UN, EU, China welcome Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh
The United Nations and European Union in separate statements have extended support to Bangladesh鈥檚 newly formed interim government led by Nobel laureate Professor Mohammad Yunus...
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Finance div prepares economic report for finance adviser
The Finance Division has prepared an update about the economy highlighting the prevailing high inflation and falling forex reserves to submit to the finance adviser of the newly formed interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus...
Ex-US diplomat Milam hopes int鈥檒 support for Yunus-led interim govt
Former ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh and president of Right to Freedom, William B Milam, has expressed his hope that the international community beside Bangladeshi society will support Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government...
BNP, other parties congratulate interim govt
Leaders of political parties on Thursday appreciated the oath taking of the interim government at Bangabhaban headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, hoping that the government would be able to form a democratic government holding a free, fair and credible general election...
Yunus-led interim govt sworn in
Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus took the oath as the chief adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh along with 13 other advisers on Thursday, four days after long-time ruler Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India amid a student-led mass uprising...
Interim govt composition should reflect full-scale representation
NOW that it has been decided that Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus would lead the interim government and the installation of the government would be held this evening, it is imperative that the composition of the government should reflect a full-scale representation of society, with people from the Bengalis, national and religious minorities...
Prof Yunus鈥檚 sentence in labour case cancelled
The Labour Appellate Tribunal on Wednesday cancelled the six-month jail sentences of Grameen Telecom chairman and Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and three others in a case filed over labour law violations...
Violence is our enemy, please don鈥檛 create more enemies, Prof Yunus says
Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus described violence as an enemy and said that the people should make Bangladesh a wonderful country for them and for future generations.
Yunus flies for home, interim govt鈥檚 oath likely today
Nobel laureate professor Mohammad Yunus will return home from Paris today to lead the interim government to be formed following the recent political changeover spurred by a student-led mass uprising.聽..
Nobel laureate Yunus to lead interim govt in Bangladesh
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was named as the chief of the interim government on Tuesday night, few hours after the president, Mohammed Shahabuddin, dissolved the 12th parliament formed through the controversial January 7 general election...
HC rejects Prof Yunus鈥� plea for cancelling embezzlement charge
The High Court on Wednesday summarily rejected a petition filed by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and six of his Grameen Telecom colleagues for cancellation of embezzlement and money laundering charges against them...
Trial of Prof Yunus in graft case deferred to August 5
Dhaka Special Judge鈥檚 Court-4 on Monday deferred recording the testimony of prosecution witnesses till August 5th in a case filed against Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and 13 others under the Money Laundering Prevention Act...
Malala calls to stop deporting Afghans
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai called for Pakistan to stop deporting undocumented Afghans, saying she was especially concerned about the 鈥榙ark future鈥� awaiting women and...
Musical event addresses Tagore as singer
Young Bangladeshi Tagore singer Joyita Tithi and Indian author and Tagore researcher Pitam Sengupta performed in an event on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on Tuesday...
PM invites Yunus to a debate with her
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday invited Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus to join a debate with her, saying that Younus got the most benefit from her and is now pursuing a propaganda against her using the money he amassed illegally...
US to continue to encourage Bangladesh to ensure fair legal process for Yunus
The United States said that it was closely monitoring the developments in the case against Nobel laureate professor Muhammad Yunus...
Yunus looted money from GB abusing power, alleges MD
The current managing director of the Grameen Bank said that Nobel laureate professor Muhammad Yunus looted crores of taka from the bank abusing his...
HC starts hearing Tk 600cr tax evasion case of Prof Yunus
The High Court on Thursday started fresh hearing on two writ petitions filed by Grameen Kalyan, a nonprofit social business company founded by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, challenging the National Board of Revenue鈥檚 claim of Tk聽600 crore income tax from the company for the years 2013 to 2017...
Cultural events mark Tagore鈥檚 birth anniv
Different government and private cultural organisations observed the 163rd anniversary of the birth of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore organising cultural programmes, discussions and awards ceremony in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Democratic transformation of society and state must for integrated development
Professor Muhammad Yunus (1940-), founder of the micro-finance famed Grameen Bank and a Peace Nobel Laureate, who is controversial at home and hailed abroad, now facing corruption charges brought up by a visibly hostile government, explains in an exclusive interview with 抖阴精品, the contentious issues relating to the allegations