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Bereaved families, survivors and local residents will come together in west London this weekend to remember the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. The Met Police investigation into what led to the “avoidable” tragedy in 2017 which claimed the lives of 72 people – 18 of whom were children – is still ongoing . In a few months’ time, work ...

  The King will formally confer the prestigious Harmony Award 2025 on Chief Adviser Prof Yunus. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held a private one-to-one meeting with King Charles III today. Upon arrival, King Charles III welcomed the chief adviser at Buckingham Palace for a private one-to-one meeting, said Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder. By meeting ...

  By Shafiqul Haque:   The interim government under the leadership of Professor Dr Muhammed Yunus is not a elected government obliged to held an election under the undue influence of political parties just to handover power to them which doesn’t go with the spirit of July Revolution. After the July Revolution Professor Dr Muhammed Yunus take the office of ...

    The unveiling of the commemorative book Kaler Abhijnan, a book of anti-British Swadeshi movement and one-time socio-cultural figures Shriman Sanatan Das and Shriman Dinanath Das, the Sarpanch of Circle Panchayat No. 39 of Nabiganj Police Station (present Sylhet Division) during the British rule, and the distribution of the book of reading reaction were held. Today, Wednesday (June 11) ...

  A crowd of expatriate Bangladeshis cheering as they welcome the UK visit of Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh, arrives at Altab Ali Park in London on Tuesday (June 10, 2025) organized by the ‘British Bangladeshi Community Coalition’. Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus has arrived in London on a four-day official visit. ...

A delegation of British parliamentarians from the All Party Parliamentary Group met with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday in London, engaging in discussions centered on shared priorities and deepening bilateral cooperation. The meeting, held at Professor Yunus’s hotel residence, was attended by key members of the Chief Adviser’s delegation, including Special Envoy Lutfey Siddiqi, National Security Adviser Dr. ...

  The Head of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, arrived at London Heathrow Airport this morning at 7:05 AM, He was welcomed by the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the UK, Abida Islam. “This is a very important visit,” said acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique, noting that Professor Yunus will meet His Majesty King Charles ...

  A memorandum addressed to the UK Prime Minister has raised serious concerns about engaging with Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor of the current interim government of Bangladesh. The petition’s signatories warn that such a meeting could inadvertently legitimise the current autocratic regime, which is accused of exacerbating democratic conditions in Bangladesh. The memorandum highlights alarming issues, including widespread ...

Senior executives from two leading global corporations met individually with Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus in London on Tuesday, engaging in discussions on matters of mutual interest. Wouter van Wersch, Executive Vice President of Airbus, and Charles Wyley, Executive Vice President of Menzies Aviation, each held separate meetings with Professor Yunus at his London residence, according to Abul Kalam Azad ...

By Shahidul Islam: The Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Group (CPG) on Bangladesh has called for action to minimise impacts on Cox’s Bazar Rohingya Refugee Camps following recent International Aid cuts. Convened by MSPs Foysol Choudhury and Miles Briggs, the CPG met on Tuesday, 3 June 2025, to discuss the escalating humanitarian crisis. The meeting featured an update from Mohammad Jobayed Hosen, ...