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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,...
Artifacts on display at Makkah exhibition
The Hira Cultural District in Makkah is currently hosting the revelation exhibition, drawing visitors from all walks of life, reports Arab News. The exhibition provides a unique opportunity to delve into the stories of the prophets, from Adam to Muhammad. A highlight of the exhibition is an...
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...
Vatican launches initiative named after Pope and Yunus
Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Saturday have jointly launched a Pope Francis Yunus 3Zero Club in Rome, reports UNB. The club aims to make an effort to usher in a transformative and inclusive future for humanity....
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...
Azerbaijan expresses interest in strengthening ties with Bangladesh
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev expressed his countrys eagerness to strengthen its ties with Bangladesh and elevate their bilateral relationship to new heights. He shared this view during a meeting with Banadesh Chief Advisgler Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the COP29 global...
CA pledges reforming labour sector
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said his government would carry out vital labour reforms in an effort to attract more foreign investment in the countrys manufacturing sector. He made the comments during a meeting with former British Prime Minister Theresa May on the sidelines...
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...
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar commends Prof. Yunus's leadership
Ahmed Eltayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al Sharif, expressed confidence that Bangladesh would thrive under the leadership of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. During a meeting with Prof. Yunus at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday morning, the Grand Imam praised his...
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...
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...
Chief Adviser off to Baku to join COP-29
Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday left Dhaka for Azerbaijan capitals Baku on a four-day state visit to attend the global climate summit Conference of Parties-29 (COP-29), reports BSS. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the chief adviser and his...
CA opens ‘Probashi Lounge’ for migrants at HSIA
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus this morning inaugurated a special lounge titled Probashi Lounge for the countrys migrant workers at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka. Our migrant workers are nation builders. In the July-August mass uprising, they played a...
CA appoints 3 special assistants to aid home, health, education advisers
Chief Adviser to the Interim Government Prof. Dr Muhammad Yunus has appointed three special assistants with the status of state minister, according to a gazette notification issued in Dhaka on Sunday evening. Under rule 3B (iia) of the Rules of Business, 1996, they have been given executive...
Libya keen to hire more Bangladeshi workers
Libya has expressed willingness to hire more Bangladeshi workers, including physicians and engineers, to develop the country and has invited Bangladeshi students to enroll in the countrys top universities. Libyan Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdulmutalib SM Saliman shared his countrys interest when...
Prof Yunus scheduled to leave for Azerbaijan on Monday ahead of COP29
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to leave for Azerbaijans capital Baku on Monday to attend the UNs biggest climate conference COP29. Global leaders and diplomats from across the world will descend on the capital Baku for the annual climate summit to discuss how to avoid...
Came to fulfill responsibilities not to exercise power: Adviser
Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan said on Saturday that the present government took the power to fulfill the responsibilities, not to practice power. He made the statement while addressing a seminar titled The Role of Smart Grid in the Future Power System at Dhaka International...