ZEE News report on Prof Yunus is baseless: CA Press Wing
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...

Manmohan Singh will be remembered for his contributions to India's economic transformation: CA
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....

Chief Adviser exchanges greetings with Christian community leaders
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,...

WB commits to continue support for key reform initiatives in Bangladesh
WB commits to continue support for key reform initiatives in Bangladesh

World BanksOutgoing Country Director to Bangladesh Abdoulaye Seck on Monday promised the World Banks support for key reform initiatives that the Bangladesh interim government has undertaken. Seck made the pledge when he paid a farewell call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State...

CA mourns death of adviser Hassan Ariff
CA mourns death of adviser Hassan Ariff

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday expressed deep shock at the death of Adviser Hassan Ariff, who died of suspected heart attack, reports BSS. The Chief Adviser learnt the news of adviser Hassan Ariffs death as soon as a plane carrying him from Dubai landed in Dhaka late this...

Prof Yunus delivers lecture at Al-Azhar University in Cairo
Prof Yunus delivers lecture at Al-Azhar University in Cairo

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus delivered a lecture at Al-Azhar University in Cairo Thursday night. President of Al-Azhar University Professor Dr Salama Dawoud welcomed Prof Yunus on the university campus, according to a message received on Friday, reports BSS. Professor Dr Mahmoud...

PLO Secretary General thanks CA for powerful speech on Palestine
PLO Secretary General thanks CA for powerful speech on Palestine

Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Hussein Al Sheikh met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sideline of the D-8 Summit in Cairo on Thursday. The Chief Adviser told the PLO leader that Bangladesh firmly supports an independent state for the Palestinian...

Prof Yunus urges collective actions to end Israeli brutalities in Gaza
Prof Yunus urges collective actions to end Israeli brutalities in Gaza

Reiterating Bangladeshs steadfast stance for a two-state solution to the Palestine crisis, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday called for decisive and collective actions to end the brutalities unleashed by the Israeli forces in Gaza. We call upon all actors and stakeholders,...

Settle issues of 1971 to move forward bilateral relations: CA to Pak PM
Settle issues of 1971 to move forward bilateral relations: CA to Pak PM

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday urged Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to settle the issues of 1971 to help Dhaka move forward with its relationship with Islamabad. The issues have kept coming again and again. Lets settle those issues for us to move forward,...

President, CA pay homage to martyred intellectuals
President, CA pay homage to martyred intellectuals

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday paid rich tributes to the martyred intellectuals of 1971 on the occasion of the Martyred Intellectuals Day on Saturday, reports BSS. In separate messages on the eve of the day, the President and the Chief Adviser...

CA condoles death of poet Helal Hafiz
CA condoles death of poet Helal Hafiz

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday expressed deep shock at the death of poet Helal Hafiz, reports BSS. In a condolence message, Prof Yunus said the death of poet Helal Hafiz, a poet of rebellion and love, is an irreparable loss to the Bangla language and literature. He sought...

CA for flourishing technology to expedite communication in CHT
CA for flourishing technology to expedite communication in CHT

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday stressed the need for flourishing technology to accelerate communication in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) saying the countrys hilly region should be taken forward in education, technology and economic aspect, reports BSS. The hilly areas are...

Report on applications of deprived govt officers submitted to CA
Report on applications of deprived govt officers submitted to CA

The committee, formed to review applications of the government officers deprived of promotion during the ousted regime, submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday, reports BSS. Committee head Zakir Ahmed Khan along with other committee members today presented the...

New Delhi to increase engagements with Dhaka, says Indian Foreign Secretary
New Delhi to increase engagements with Dhaka, says Indian Foreign Secretary

Visiting Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Monday said New Delhi wants to increase engagements with Bangladeshs Interim Government and make joint and concerted efforts to boost relationships between the two neighbours. There is no second thought about increasing engagements. We see this...

Bangladesh Armed Forces symbolise resilience, patriotism: CA
Bangladesh Armed Forces symbolise resilience, patriotism: CA

Highlighting the commitment of the armed forces to safeguarding the nation, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said Bangladesh Armed Forces symbolise resilience, patriotism and dedication to peace, reports BSS. Your continuous efforts, during national crisis like disasters,...

Chief Adviser urges Sweden to invest more in Bangladesh
Chief Adviser urges Sweden to invest more in Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday invited more Swedish investment, saying the Interim Government was carrying out vital reforms to ensure ease in doing business in the country. Professor Yunus made the comments when the ambassador of Sweden, Nicolas Weeks, called on the Chief...

CPD contributes huge to creating mindset for student uprising: CA
CPD contributes huge to creating mindset for student uprising: CA

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD)s research and public awareness activities played a huge role in creating the mindset for the recent student uprising, reports BSS. He also said that the research organization has always been involved in...

CA lauds BSC for making profit
CA lauds BSC for making profit

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday hailed Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) for setting examples for others by continuing to make profit, reports BSS. They are examples for the state-owned companies, he said. The Chief Adviser made the comment when BSC handed him over a...

Bangladesh committed to sweeping labour reforms: Chief Adviser
Bangladesh committed to sweeping labour reforms: Chief Adviser

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the interim government is committed to carrying out sweeping labour reforms in an effort to attract more foreign buyers to the country. The chief adviser made the comments when a big United States labour and brand delegation called on him to...

CA orders probe into harassment of Journalist Nurul Kabir
CA orders probe into harassment of Journalist Nurul Kabir

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has directed the authorities concerned to conduct a probe into the incident of New Age editor Nurul Kabirs harassment at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka. Eminent editor Nurul Kabir has said he was harassed at the Hazrat Shahjalal...

Delhi must return Hasina to face trial, Prof Yunus tells The Hindu
Delhi must return Hasina to face trial, Prof Yunus tells The Hindu

Bangladesh will pursue the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus told The Hindu, reports BSS. He admitted however that he had no objection to her party the Awami League contesting in elections. In an exclusive interview with The...

Ex-Serbian President Tadić lauds Prof Yunus's leadership
Ex-Serbian President Tadić lauds Prof Yunus's leadership

Former Serbian President Boris Tadić paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday, reports BSS. The former Serbian president praised Prof Yunuss leadership and the mass uprising of July and August. He said he would be keen to support Bangladesh. I love...

CA for building “World of Three Zeros”
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
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...

Chief Adviser returns home after joining COP29 in Baku
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 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
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
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...