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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...
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...
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...
CA leaves for Egypt to attend 11th D-8 Summit
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus departed Dhaka early on Wednesday for a three-day trip to Egypt to participate in the 11th D-8 Summit in Cairo. The flight carrying Chief Adviser Prof Yunus took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 1:20 am on Wednesday, according to CAs Deputy...
CA, Timor-Leste President hold fruitful meeting, eye closer ties
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta on Sunday held fruitful discussions and shared their ideas to take the relations between the two countries to a new height. They witnessed the signing of two instruments- MoU on bilateral consultations mechanism and...
Bangladesh rolls out red carpet welcoming President José Ramos-Horta
President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta was accorded a red carpet reception on his arrival here on Saturday night on a three-day official visit, reports UNB. Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus received President Ramos-Horta at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on his arrival around...
CA urges EU states to relocate visa centres to Dhaka from Delhi
Chief Advisor Prof Muhammad Yunus has urged European Union (EU) member states to relocate their visa centres from New Delhi to Dhaka or other neighboring countries. He said this in a meeting with the diplomats of EU held at the Chief Advisors office in Tejgaon of the capital at 12pm on Monday....
Meeting held between CA, diplomats from EU member
The meeting between diplomats representing 27 European countries, stationed in Dhaka and New Delhi, and Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus held on Monday, reports UNB. The meeting started at 12 pm at the CAs office, according to CAs press wing. Earlier on Sunday, Spokesperson at the Ministry...
CA hopeful SAARC can give dividends to people of the region if revitalized
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged the SAARC Secretariat to work more intensely to make the regional body functional for the shared benefit of the South Asian countries, reports UNB. SAARC is a forgotten word. If you can revitalise it, this will give dividends to the people of the...
$16b siphoned off annually during AL regime: White Paper
An average of 16 billion dollars were illicitly siphoned off from Bangladesh every year during Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, leaving the country in a state of plunder when she fled after a popular mass uprising, a White Paper on the state of the economy during her rule said on Sunday....
Bangladesh condemns desecration of national flag, effigy burning of CA in Kolkata
The government of Bangladesh on Friday strongly condemned the deplorable acts of desecrating the national flag of Bangladesh and the burning of the effigy of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in Kolkata, India, reports UNB. Expressing deep concern over the violent protest outside the Deputy High...
BNP calls national unity
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged for a national unity among the political parties. We urge the chief adviser to hold the election immediately and establish national unity by holding discussion among political parties, Fakhrul told reporters after emerging from a...
BNP delegation’s meeting with CA in progress
In the wake of some untoward incidents over the past few days, a five-member BNP delegation, led by the party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, is holding a meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday evening, reports UNB. The meeting began around 6pm at the state...
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...
Govt nods draft of ICT Ordinance to penalise political parties
The interim government has, in principle, approved the draft of the International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) Ordinance 2024, paving the way for taking action against the countrys political parties for their indulgence in acts against humanity. The approval was given during a meeting of the advisory...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Yunus-led interim govt congratulates Trump
Bangladeshs interim government, under the leadership of Prof Muhammad Yunus, has extended its congratulations to Donald Trump on his election as the 47th president of the United States, expressing optimism for strengthened bilateral ties and future cooperation. We welcome this (his win). We hope...
Setting the tone: Prof Yunus pens 2 lines for BPL anthem
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is actively involved in the planning and designing of the upcoming edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the countrys only franchise-based T20 tournament. The head of the interim government has even penned the two lines for the theme song prepared for...
Yunus asks players to write about their hopes, demands
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Saturday has asked SAFF-winning Bangladesh womens footballers to write down their individual aspirations, struggles, and demands and share those with his office, reports UNB. Prof Yunus said these in a reception to the members of Bangladesh National Womens...