Salehuddin plays down IMF鈥檚 growth forecast
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday played down the International Monetary Fund鈥檚 observation that the Bangladesh economic outlook is gloomy...
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Govt prioritises timely textbook distribution: adviser
Education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud said that ensuring the timely printing, binding, distribution, and supply of textbooks was one of the government鈥檚 top priorities...
Businesses鈥� influence on market too strong: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that the country鈥檚 businesses were very strong in terms of maintaining a marketing system which was almost impossible to break for checking commodity prices...
Bangladesh chief adviser reaches Cairo to join D-8 Summit
Bangladesh's interime government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo at 11:00am local time on Wednesday to attend the D-8 Summit.聽...
Political parties hail CA鈥檚 announcement
Political parties on Tuesday hailed chief adviser Muhammad Yunus as he announced his government鈥檚 plan of holding national election by June 2026.
All that interim govt does for elections should end by 2025
THE chief adviser to the interim government Muhammad Yunus deserves thanks as in his address to the nation on the morning of Victory Day he has spelt out a timeline of a sort for national elections, which is a step forward from the unspecified duration of the interim government that people were worried about. He has said that with some reforms done and...
Lenders were 鈥榮oft鈥� to AL鈥檚 聽fake dev narratives
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday expressed displeasure with the queries from multilateral lenders while seeking additional fund for reforms aiming at reviving the economy wounded deeply during the past 15 years of the Awami League regime...
We want good relations with all: Touhid
Foreign adviser Mohammad Touhid Hossain said that Bangladesh sought good relations with all countries based on mutual respect and equality.
Yunus for tech expansion in CHT
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has laid emphasis on the expansion of technology in the Chittagong Hill Tracts to bridge the gap in communication...
Finance adviser hints at end to tax break
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that the tax exception culture enjoyed by industries over the years was due largely to low domestic revenue generation...
Inflated data impeded effective policy making: adviser
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday said that the government was facing challenges in stabilising the prices of essential commodities, saying that there were lack of accurate data on production and demand and the discrepancies continued to impede effective policy making...
EU countries urged to shift visa centres from Delhi
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged the European Union to relocate its visa centres for Bangladeshis from Delhi to Dhaka or to any other neighbouring country...
27 EU envoys stationed in Bangladesh, India set to meet Yunus today
Diplomats representing 27 countries of European Union鈥�20 of them stationed in New Delhi and the rest seven in Dhaka鈥攁re set to meet interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus today at his Tejagaon office in Dhaka...
India urged to accept August 5 reality
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain at a discussion on Sunday said that the relations between Bangladesh and India underwent a qualitative change following the August 5 regime change, and that the change must be acknowledged in order to move the relationship forward...
Salehuddin urges industrialists to invest in education, research
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday urged industrialists to invest in education and research to bridge the gap in skilled manpower and knowledge in the industrial sector...
SC upholds HC judgment scrapping 5 cases against Yunus
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court judgment that scrapped five labour law cases against Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, also the incumbent chief adviser of the interim government.
Peacekeeping force should be sent to India: Jahangir
Home adviser lieutenant general (retired) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday suggested that peacekeeping forces be sent to India instead of Bangladesh...
Policy swings, corruption lead to forex market crisis
Regulatory mood swings and corruption during the Awami League regime created disorderly conditions in the foreign exchange market, which led the foreign exchange reserves declining to levels too low for comfort, according to the White Paper on the State of Bangladesh economy submitted to chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday...
Sarwar appointed as Priyo Pay strategic adviser
Badrul Munir Sarwar has been appointed as strategic adviser of Priyo Pay, a San Francisco-based cross-border payment platform, said a press release...
Trade with India not to be affected: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said the ongoing political development between Bangladesh and India would not adversely impact trades between the two countries...
Dhaka wants reciprocal relations with Delhi: Touhid
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said Bangladesh wants good relations with India on a reciprocal basis, hinting that Foreign Office Consultations between the two countries might take place a day ahead instead of December 10...
DU VC calls on chief adviser
Dhaka University vice-chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan on Tuesday met chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna in Dhaka, said a press release on Wednesday...
Bangladesh seeks $6b from聽lenders for FY25
Finance adviser Saehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that he was expecting $1.1 billion from the International Monetary Fund in the next two months while expecting more funds against the demand for...
Bashir for trade bodies鈥� capacity dev for graduation benefits
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday said that Bangladesh needed to enhance the capacity of different business organisations and human resources to enjoy the benefits of LDC graduation...
Yunus urges Sweden to invest more in Bangladesh
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Monday invited more Swedish investment, saying that the interim government was carrying out vital reforms to ensure ease in doing business in Bangladesh...
CPD plays big role in shaping mindset for uprising: Yunus
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said that Centre for Policy Dialogue鈥檚 research and public awareness activities played a huge role in creating the mindset for the recent student uprising...
India needs to address Bangladesh鈥檚 concerns: Touhid
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Saturday said that India needed to address Bangladesh鈥檚 longstanding concerns to improve bilateral ties between Dhaka and New Delhi...
Salehuddin for inclusive public financial management reform
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Friday underscored the need for a triangular approach to public financial management or PFM, integrating the efforts of the public sector, private sector and...
鈥楪ovt not taking student coordinators鈥� safety issues lightly鈥�: Rizwana
The council of advisers in its meeting on Thursday discussed the safety issues of the student coordinators amid the situation they faced in recent times.
Bangladesh interim govt doesn鈥檛 want to go tough on students, says adviser
Home and agriculture adviser Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd) on Tuesday said the interim government did not want to go tough against the students.
