Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on Friday raised a number of issues, including deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's extradition, water sharing of common rivers and border killings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the much-talked-about bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit. Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam
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Yunus seeks collective efforts rising above differences to strengthen BIMSTEC
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday called upon the leaders of BIMSTEC member States to extend their valued support in redeeming their collective commitments to revitalise the organisation, rising above differences and divergences. "We need a genuinely shared sense of mutual confidence and mutuality of interests, rising above our differences
Myanmar provides update on Rohingya verification process
Myanmar authorities have confirmed to Bangladesh that out of a list of 800,000 Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh, they have identified 180,000 Rohingyas eligible for return to Myanmar. The original list was provided by Bangladesh in six batches during 2018-20. The final verification of another 70,000 Rohingyas is pending additional scrutiny of their
Yunus-Modi talks will benefit people of both countries: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed optimism that the bilateral meeting between Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead to positive outcomes for the peoples of both Bangladesh and India. "This will undoubtedly benefit the people of Bangladesh and the people of India
Society collapses due to wealth, power concentration: Yunus
Highlighting the risks of wealth and power concentration, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said a society collapses sooner or later if wealth and power concentration happens in it. "Unless wealth is shared, you cannot sustain a society," he said while delivering his keynote speech at the BIMSTEC Young Gen
Money being invested to disrupt July-Aug mass killing trial: Tajul
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam said on Thursday that substantial financial investments have been made to disrupt the ongoing trial concerning the mass killings and crimes against humanity committed during the July-August movement. "We have received specific information about a large sum of money being invested by
Yunus, Modi to hold talks on Friday
Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit on Friday - which is being viewed as potentially the most significant development in Dhaka-Delhi relations since the July Uprising in Bangladesh. This will be the first-ever in-person meeting between
Efforts underway to address tariff issue with US: Press Secretary
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said their ongoing work with the US government is expected to help address the tariff issue. The United States has announced a 37-percent tariff on imports from Bangladesh as part of President Donald Trump's sweeping new "Reciprocal Tariffs" policy. "Bangladesh is reviewing its tariffs
Banned BCL leader pretending to have fled abroad, arrested in Savar
Police have arrested Sohel Rana, alias "Beyadob Rana," a fugitive leader of the now-banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) unit of Savar Sadar Union. He was arrested on Thursday night from a rented house in Ashulia, Savar, in a special operation by Savar Model Police Station, said Sub-inspector Mahabur of the police
Yunus vows to build new Bangladesh making unity permanent
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday vowed to build a new Bangladesh keeping the nation united despite numerous obstacles. "Despite hundreds of obstacles, we will build a new Bangladesh as a united nation," he said, highlighting the importance of national unity. Dr Yunus offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at the National Eidgah Maidan