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 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.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the July Charter will be announced by reaching consensus with all political parties.
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.
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Monday handed over images of six newly designed banknotes to chief adviser Muhammad Yunus.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
The chief justice, Syed Refaat Ahmed, held a meeting with the chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday at the state guest house Jamuna...
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.
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...
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...
Amid growing political tensions and various speculations, a Bangladesh Nationalist Party delegation will hold a meeting with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday reviewed the country鈥檚 law and order in a meeting with advisers concerned, chiefs of the three armed forces and senior officials of the law enforcing agencies at his official residence Jamuna in the city...
The National Economic Council at a meeting on Sunday approved the annual development programme of Tk聽2,30,000 crore for the 2025-26 financial year with lower allocations for the education and health sectors.