Yunus addresses UNGA, attends Trump’s reception in New York

Chief Adviser of the interim government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, is currently in New York where he addressed the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday night.Earlier ...

Bhutan keen to sign FTA with Bangladesh

Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has expressed his country’s interest in signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh and establishing connectivity between the economic zones of the two countries.He ...

No More Powerless Human Rights Commission Needed: Debapriya

Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya has said the people of Bangladesh do not want another weak and toothless human rights commission without authority ...

Yunus at UNGA: Urgent global action needed on Rohingya, Gaza crises

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged the international community to act urgently to resolve the Rohingya crisis and stop the unfolding humanitarian tragedy in Gaza, warning that history will ...

Return stolen assets of developing nations, Yunus urges at UNGA

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called upon countries and financial institutions that shelter illicit wealth to return stolen assets to developing nations, warning that billions looted from Bangladesh over ...

Yunus at UNGA: Bangladesh reforms to ensure no autocrat can return

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that Bangladesh is carrying out sweeping reforms to ensure the return of autocracy becomes impossible and democracy ...

Rizvi fears national polls may mirror DUCSU-JUCSU irregularities

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday cautioned that the upcoming national election could become “highly risky” if the kind of irregularities reported in the Dhaka University ...

Arakan Army Accuses Bangladeshi Officials of Supporting Rohingya Rebels

The Arakan Army (AA) has alleged that Bangladeshi officials were involved in supporting Rohingya rebel groups behind a recent attack on one of its bases in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.According to ...

Govt Press Secretary rejects TIB claim on Yunus’ UNGA delegation size

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’ Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has dismissed Transparency International Bangladesh’s (TIB) claim about the size of the Bangladesh delegation to the 80th United Nations General Assembly ...

Sohel Taj Prevented from Flying Abroad

Former State Minister for Home Affairs Sohel Taj was stopped from leaving the country at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka while on his way to the United States.The incident ...