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,”…
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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…
The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to American-Israeli Joel Mokyr, France’s Philippe Aghion and Canada’s Peter Howitt for work on technology’s impact on sustained economic growth. Mokyr won one half of the prize “for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress”, while Aghion and Howitt shared the other half “for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction”, the jury said.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will deliver a keynote speech at the grand opening of the World Food Forum (WFF), the flagship event of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), in Rome, Italy, at 2:00pm (Rome Time) today. Chief Adviser’s Press Wing confirmed about the expected engagements of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in Rome for today, saying that he is scheduled to visit the Offices of Global Alliance after delivering the speech. Professor Yunus is expected to hold a meeting with the President of Brazil Luiz In cio Lula da Silva at 3:20pm. The Chief Adviser will hold meetings…
The government has intensified efforts to eradicate child marriage through a coordinated, multi-ministerial approach as part of its renewed commitment to protect girls’ rights and accelerate gender equality in Bangladesh. Marking the International Day of the Girl Child, Women and Children Affairs ministry, in collaboration with the Department of Women Affairs and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today hosted a high-level inter-ministerial dialogue in Dhaka to chart an accelerated national roadmap to end child marriage. With 51 percent of Bangladeshi girls still married before 18, officials acknowledged that the current 2 percent annual decline is too slow and called…
Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said they have decided to refrain from election duties to those being assigned in last three elections under the fascist regime for holding the upcoming general polls in a free, fair and impartial manner. “During the upcoming elections, refrain as much as possible from giving election duties to people who performed them in the previous 2014, 2018, and 2024 elections, for holding it in a free, fair, neutral and peaceful manner,” he said. He made the remarks while briefing newsmen about the outcome of today’s core committee meeting on the…
Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Mohammad Tajul Islam today said that the July 2024 Mass Uprising had become inevitable as the Awami League (AL) government gradually turned into a “monster” during its 15-year rule. Presenting arguments in the crimes against humanity case against three, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Tajul outlined the background that led to the mass uprising. “The Awami League government increasingly turned into a monstrous regime over the years,” the chief prosecutor told the three-member ICT-1 bench headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder. He said the process began with the Pilkhana carnage,…
