CA hopeful SAARC can give dividends to people of the region if revitalized
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
$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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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 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...

More advisers will sworn in today
More advisers will sworn in today

More advisers to the Interim Government, led by Chief Adviser Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, will be sworn in on Sunday evening. Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam informed this to the media on Sunday. More to follow Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir...

Yunus-led interim govt congratulates Trump
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
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
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...

CA expected to join COP29 Summit in Azerbaijan next month
CA expected to join COP29 Summit in Azerbaijan next month

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is expected to join the COP29 Summit at the Azerbaijan capital in November, where at least 32,000 people will get together to mainly discuss the thorny issue of climate finance, reports UNB. Once finalised, the Chief Adviser is likely to be in Baku in the second...

Economy in a greater crisis than politics: Mintoo
Economy in a greater crisis than politics: Mintoo

Abdul Awal Mintoo, former president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and Vice Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has raised serious concerns about the countrys economic condition, stating that it is in a more precarious position than...

Election timing to be fixed under CA's leadership: Law Adviser
Election timing to be fixed under CA's leadership: Law Adviser

Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Saturday said the election timing will be fixed under the leadership of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus as it is a very important policy decision, reports UNB. He (CA) alone has the authority to declare it (election timing), Prof Asif Nazrul said in a statement,...

CA to hold dialogue with political parties
CA to hold dialogue with political parties

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is set to meet leaders of several political parties on Saturday as part of an ongoing dialogue, reports UNB. According to Chief Advisers press wing, fifteen political parties, including Gono Forum, Liberal Democrats Party (LDP), and Bangladesh Jatiya Party...

Dhaka hopes to see progress on materialising climate financing commitments
Dhaka hopes to see progress on materialising climate financing commitments

Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin has expressed hope that COP-29 will deliver concrete progress on materialising international climate financing commitments, reports UNB. In a meeting with Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to UN Chief Antonio Guterres and ASG for Climate Action at the UN, the foreign...