Commission on disappearances submits second interim report to Yunus
The Commission of Enquiry on Enforced Disappearances has submitted its second interim report to Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.
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UN resident chief reassures Yunus of solidarity with transition process聽
The United Nations resident coordinator, Gwyn Lewis, on Tuesday held a meeting with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his official residence Jamuna in the capital where they discussed advancing development in Bangladesh...
How interim elite resurrects regime in disguise
I WAS struck, perhaps not entirely surprised though, when Professor Muhammad Yunus recently noted that only one political party is still actively calling for elections in December. It was a sobering reminder of the dismal state of political pluralism in Bangladesh, a country where democratic aspirations have too often been sacrificed at the altar of elite consensus or...
Most parties want polls road map
Most political parties in a meeting with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday demanded an election road map without further delay while the Bangladesh Nationalist Party said that there was no reason to hold national election beyond December.
Prof Yunus vows to announce July Charter on political consensus
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the July Charter will be announced by reaching consensus with all political parties.
Second phase of talks between consensus commission and political parties begins
The second phase of talks between the National Consensus Commission and the political parties began at Foreign Service Academy on Bayley Road in the capital on Monday.
Yunus receives images of new banknotes
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Monday handed over images of six newly designed banknotes to chief adviser Muhammad Yunus.
Yunus sits with political parties today
Interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will start the second phase of talks between the National Consensus Commission and the political parties today to reach a consensus on state reforms and also to finalise the July Charter.
China to cooperate with Bangladesh on agriculture, research
Visiting Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao on Sunday said his country was ready to extend cooperation with Bangladesh in trade and commerce, with a particular eye on agriculture, jute, marine fisheries and research.
Yunus urges Chinese investors to make Bangladesh production hub
Interim government鈥檚 chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday called upon Chinese businesses to invest in Bangladesh and make the country a production hub.
Dhaka, Tokyo to ink EPA by year end
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday announced that the two nations will conclude an Economic Partnership Agreement in the coming months to deepen economic and trade relationships between the two friendly nations.
Expatriates鈥� remittance helps Bangladesh make turnaround: Yunus
Recalling the contribution of Bangladeshi expatriates to nation building, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday said the expatriates help Bangladesh make a turnaround from ruins.
Yunus urges Japanese firms to invest in Bangladesh
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday called upon Japanese companies to invest in Bangladesh and help its economic recovery and rebuilding efforts.
Build 鈥榯hree zero clubs鈥� to save the planet, Yunus urges youths in Japan
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday urged the youths to build 鈥榯hree zero clubs鈥� to save the planet from destruction saying the planet will not sustain under the current civilization.
Yunus sticks to polls by June next year
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has remained stick to his position that the national election would be held anytime between December this year and June next year.
World passing time of uncertainty, global trust at risk: Professor Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said that global trust is at risk now as the world is passing a time of great uncertainty...
Prof Yunus to leave for Tokyo tonight
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will leave Dhaka early Wednesday on a four-day official visit to Japan to attend the 30th Nikkei Forum and hold talks with Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba to boost bilateral cooperation.
Yunus for speedy MIDI infrastructure work
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for the expedited development of key infrastructure in the Matarbari region, aiming to transform the coastal area into Bangladesh鈥檚 premier manufacturing and export-orientated free trade zone...
Chief justice calls on Yunus
The chief justice, Syed Refaat Ahmed, held a meeting with the chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday at the state guest house Jamuna...
41 Australian MPs write to Yunus for clear election road map
Forty-one Australian senators and members of parliament in a letter to Bangladesh interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus have called for an urgent announcement of a clear and specific electoral roadmap.
Nat鈥檒 govt with Yunus as president demanded
A group of people at an event in the capital鈥檚 Shahbagh area on Saturday demanded that chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus should be made the president of the country...
Professor Yunus to meet with advisers after ECNEC meeting
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is likely to sit with his colleagues at the Council of Advisers shortly after Saturday鈥檚 scheduled meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council to discuss the current issues, a senior official told UNB on Saturday...
BNP delegation to meet with Professor Yunus today
Amid growing political tensions and various speculations, a Bangladesh Nationalist Party delegation will hold a meeting with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday...
Yunus鈥檚 resignation intent draws mixed reaction
The interest expressed by chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at an advisory council meeting on Thursday to resign under existing political circumstances drew mixed reactions from political parties.
Announce polls to avert unrest, BNP urges Yunus
Stating that the delay in holding the next parliamentary elections was fuelling instability in the country, Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Zainul Abedin Farroque on Friday said that his party would be aggrieved if interim government...
Disappointed Yunus mulls resignation
Bangladesh's interim government chief, Professor Muhammad Yunus, apparently perturbed by the current political situation marked by frequent street protests and bickering among parties, told his cabinet colleagues on Thursday that he would not continue...
BNP calls for early polls
Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party at a discussion on Wednesday called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to hold general elections as early as possible for democratic transition of the country...
TNZ workers suspend their sit-in programme near Jamuna
Protesting readymade garment workers of TNZ Group on Tuesday night suspended their sit-in near chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 official residence Jamuna in the capital after the government assured them of paying their arrears within seven working days...
Prof Yunus to visit UK after Eid to refresh Dhaka-London bonds
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to pay an official visit to the United Kingdom shortly after Eid-ul-Azha as the two countries are putting in efforts to refresh their bonds and work ever more closely together on economic, trade and investment fronts.
RMG workers hold 鈥楳arch to Jamuna鈥� for dues
Several hundred readymade garment workers on Tuesday marched towards chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 official residence Jamuna in the capital, demanding payment of their arrears...