Govt committed for polls on time, Yunus tells Crisis Group
The interim government is steadfast to hold the elections on schedule, refusing to delay the vote for any demands, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Thursday.
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Army chief calls on chief adviser
Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman paid a courtesy call on chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in on Wednesday.
Yunus orders steps for peaceful polls
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps and preparations for holding peaceful elections in the country...
Polls in Dec, reforms must be done by then: Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday stressed the urgency for implementing reforms, stating that the government had limited time before elections in December.
HC quashes food adulteration case against Professor Yunus
The High Court on Monday quashed a 2010 food adulteration case against Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, former chairman of Grameen Danone Food Limited, and two vendors from Chawk Bazar market in Dhaka...
Yunus orders police to strengthen effort to maintain law and order
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday directed the police to strengthen their efforts to maintain law and order so that every citizen of the country, including the minorities, feel safe...
Yunus holds meeting with police officers today
Amid a deteriorating law and order situation, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is set to hold a special meeting with top field-level police officers today.
China鈥檚 Longi to invest in Bangladesh: envoy
Longi, the largest solar panel manufacturer in the world, has decided to set up an office and invest in solar panel manufacturing in Bangladesh, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen said on Sunday.
CA, UN chief take iftar with 100,000 Rohingyas in Ukhiya
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres took Iftar with about one lakh Rohingyas at Ukhiya refugee camp in Cox鈥檚 Bazar today.
YUNUS-GUTERRES MEET:聽Election in Dec if parties settle for聽brief reforms
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday told the visiting United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres that the national election could be held in December this year if the political parties agreed to 鈥榓 short package鈥� of...
Yunus, UN chief to visit Rohingya camps on Friday
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, together with UN secretary-general Ant贸nio Guterres, is scheduled to visit the Rohingya camp in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Friday as the UN chief is set to embark on Bangladesh visit as part of his annual Ramadan solidarity tour...
Prof Yunus calls for quick action to recover billions in stolen money
The Bangladesh interim government led by chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will enact a special law soon to facilitate the process of bringing back the money laundered from the country...
Bangladesh interim govt head Yunus likely to visit China, Thailand, Japan soon
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is likely to visit China, Thailand and Japan 鈥� respectively in March, April and May as part of his global outreach and strengthening ties and building stronger relationships across countries through cooperation and partnerships, officials said...
Yunus calls for resisting聽anti-women forces together
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said that the mentality of looking down on women in society must be changed.
Interim govt to effect parts of July charter advice: Yunus
The chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, said on Thursday that the interim government would implement part of the July Charter to be signed by the political parties after the dialogue on the reforms recommended by six commissions.
Prof Yunus invited to World Meeting on Human Fraternity in Vatican city
The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, has been invited by Pope Francis to attend the World Meeting on Human Fraternity in Vatican city on September 12-13 in 2025.
Hasina will face trial for crimes against humanity, says Professor Yunus
Bangladesh chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in an interview with the United Kingdom-based Sky News has said that the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina will stand trial for crimes against humanity...
Chief adviser Yunus opens Anjuman J R Tower
The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Monday inaugurated Anjuman J R Tower, the headquarters of charity Anjuman Mufidul Islam, at Kakrail in Dhaka.
Fugitive party聽trying to destabilise Bangladesh: Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said that a fugitive party was making every effort to unsettle Bangladesh.
CALL FOR UN ENGAGEMENT: Investigating violence against minoritised communities
WHEN the chief advisor professor Muhammad Yunus extended an official invitation to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to conduct an independent fact-finding into human rights violations committed during the July mass uprising, it was highly commended by rights organisations and civil society alike, except for those sections of...
Yunus seeks UN support to solve Rohingya crisis聽
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday sought the support of the UN special envoy on Myanmar, Julie Bishop, in resolving Rohingya crisis.
KUET ATTACK: Students give memo to CA
A group of students from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology on Sunday offered a memorandum to chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus demanding the arrest of attackers on KUET students on its campus on February 18 and the resignation of the university鈥檚 vice-chancellor...
KUET student representatives move towards Dhaka to meet with CA
A delegation of 80 students of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology on Sunday left Khulna for Dhaka to meet chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus amid unrest on their campus following series of clashes between two groups of students...
Language Movement鈥檚 importance immense in liberation struggle: Professor Yunus
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday said importance of the language movement in the history of nation鈥檚 liberation struggle is immense as through this movement the foundation of a non-communal, democratic, language-based nation and state system was laid.
Bangladeshi youths ready to take lead in building new world: CA
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said that the country鈥檚 young generation wanted to lead the world apart from building a new Bangladesh...
Professor Yunus releases commemorative postage stamp on Int鈥檒 Mother Language Day
The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Wednesday released a commemorative postage stamp, an opening envelope and a canceller on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day to be observed on February 21.
Bhutan for joint venture investment to explore hydropower potentials
Bhutan ambassador in Dhaka Rinchen Kuentsyl on Tuesday paid a farewell call on Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.
Bangladesh interim government chief calls for creating scopes for youth
The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday called for creating scopes for youth to tap their immense potential.
Bangladesh govt scraps police verification for passport
Chief adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday told the deputy commissioners鈥� annual conference that the government had scrapped the provision regarding police verification generally required for anyone to get passport.
Yunus urges DCs to uphold law, monitor market
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday asked the deputy commissioners to strictly maintain law and order and strengthen market monitoring in the country.