Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called on US companies to expand their investments in Bangladesh, highlighting the country’s reform initiatives and growth potential. He made the call while speaking at the US-Bangladesh Executive Business Roundtable, titled “Advancing Reform, Resilience and Growth”, organised by the US-Bangladesh Business Council (USBBC) at a New York hotel. Top US companies, including MetLife, ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed former food minister Advocate Kamrul Islam on a five-day fresh remand in connection with the murder of jhoot trader Md Monir during last year’s anti-discrimination student protests at Shahbagh. Meanwhile, former lawmaker Mohammad Solaiman Selim was also shown arrested in the case. Monir was shot dead on August 5, 2023, while joining the protest ...

Around 45.6 per cent of respondents believe BNP is most likely to form the next government if Awami League will not participates, according to the People’s Election Pulse Survey, round 2, released on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Jamaat-e-Islami will get 33.5 per cent of votes, National Citizen Party (NCP) will get 4.7per cent, Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) 3.10 per cent and Jatiya ...

Ajay Kar Khokon, a banned Awami League leader and former general secretary of banned Chhatra League, has been arrested by Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). The arrest was confirmed on Wednesday (September 24) by DMP’s Deputy Commissioner (Media) Muhammad Talebur Rahman. He said that Khokon was arrested from Gulshan area of the capital. “Further legal procedures are ...

Police have arrested former female councillor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Mohila Awami League leader Hajera Khatun Nargis from Dhaka’s Gulshan area. Deputy Commissioner (Media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Talebur Rahman said she was arrested from the Gulshan around 11:30PM on Tuesday. Being tipped-off, a special team from Gulshan Police Station conducted a drive and apprehended her. ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus met Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo on Tuesday at a hotel in New York. During the meeting, the two leaders discussed a range of pressing issues, including the upcoming general election in Bangladesh, reforms initiated by the interim government, the role of social business in sports and the Olympics, and global refugee challenges—particularly the ongoing ...

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called on the World Trade Organization (WTO) to extend full support to Bangladesh in ensuring a smooth transition from its Least Developed Country (LDC) status. Yunus raised the issue during a meeting with WTO Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday (23 September) dismissed as “fake and fabricated” an interview published in his name by Kolkata-based outlet Ei Samay, claiming the report was generated using artificial intelligence (AI). “That news is fake! They [Ei Samay] used AI to create this false and misleading report,” Fakhrul told UNB over phone from New York, ...

Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of an event at the UN headquarters on Monday (New York time). Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown also called on Prof Yunus as IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva met the Bangladesh Chief Adviser as well at the UN headquarters. Different bilateral and international issues ...

New York Police have detained Juba League leader Mizanur Rahman for assaulting NCP leader Akhter Hossen by hurling eggs at John F. Kennedy International Airport. He was detained on Monday night (New York local time) in front of Nabanna Restaurant in Jackson Heights. Police identified him and surrounded. Later took him into police custody by handcuff. Soon after coming out ...