- Hollywood films ‘Wicked’ and ‘Red One’ set to premiere in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh tennis team beat Yemen
- Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan urges for minimum and grant-based Allocation in COP29 negotiations
- Nations criticise vague climate finance deal at UN talks
- We’re reviewing election irregularities, plans punishment: Badiul Alam Majumder
- Death toll in Gaza surpasses 44,000
- International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
- Dengue takes 9 lives in 24 hrs
- Govt unveils treatment plan for injured in July-August movement
- Battery rickshaw blockade suspended until Saturday
- Akbar to be banned for two NCL matches
- Two bodies recovered in Naogaon
- Chief Adviser proud bringing Khaleda Zia to Senakunja
- I believe in free, fair, and credible election: CEC
- Shafik Rehman secures bail
- Former UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott dies at age 86
- Khaleda Zia makes first public appearance at Senakunja in 12 years
- Putin gifts over 70 animals to North Korean zoo following troop support for Russian army
- 4 foreign tourists die from methanol tainted alcohol in Laos
- Supreme Court stays ex-Addl AG Mehedi’s bail
Dr. Yunus advocates for a country where people hold ultimate power
Chief Advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus emphasized the vision for Bangladeshs future, stating, We want to build Bangladesh from now on in such a way that the people are the source of all power. Through this, Bangladesh will be appreciated in the world as a humane and welfare state. He outlined...
Armed Forces Day: Chief Adviser Yunus pays tribute at Shikha Anirban
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday morning paid tribute to the martyrs of the Bangladesh Liberation War by placing a wreath at the Shikha Anirban in the Dhaka Cantonment area. After placing the wreath, he stood in solemn silence for some time to show profound respect to the...
Bangladesh keen to work closely with Trump administration: CA
Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus on Thursday urged top Republican Party leaders to visit Bangladesh to witness the Interim Governments efforts to restore democracy in the country. He made the call when senior officials of the International Republican Institute (IRI) paid a visit to him at the...
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...
Chief Adviser Prof. Yunus visits Secretariat for first time
For the first time, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladeshs interim government, visited the Secretariat on Wednesday to attend a meeting of the advisory council. Dr. Yunus arrived at the Secretariat around 11 a.m., where the meeting was scheduled to take place in the advisory...
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...
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...
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...
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...
BNP upset at CA’s address to nation
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday voiced frustration over the Chief Advisers address to the nation as he did not unveil an outline for the election, reports UNB. Speaking at a discussion, he also warned BNP leaders and workers not to create a distance from the students...
27 envoys of European countries to meet Prof Yunus soon in Dhaka
Diplomats representing 27 European countries, stationed in Dhaka and New Delhi, will together meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus soon in a show of support to his interim government and boost economic cooperation with Bangladesh, reports UNB. Never before, 27 ambassadors from the European...
Govt to seek extradition of Sheikh Hasina: Dr Yunus
Chief Adviser and Nobel laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said his interim government will seek extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who fled to India after the fall of the Awami League regime in the face of a student-led mass uprising on August 5. We must ensure...
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,...
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...
Elections will follow reforms, Prof Yunus tells AFP
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus told news agency AFP on Wednesday that reforms are needed before his country can elect a government following the ouster of autocratic former ruler Sheikh Hasina. The speed of reforms will decide how quick the election will be, the Nobel Peace Prize winner...
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...