- Nasir Uddin appointed as new CEC, along with four others
- Garment workers block road in Gazipur protesting
- Dr. Yunus advocates for a country where people hold ultimate power
- New DMP Commissioner Sazzad Ali takes charge
- Shakib hints he might be available for Windies ODIs
- Robert Pattinson cast in Christopher Nolan's next film
- Ex-MP Shahjahan arrested
- South Korea donates $2mn to support WFP’s Rohingya food aid in Bangladesh
- Barrister Suman shifted to Habiganj jail
- Bhutanese Ambassador and BNP leader Fakhrul discuss SAARC revival
- Sohanur Rahman honored with YAS24 Award in Geneva
- Russia to provide 30,000 MT of fertilizer to Bangladesh free of charge
- Dollar stagnates as market evaluates Trump policies and fed outlook; Bitcoin soars
- US wants human rights respected in Bangladesh: Spokesperson Miller
- 'Touch Messi, and it’s a foul; we get nothing'
- ‘Gangaburi’ concluded celebrating national heritage afloat
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- Rickshaw drivers block railway line, disrupt communication with Dhaka
- Trump made no mention of Sheikh Hasina's leadership in interview
- President Shahabuddin recalls Liberation War martyrs on Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day: Chief Adviser Yunus pays tribute at Shikha Anirban
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday morning paid tribute to the martyrs of the Bangladesh Liberation War by placing a wreath at the Shikha Anirban in the Dhaka Cantonment area. After placing the wreath, he stood in solemn silence for some time to show profound respect to the...
UN decides holding high-level conference on Rohingya next year
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution deciding to hold an all-stakeholder high-level UN Conference in 2025 to propose a time-bound plan for sustainable resolution of the Rohingya crisis, reports BSS. This high-level Conference is part of a call from the Bangladesh Chief...
Armed Forces to continue collaboration with people to safeguard independence: CA
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed the confidence that the Armed Forces will continue their collaboration with people to protect Bangladeshs independence and sovereignty, reports UNB. In a statement marking Armed Forces Day, Prof Yunus underscored the vital role of the Army, Navy...
Education must foster creativity to create entrepreneurs: CA
Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said the countrys education system must foster creativity to create a generation of entrepreneurs in the country. He made the comment when he visited the office of the Education Ministry at the Bangladesh Secretariat, reports BSS. Humans are...
Khalilur Rahman appointed as High Representative to Chief Adviser
Dr Khalilur Rahman has been appointed as the High Representative of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus to address the Rohingya issue and other key priorities, according to a gazette notification issued Tuesday. He will hold privileges equivalent to an adviser. Dr Rahman began his diplomatic...
Pintoo was an out-and-out sportsman till his death: CA
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday expressed his deep condolences at the death of Zakaria Pintoo, the captain of Swadhin Bangla Football Dal, reports UNB. In a message, the Chief Adviser said he was shocked and saddened to learn that Zakaria Pintoo, a freedom fighter and the captain of...
Ex-Serbian President Tadić lauds Prof Yunus's leadership
Former Serbian President Boris Tadić paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday, reports BSS. The former Serbian president praised Prof Yunuss leadership and the mass uprising of July and August. He said he would be keen to support Bangladesh. I love...
Nothing negative suddenly emerging as Trump is President: CA
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said he does not see any negative thing emerging suddenly because Donald Trump is President of the US, stressing that he does not have any problem with Trump in a personal way, reports UNB. I think foreign policy of the United States is not something that...
BNP upset at CA’s address to nation
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday voiced frustration over the Chief Advisers address to the nation as he did not unveil an outline for the election, reports UNB. Speaking at a discussion, he also warned BNP leaders and workers not to create a distance from the students...
27 envoys of European countries to meet Prof Yunus soon in Dhaka
Diplomats representing 27 European countries, stationed in Dhaka and New Delhi, will together meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus soon in a show of support to his interim government and boost economic cooperation with Bangladesh, reports UNB. Never before, 27 ambassadors from the European...
CA to address nation this evening
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will address the nation at 7:00 pm today(Sunday) on the completion of 100 days of the interim government. The address will be broadcast on Bangladesh Television and BTV World, the chief advisers press wing said. The interim government, led by Prof Yunus,...
UK expects CA to lay out his vision
UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West on Sunday said the United Kingdom expects Chief Adviser to the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus to layout his vision for how all things will unfold as the government is committed to promoting national reconciliation, reports UNB. After her...
CA for building “World of Three Zeros”
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has delivered a compelling call to action for world leaders to build a World of Three Zeros, a world free from poverty, unemployment, and net carbon emissions, reports BSS. He made the call in a video message played at the G20 Social Summit held in Rio de...
Prof Yunus urges foreign guests to see graffiti drawn by youths
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday urged the foreign guests attending the Bay of Bengal Conversation to witness the graffiti and paintings drawn by the young revolutionaries expressing their emotions and aspirations, reports BSS. He made the call while addressing the inaugural...
CA calls for working together amid global challenges, complexities
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said they live in times marked by challenges and complexities globally and laid emphasis on working together to address those challenges, reports UNB. We know that when we come together, when we work as one, we have the power to change the course of...
Chief Adviser returns home after joining COP29 in Baku
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home Thursday evening wrapping up his Baku tour to attend the global climate meet titled Conference of Parties-29 (COP29). A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the chief adviser and his entourage reached the Hazrat Shahjalal International...
CA meets Azerbaijan President
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday met Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev at the COP29 climate summit venue in Azerbaijans capital Baku. During the meeting, they discussed issues of mutual interest. Earlier, Non-Resident Ambassador of Azerbaijan Elchin Huseynli in a meeting...
CA calls for new economic framework to tackle climate crisis
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said the world needs a new economic framework in an effort to tackle the climate crisis and create a new civilisation that works for the earth and its people, reports BSS. The Chief Adviser was speaking at a LDC high-level meeting with UN...
Country receives US$ 7 billion remittance in 3 months
Bangladesh has received remittance of over US$ 7 billion from expatriate citizens in the last three months, official data showed, reports BSS. Bangladeshi expatriates sent US$ 7.02 billion remittance to the country in the last three months, said a progress report on the works of different...
Prof Yunus calls for overhaul of global healthcare system
Chief Adviser and 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called for redesigning the global healthcare system and pharmaceutical companies. He made the call while speaking at a sidelines event on health services at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the capital of...
CA for 'zero carbon'-based life-style to save planet
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday suggested creating a new life-style based on zero waste and zero carbon to protect the planet from climate catastrophes, presenting his longstanding dream of creating a new world of three zeroes, reports BSS. In order to survive, we need to...
CA urges mobilizing intellectual, financial, youth power for new civilization
Chief Adviser of Bangladeshs Interim Government Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday highlighted the importance of mobilizing intellectual, financial and youth power to lay the foundation for a new civilizationa self-preserving and self-reinforcing civilization, reports UNB. He said while speaking...
CA to address World Leaders Action Summit at COP29 Wednesday
Chief Adviser of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus will address the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly known as COP29, on Wednesday, reports The Business Standard. The 29th climate summit started in Baku, Azerbaijan...
FIFA President to Join Youth Festival in January
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said he will join the youth festival set to be held in Bangladesh in January, reports UNB. Infantino accepted an invitation extended by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, who briefed him on the festivals goals and sought his support in bringing renowned womens...
Chief Adviser engages with global leaders to address climate crisis
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday had brief interactions separately with a number of leaders as COP29, UNs biggest climate conference, is underway. Prof Yunus met with Prime Minister Daniel Risch of Liechtenstein and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay of Bhutan. He also met with...
CA asks to put extra effort to focus on climate crisis
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday asked the Bangladesh officials and NGO and civil society leaders to put up extra efforts to highlight the countrys climate crisis at the COP-29 in Baku, reports BSS. He made the call just after he arrived in the Azerbaijan capital to lead...
Chief Adviser Yunus reaches Azerbaijan to attend COP29
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus reached Azerbaijan capital Baku on Monday evening (local time) to attend the UNs biggest climate conference COP29. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage, left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 11am...
Arrests were of AL activists, nothing to do with Trump: CA Press Wing
There have been no arrests or crackdowns on the supporters of US president-elect Donald Trump in Bangladesh, said Chief Advisers press wing, reports UNB. Some international newspapers have been aggressively spreading misinformation about the student-led mass uprising since Sheikh Hasina was...