- Zahid calls for integrated effort to build sustainable organ transplant system
- Bangladesh-China trade could drop to 24 hours via Myanmar corridor
- Govt. takes project to bring special children under health coverage: Muhit
- Proposed budget outlines roadmap for reviving devastated economy: Altaf Chowdhury
- 'New taxes could cripple the housing sector'
- JS unanimously adopts motion thanking PM Tarique Rahman for China, Malaysia visits
- 7 more child deaths push measles toll to 709
- Every child with disabilities will be under Govt healthcare: Muhit
- Bangladesh calls for development-centred WTO reform
- Injured Leckie and Italiano ruled out as Australia prepare for Egypt clash
- 'PM’s China, Malaysia visits set benchmark for Bangladesh’s global engagement'
- 'Roid' released across 31 US cities
- PM offers ‘Munajat’ at parents' graves on returning home
- BGB foils BSF's push-in attempt at Habiganj border
- US stocks trim losses as oil falls and investors buy the dip
- US Embassy issues new warning to nonimmigrant visa holders
- Belgium into World Cup last 32 with New Zealand rout
- PM Shehbaz accuses India of covert tactics, says Pakistan faces hybrid security threats
- Iran wait on World Cup progress after late goal disallowed in Egypt draw
- Extreme heat puts birds and wildlife under growing stress across Europe
Bureaucracy and the Yunus litter: Major obstacle to budget implementation
Last Thursday, after 20 years, the BNP announced the budget for the new fiscal year in the National Parliament. At a time when the countrys economy is in a deep crisis, especially due to the one and a half years of misgovernance by the Yunus government, which led to increased poverty, stalled...
Iran’s patriotism vs. Yunus govt’s anti-state stance
The mega carnival of the Football World Cup is about to beginThe Greatest Show on Earth. Featuring 48 teams across three host nations, this years World Cup will keep football lovers engrossed for the next month and a half. Forgetting everything else, the entire world will immerse itself in football...
Court rejects plea to sue Yunus, Nurjahan 3 others over measles deaths
A Dhaka court on Monday dismissed an application seeking to file a case against former Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, former Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum and three other former officials over allegations linked to child deaths caused by measles. The application was submitted by Kishoreganj-5...
Case sought against Dr. Yunus, 5 others over measles deaths
A petition seeking the filing of a case against former chief adviser to the interim government Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum and five others over deaths linked to Haam or measles, was submitted to a Dhaka court on Monday. The application was filed by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
Is Yunus’s kitchen cabinet legitimate?
The term kitchen cabinet originated in the United States around the 1830s. The then US President Andrew Jackson valued the advice of his personal friends more than that of his official cabinet. Since they used to enter through the back door or the kitchen of the White House and hold discussions in...
Did Yunus Deceive Everyone?
You can fool some people for a short time. But you cannot fool all the people all the time. This truth is being proven once again. Over the last year and a half, what Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus has done while leading the country is being revealed, as the dark chapters of his tenure...
An inactive ACC, active harassment
The previous interim government, led by Prof Muhammad Yunus, brought baseless allegations of money laundering against eleven individuals and institutions without any evidence, solely to serve its own interests. Without any form of investigation, their bank accounts were frozen, the properties of...
Yunus’s wealth, deception and fraud
Prof Muhammad Yunus is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He has served as the chief adviser to the interim government for a year and a half. Yet, overshadowing everything else, he may ultimately be remembered as a self-centred, selfish and greedy individual. Whether or not Prof Yunus achieved...
Writ seeks travel ban on Dr Yunus and all advisers
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking an investigation into the role of the advisory council, describing the interim governments decision to cancel the measles vaccination programme as a case of criminal negligence. The petition also sought a travel ban on former Chief...
Restrictions on free speech marked Yunus era
Amnesty International has said that unnecessary restrictions were imposed on freedom of expression, association, and assembly under the interim government led by Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus. In a report published on 23 April, the organisation claimed that human rights activists and others faced...
Was mob violence part of Yunus’s “meticulous design”?
Few issues have generated as much controversy in Bangladeshs recent political history as the rise of mob violence during the 18-month interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. Critics argue that while the government promised reform and stability after the political transition of...
Dhaka Post ex-editor had to leave country after reports on substandard textbook paper
Former Dhaka Post editor Mohiuddin Sarkar has claimed that threats, intimidation and pressure following reports on alleged irregularities in textbook printing and business dealings involving prominent figures forced him to leave Bangladesh with his family. In a Facebook post marking World Press...
Failure of Yunus government's health ministry: Not a mistake, but a crime
Dr. Shamaruh Mirza, daughter of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, has sharply criticized the Yunus governments health ministry, describing its incompetence as a crime, not merely a mistake. In a Facebook post, she emphasized that more than 200 children have died as a result of...
Fragile economy amid interim government’s inefficiency
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is reportedly struggling to manage a fragile economy burdened by depleted reserves and mounting debt following the tenure of the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. Yunus, a Nobel laureate known globally for promoting the Three Zeros concept, has faced...
3,000 teachers targeted by mobs in three months under Yunus era
Brother we are teachers; we do not engage in politics. We supported the student movement. Please, dont beat us. Please dont attack us. Brother save us, please save us These were the desperate cries of several people trapped inside a locked room, pleading for their lives. Some were running from...
Measles deaths blamed on vaccine shortages under Yunus-led interim govt
A deepening measles crisis has triggered widespread fear across Bangladesh, with 138 children reported dead and around 9,000 infected as of Sunday. The outbreak, now affecting 56 districts severely, has raised alarm among families as children continue to succumb to the disease amid an acute...
‘Incompetent’ Nurjahan at the centre of the tragedy
Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in 2024, political debate continues over the performance of the interim administration formed under the leadership of Dr Muhammad Yunus. During this period, the management of the health sector came under intense scrutiny. Stakeholders allege...
Yunus wanted to complete the unfinished tasks of 1/11
On a January night in 2007, Army Chief Moeen U Ahmed called Prof Yunus. A brief account of their conversation can be found in the book Shantir Swapne, Somoyer Smriticharan (Dreams of Peace, Memoirs of a Time). The author of the book is General Moeen himself. On page 328, he wrote: At everyones...
Legal notice seeks travel ban on interim govt advisers including Dr Yunus
A legal notice has been issued seeking an investigation and a travel ban on all advisers of the former interim government, including its Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus. Supreme Court lawyer Barrister M Ashraful Islam sent the notice on Monday. According to the notice, a sudden and severe...
The link between 1/11 government and Yunus administration
Several individuals involved in or supportive of the 2007 One-Eleven (1/11) conspiracy remained influential during the tenure of the interim government. Those who stayed close to power during both non-elected administrations shared a singular goal: the erosion of democracy, the creation of an...
These deeds carried out by Dr Yunus were unlawful
Two prominent legal experts have shared their opinions regarding the various facilities and benefits secured by Grameen Group institutions, founded by Dr Muhammad Yunus, during the tenure of the recently departed interim government. Manzill Murshid Senior Supreme Court lawyer Manzill Murshid...
Flouting five-crore law with only one-and-a-half crore
During the one-and-a-half-year tenure of the recently departed interim government, only one private university was approved in the country-Grameen University, an initiative of Grameen Trust, founded by Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus. While applications for 22 private universities had remained...
Deep state debate and Yunus government
More than a month has passed since the interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus left office. However, controversy continues to haunt the Yunus administration. There is significant doubt as to whether any previous government in history has faced as much criticism as this eighteen-month-long...