AL to participate in election under interim govt, says Sajeeb
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, said that the Awami League would participate in the next election under the interim government...
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Appointment of Supradip Chakma as adviser opposed
A group of national minority people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts on Friday protested at the appointment of the CHT Development Board chairman Supradip Chakma as adviser to the newly formed interim government...
President takes SC鈥檚 opinion before forming interim govt
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday formed the interim government led by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus after taking opinions from the Supreme Court...
New govt must make clear issues people do not know of as yet
AN INTERIM government has finally been sworn in and portfolios of the government have already been distributed. The government, with Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as the chief adviser, has 16 other advisers, including two leaders of the student protests that ultimately brought about the downfall of the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League...
Bangladesh wants to keep good ties with all, foreign affairs adviser says
The newly formed interim government鈥檚 foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain has emphasised maintaining a balance with the big powers in terms of relations as the interim government begins its journey.
Pakistan PM wishes Yunus success in guiding Bangladesh
The prime minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, has congratulated Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on being appointed as the chief adviser of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government.
Advisers get portfolios
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad of the new interim government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, has distributed the responsibilities of various ministries among 13 advisers while keeping 27 ministries and divisions under him....
Strict measures against violence, attacks, looting demanded
Nagarik Odhikar Surakkha Jote at a press conference on Thursday urged the interim government to take strict measures against all forms of violence, attacks, and looting across the country...
Mosques asked to alert people about sabotage, robberies
Mosques countrywide had been asked to alert people about planned sabotage and robberies at localities through loudspeakers after every time of prayers and every hour from 8:00pm to 12:00am from Thursday...
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...
Indian PM Modi congratulates Bangladesh interim govt chief Yunus
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday night congratulated Professor Mohammad Yunus on the assumption of his new responsibilities as chief adviser to the newly formed interim government...
Authorities must attend to jailbreak, violence
THE incidents of and attempts at jailbreak in a number of districts after the fall of the Awami League government on August 5 point to an alarming law and order. At least six inmates of the Kashimpur central jail in Gazipur were killed and about two dozens were injured as prison guards shot them when the inmates attempted to break free on August 7...
Bangladesh gets interim govt led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Peace Prize winner and globally acclaimed economist Professor Muhammad Yunus was sworn-in as the chief adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh Thursday evening....
Restoring law and order, faith in people鈥檚 minds my first work: Yunus
Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus who returned to Bangladesh from France Thursday afternoon to lead the country鈥檚 interim government said that his first work would be restoring law and order in the country and bringing back faith in people鈥檚 minds....
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus returns to Bangladesh to lead new govt
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus returned to Bangladesh on Thursday to lead the interim government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina....
Interim govt will play role in establishing long-term peace in Bangladesh: US
The United States has said that the interim government, to be formed on Thursday, should respect democratic principles, rule of law, and the will of the people of Bangladesh....
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...
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim govt to take oath Thursday: army chief
Bangladesh Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has said that the armed forces will extend all kinds of support to Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, the head of the interim government....
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...
Leftist parties bring out rally in Dhaka
The leftist parties brought out a procession and held a rally in Dhaka鈥檚 Purana Paltan area Tuesday afternoon for formation of the country鈥檚 interim government...
JS dissolved, Yunus agrees to lead interim govt
A day after Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 fall, president Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday dissolved the 12th parliament formed through the controversial general election held on...
Outline of nat鈥檒 govt in 24 hours, say protesters聽聽
The Student Movement against Discrimination on Monday evening announced that it would give an outline of a national government within 24 hours.
Houses of state minister, 3 lawmakers attacked in 3 dists
Houses of at least four lawmakers came under attack in Barishal, Lakshmipur and Sirajganj on Sunday during the student protests with their one-point demand for the resignation of the government...
Protests intensify further, protesters ask PM to resign
Protesting students at a rally attended by thousands in Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Saturday announced a one-point demand for the resignation of the government, shifting from...
Left parties demand govt鈥檚 resignation
Several leftist political parties on Saturday called for the immediate resignation of the Awami League government, holding it responsible for the deaths of over 200 students and civilians during the student protests, demanding quota reform in government jobs...