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‘Uprising achieved through youth's sacrifice is the significance of this year’s book fair’
Chief Advisor to the interim government, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus said the uprising achieved through the sacrifice of the youth is the new significance of this years book fair. He said this in his speech after inaugurating the Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Saturday afternoon. The chief...
HRW hands over report to CA, says Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances, killings
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has handed a report on the July Uprising to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, saying that officers had told them the ousted Bangladesh dictator, Sheikh Hasina directly ordered enforced disappearances and killings. A HRW delegation led by Elaine Pearson, Asia...
CA mourns death of KM Shafiullah
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday expressed deep shock at the death of retired Major General KM Shafiullah, one of the sector commanders of the Liberation War and former army chief. In a condolence message, Prof Yunus said KM Shafiullah played an important role as a sector commander...
CA returns home from Switzerland
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus arrived in Dhaka from Switzerland after attending the World Economic Forums annual meeting in Davos where he was hailed as a beacon, hero and an amazing image of stability. A commercial flight of the Emirates Airlines carrying the Chief Adviser and his small...
CA leaves Switzerland for home
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has left Switzerland for home wrapping up his four-day visit to join the World Economic Forum annual meeting in the Swiss city of Davos, reports BSS. A commercial flight of the Emirates airline carrying the chief adviser and his entourage departed the...
CA to return home Saturday
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is set to depart Davos for Dhaka on Friday night (Switzerland time) via Zurich International Airport, concluding his busy four-day schedule at the World Economic Forums annual meeting, which included nearly 50 engagements, reports UNB. Permanent Representative...
CA Yunus calls for a system allowing people to vote "freely, fairly, without threat"
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has laid emphasis on creating a mechanism so that everybody in Bangladesh can vote freely and fairly without any interruption or threat to anybody while exercising their democratic rights. During a one-to-one conversation with World Economic Forum founder Klaus...
Bangladesh urges global investors to grab opportunities it offers
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has invited the global investors to invest in Bangladesh in a bigger way as the South Asian country is ready to have enhanced trade and investment ties with improved business and investment climate, reports UNB. We have always been saying Bangladesh is ready for...
Yunus for applying sports' power to bring social change
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged global leaders to apply the power of sports for bringing social change. He made the call at a plenary session on The State of Climate and Nature on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual summit in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday. Dr...
UN chief Guterres meets Dr Yunus in Davos
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in the Swiss city of Davos, reports UNB. During the meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, Antonio Guterres and Dr Yunus exchanged pleasantries. The...
CA holds talks with Belgium King, Thai PM, German minister
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today held a bilateral meeting with King Philippe, Kingdom of Belgium, on the sidelines of World Economic Forum Summit, reports BSS. The Chief Adviser also held bilateral talks with Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand, on the sidelines of the...
CA leaves Dhaka for Davos to attend WEF
Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka for Davos, Switzerland, at early hours on Tuesday, on a four-day official visit to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), reports BSS. A flight of Emirates airline carrying Prof Yunus and his entourage left Hazrat Shahjalal...
Chief Advisor greets Donald Trump on his new term as President
Chief Advisor to the Interim Government Dr. Muhammad Yunus has greeted Donald Trump as he begins his new term as the 47th US President. The Foreign Ministry said this in a short message on Monday. The Foreign Ministry said that the Chief Advisor sent Donald Trump a congratulatory message on...
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 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...
It's about plain robbery: CA on Tulip scandal
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has called on Britains anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq, the niece of Sheikh Hasina who has been facing controversy over corruption charges, to apologise for using properties given to her and her family by the Awami League regime. Muhammad Yunus told The...
No legal weakness found in scrapping 5 cases against Dr Yunus: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) said that there was no legal weakness or interference in scrapping five cases against Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus by the High Court. Advocate Mustafizur Rahman Khan, lawyer of Dr Muhammad Yunus, disclosed this observation of the Appellate Division of...
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 asks fire probe committee to submit recommendations in 10 days
Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus has directed the probe committee investigating the recent Bangladesh Secretariat fire to submit recommendations within 10 days to prevent fires at key locations. Dr Yunus gave the directive when the probe body was handing over their initial report to him at...
CA pays tribute to Jimmy Carter
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday paid a profound tribute to former United States President and fellow Nobel Laureate Jimmy Carter, who died on Saturday. The CA placed a floral wreath at the portrait of the late president and wrote a condolence message in the condolence book...
Chief Advisor signs inaugural envelope for Youth Festival 2025
Keeping the slogan come, change the country, change the world ahead, Chief Advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus has signed the inaugural envelope of the Youth Festival 2025 organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and under the overall supervision of the Office of the Chief Advisor. He...
Dr. Yunus's role in 1971 Liberation War
When the Liberation War broke out in Bangladesh in 1971, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, currently the chief adviser to the interim government, engaged himself in building public opinion in favor of the war while teaching at the Middle Tennessee State University in the United States (US). There,...
CA Yunus mourns ex-US President Jimmy Carter’s death
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed profound sadness at the passing of Nobel Laureate and former US President Jimmy Carter, remembering him as a remarkable leader, a champion of human rights and an advocate for peace and democracy across the world. In a condolence message, Dr Yunus...
ZEE News report on Prof Yunus is baseless: CA Press Wing
The Press Wing of the Chief Advisers Office has dismissed the ZEE News report about Dr Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladeshs interim government, as completely false and baseless, reports Dhaka Tribune. In a Facebook post on Monday, the CA Press Wing Facts said that the report is part of a...
Hand over power to people's representatives through holding elections soon: Zainul Abedin
Addressing the interim governments chief advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, BNP Chairpersons advisor Zainul Abedin Faruque said, Hold elections soon to transfer power to peoples representatives. He said this at a program of distributing winter clothes among the homeless in front of the National Press...
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....
Secretariat fire under control after 6 hrs
A fire that broke out at Building 7 of the Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital early Thursday has been doused after six hours of efforts. Fire service media cell inspector Anwarul Islam said the fire was extinguished around 8:05 am. Earlier, at a press conference, Director General (DG) of...
Chief Adviser exchanges greetings with Christian community leaders
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus exchanged greetings with representatives of the Christian community on the occasion of Happy Christmas Day at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Tuesday. Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain conducted the greeting exchange ceremony,...