China Executive Vice Premier meets CA
China Executive Vice Premier meets CA

Executive Vice Premier of the State Council of China Ding Xuexiang called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today (March 27) on the sidelines of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) conference. He met the Bangladesh chief adviser at Boao State Guest House at Qionghai, Hainan this morning....

Starlink’s first Bangladesh trial to take place on Apr 9
Starlink’s first Bangladesh trial to take place on Apr 9

Tech billionaire Elon Musks satellite internet service, Starlink, is set to begin its trial run in Bangladesh on April 9. Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), announced the trial at a press conference at the Foreign...

Rizwana calls for stronger corporate environmental responsibility at Asia Conference
Rizwana calls for stronger corporate environmental responsibility at Asia Conference

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday urged a reimagination of corporate roles in environmental protection, emphasising that safeguarding environmental rights is a collective responsibility involving governments, businesses, civil society and communities. The Environment Adviser...

Bangladesh also walks out during Israeli speech at Global Ministerial Conference
Bangladesh also walks out during Israeli speech at Global Ministerial Conference

The foreign ministry has said some quarters have been misinterpreting an instant walkout by some delegates from the speech of the Israeli delegate at the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety on February 18, in Marrakesh, Morocco. This is to inform that the Bangladesh delegation was...

Corruption must be reduced for national progress – Home affairs adviser
Corruption must be reduced for national progress – Home affairs adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retired) has identified corruption as the countrys biggest challenge, warning that without tackling it, the nations desired progress will remain unattainable. He emphasized the need to curb corruption at all levels, noting that...

Saudi, IMF discuss recovery of conflict-affected economies
Saudi, IMF discuss recovery of conflict-affected economies

At the inaugural annual AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies, Saudi Arabias Ministry of Finance and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) co-hosted a high-level roundtable to address the recovery of conflict-affected economies in the Middle East, with a special focus on Syria. The session...

Tohidul Hussain, Jaishankar joins 8th Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat
Tohidul Hussain, Jaishankar joins 8th Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Tohidul Hussain on Sunday joined the Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat and shared stage with Indias External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar along with Foreign Ministers of the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Oman, Iran and others, reports UNB. Foreign Affairs Adviser...

CA to open 3-day DC Conference tomorrow
CA to open 3-day DC Conference tomorrow

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will inaugurate a three-day Deputy Commissioners (DC) Conference tomorrow (February 16). The conference is scheduled to be inaugurated by the Chief Adviser at 10:30 am in the Shapla Hall of the Chief Advisers Office (CAO) in Tejgaon, reports BSS. After...

Vanderbilt fined $500,000 by SEC for fans storming Court after win over Kentucky
Vanderbilt fined $500,000 by SEC for fans storming Court after win over Kentucky

Vanderbilt University was fined $500,000 by the Southeastern Conference on Sunday for allowing fans to storm the court following the Commodores 74-69 victory over No. 9 Kentucky on Saturday. This marks Vanderbilts third violation under the SECs revised access-to-competition-area policy. The fine...

Dr Yunus invited to Munich Security Conference
Dr Yunus invited to Munich Security Conference

The Munich Security Conference Chairman, Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, on Tuesday called on Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting in the Swiss city of Davos. Heusgen invited the Chief Adviser to join the key annual security...