US President Donald Trump will attend the ceremonial signing of a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia at an upcoming regional Southeast Asian summit, Malaysia’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Donald Trump “is looking forward to witness the Thailand-Cambodia peace deal,” Mohamad Hasan told reporters at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur.
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Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain today said the government repatriated and accumulated unspent Hajj fund of Tk.37.94 crore, stuck in Saudi Arabia acting on behalf of 990 Bangladeshi Hajj agencies. Addressing a press conference, he said the amount was repatriated through the government initiatives in line with requests from Hajj agencies which were trying the get their unspent money refunded for several years. “A total of 990 agencies had unspent money deposited in the IBAN (International Bank Account Number) of the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah’s Masar Nusuk platform from 2017 to 2024,” Hossain said. The adviser…
The government has officially declared Cox’s Bazar Airport as an international airport, marking a significant milestone in Bangladesh’s aviation and tourism development. A gazette notification, signed by Joint Secretary Ahmed Jamil on Sunday and issued by order of the President, formally declared the facility as Cox’s Bazar International Airport under Sub-Rule (1) of Rule 16 of the Civil Aviation Rules, 1984. The order came into immediate effect in the public interest, the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry said here today. Officials said international flight operations from Cox’s Bazar will begin later this month on a limited scale as part of…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus was given a warm reception as he reached Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Headquarters in Rome, Italy, this afternoon (Rome Time) to present a keynote speech at the World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event. FAO Director General Qu Dongyu received Professor Yunus on his arrival at the FAO headquarters, said Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. Meanwhile, the Chief Adviser met Brazilian agronomist and writer José Graziano da Silva at the FAO headquarters in Rome.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today placed six proposals for a complete transformation of the global food and economic systems to end hunger, saying hunger is caused by the failure of the existing economic framework. “Hunger is not caused by scarcity. It is caused by the failure of the economic framework that we have designed . . . we must change the system,” he said. The chief adviser presented a keynote speech at the grand opening of the World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event 2025 at Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Headquarters in Rome, Italy, this afternoon (Rome Time). While…
US President Donald Trump hailed a “tremendous day for the Middle East” as he and regional leaders signed a declaration meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners. Trump made a lightning visit to Israel, where he lauded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an address to parliament, before flying to Egypt for a Gaza summit where he and the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and Turkey signed the declaration on Monday as guarantors to the ceasefire deal. “This is a tremendous day for the world, it’s a tremendous day for the Middle East,”…
Prime Minister of Djibouti Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed has sought advice from Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on microfinance and expressed keen interest in adopting microfinance strategies in the majority-Muslim East African country. “We need your advice on microfinance,” the Djiboutian PM said at a meeting with the Chief Adviser on the sidelines of the World Food Forum at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, on Monday (Rome Time). In response, Professor Yunus welcomed the interest and suggested that Djibouti send a delegation to Bangladesh to gain hands-on experience with its microfinance institutions. He noted that Bangladeshi microfinance operators offer training…
BSS – Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has expressed his deep appreciation to the Mayor of Rome for supporting the Bangladeshi community, noting their successful cultural integration and contributions both to Italian society and to the Bangladeshi economy. “Thank you for taking good care of the Bangladeshi migrants,” Professor Muhammad Yunus said during a meeting with the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, at his office on Monday (Rome Time). He said the Bangladeshi migrants in Italy are contributing to the host economy and the country back home by sending vital remittances. “They are now culturally integrated here. Many chefs in…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has expressed his interest in visiting Bangladesh in the coming months, hoping the visit would strengthen ties between the two nations. President Lula made the announcement during a meeting with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Monday (Rome Time) on the sidelines of the FAO-organised World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event in Rome, Italy. Both leaders served as keynote speakers at the forum and later held a bilateral meeting at the FAO headquarters to discuss matters of mutual interest, including social business, universal healthcare, social inclusion, and strategies to combat poverty. During…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to establish a social business fund aimed at supporting young agricultural entrepreneurs, women, farmers, and food processors in Bangladesh. Professor Yunus made the proposal during a meeting with IFAD President Alvaro Lario on the sidelines of the World Food Forum in Rome, Italy, on Sunday (Rome Time), Chief Adviser’s Press Wing said. “I encourage you to create a social business fund,” said Professor Yunus. “Such a fund would address social issues including healthcare for poor and promote entrepreneurship among youth, farmers, women, and those involved in…
