Media can criticize all including Chief Adviser: Press Secretary
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said the media must be made independent first to institutionalize democracy in the country. This is the high time to bring the powerful groups accountable. Because this government didnt interfere with the medias freedom and wouldnt do so in the...
Make Bangladesh a distribution hub for Asia: CA urges Norway
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus urged Norway on Sunday to make Bangladesh a central hub for distributing their products in the region and to invest more in the country to take the benefits of Bangladeshs youth force. Use Bangladesh as a base for distributing Norwegian products in Asia so that...
CA witnesses army maneuver exercise in Rajbari
Dr. Muhammad Yunus today (Jan 5) witnessed the maneuver exercise of an infantry brigade at Rajbari Military Training Area. Bangladesh Armys 55 Infantry Division organized the event on the occasion of Army Maneuver Exercise 2024-25, an ISPR release said. Chief of Army Staff General...
Solution of all problems possible if personality is awakened: CA
Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus said the individual has more power than the government. When the human personality is awakened, all problems can be resolved. Business should be done not only in the interest of the individual but also in the public interest. And it is possible to protect the public...
CA opens health card distribution programme for free treatment of movement’s victims
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday inaugurated the health card distribution programme of the Ministry of Health to ensure free health treatment to the victims of the July uprising in the countrys all public hospitals, reports BSS. The chief adviser inaugurated the programme at...
Over 1.26cr people enjoy benefits of social safety net programme: CA
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus today (Jan 1) said that currently over 1.26 crore people are being served under the social safety net programme. With the help of information technology, the allowances of social safety net programme are reaching the doorstep of the people through...
Shafiqul for paying minimum basic salary to journalists
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Friday said the owners of media outlets must provide a minimum basic salary to journalists, reports BSS. I am not against the Wage Board for journalists...but a basic minimum salary must be provided to journalists, he told a discussion....
Manmohan Singh will be remembered for his contributions to India's economic transformation: CA
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has conveyed his profound grief and deep condolences to the Prime Minister of India and the President of Indian National Congress on the passing of former Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh, who was a close friend of the Chief Adviser, reports UNB....
Minimum voter age should be stand at 17: CA
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus today (Dec 27) suggested that the minimum voter age should be stand at 17 years. To give their (youth) opinion on their own future, I think the voting age for them should be fixed at 17 years, he said in a video message played in an election dialogue. Forum...
Sullivan lauds CA for initiating vital political, election reforms
The National Security Adviser of the United States, Jake Sullivan, has praised Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus for the progress that the country has already made in turning around the economy and for initiating vital political, election, and other reforms, reports UNB. Prof Yunus told Sullivan...
BNP again set to take the streets
BNP, one of the countrys major political parties, is set to take streets again, as the leaders are not satisfied with the Chief Advisers remark on13th National Parliament Election. Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus recently revealed that the election date can be set between the end of 2025 and the...
Islamic extremism will never find a place in Bangladesh: CA
Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus said that Islamic extremism will never find a place in Bangladesh again. He made the remark during a recent interview with Patrick Foulis, the foreign editor of the British weekly magazine The Economist. I can assure thats not happening at all. These are...
CA mourns death of adviser Hassan Ariff
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday expressed deep shock at the death of Adviser Hassan Ariff, who died of suspected heart attack, reports BSS. The Chief Adviser learnt the news of adviser Hassan Ariffs death as soon as a plane carrying him from Dubai landed in Dhaka late this...
BNP disappointed over CA's statement on polls
BNP has expressed its disappointment over the absence of a specific election date in the Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus recent speech on the election schedule. We had expected the chief adviser would provide a clear roadmap within a specific timeframe. He did not do so, which has disappointed...
Govt to form education commission soon: CA’s spl assistant Aminul
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Professor M Aminul Islam has said the government will soon establish an education commission with a couple of days, reports UNB. The commission will be consisted of distinguished and skilled people, he said at the Deans Award ceremony held at the...
CA reaches Cairo to join D-8 Summit
Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus arrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo at 11 am local time today (Wednesday) to attend the D-8 Summit. The Minister of the Public Business Sector of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mohamed Shimi, received him at Cairo International Airport, the chief advisers...
BNP welcomes CA's remarks on election
BNP has welcomed the speech of Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus on the next parliamentary elections in his address to the nation marking the Victory Day 2024 on Monday, reports BSS. Mirza Abbas, a member of the partys standing committee, said, I hope the interim government will hand...
‘National Consensus Building Commission’ to be formed soon: CA
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the government will form a National Consensus Building Commission soon with the chiefs of six reform commissions. The interim government has formed six reform commissions in the first phase and I hope they will submit their final reports...
CA promises to control prices, fix economy
Reaffirming the governments commitment to fix the economy, Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on Monday called for collective efforts to keep essential commodity prices stable during the upcoming Ramadan, reports UNB. We seek everyones cooperation to ensure that prices remain manageable. We have...
Let truth be our weapon against propaganda: CA
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday called upon the media and the people of the country to present the true picture of the country before the world, saying truth should be our weapon against propaganda. Let truth be our weapon against propaganda, he said while addressing the nation...
Election can be held between end of 2025 & first half of 2026: CA
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the next general election can be held in between the end of 2025 and the first half of 2026 after accomplishing necessary reforms. Broadly speaking, the election date can be set between the end of 2025 and the first half of 2026, he said...
CA pays homage to war heroes on Victory Day
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus paid rich tribute to the martyrs at the National Memorial in Savar on Victory Day. On Monday (Dec 16), he offered flowers in homage at the National Memorial in Savar at 7:12 am. Accompanying him were Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta, several...
CA unveils commemorative postage stamp on Victory Day
In celebration of the Victory Day, the Chief Adviser to the Interim Government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, has unveiled a commemorative postage stamp worth Tk10, reports UNB. Along with the stamp, he also released an inaugural envelope valued at Tk10 and a data card priced at Tk 5. The...