Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Monday said the interim government remains alert against any orchestrated move of destabilising the country and foiling elections. “Those, who siphoned off billions of dollars and fled the country, have been taking well-orchestrated moves from abroad to destabilise the country,” he told a press briefing at a city hotel here. Alam said the fallen dictatorship, its cohorts, and their allied international forces together are taking well-orchestrated moves to foil the next elections and make it questionable. “We are observing such a move but we remain optimum alert to this end and we are…
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NEW YORK- UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly at a hotel here. Their discussion focused on the ongoing Rohingya crisis, particularly the severe funding shortfall affecting humanitarian operations for the over one million Rohingyas currently sheltered in Bangladesh. A key concern was the impact of these funding cuts on education services for Rohingya children in the camps. Describing the donor funding cuts as a serious challenge, Prof Yunus said they had already forced the closure of schools and resulted in job losses for thousands…
NEW YORK– United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his full support and solidarity with Bangladesh’s ongoing democratic transition and reform initiatives. He made the remarks during a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the UN Headquarters here on Monday. Professor Muhammad Yunus led a high-level delegation that included Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain and National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman, Principal Secretary Siraj Uddin Miah and SDG Coordinator Lamiya Morshed. During the meeting, the two sides discussed a wide range of issues, including political reforms, preparations for the upcoming general election scheduled for February, accountability for the atrocities…
NEW YORK- United Nations Under-Secretary-General Rabab Fatima has announced that her office will support an independent readiness assessment for Bangladesh’s graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status, following a formal request from the country’s interim government. Fatima, who also serves as the UN High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States, made the announcement during a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his hotel here on Monday. She stated that the readiness assessment is expected to begin within a month and be completed by mid-January. It will be conducted jointly by…
The High-Level Conference on the Situation of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar will be held at the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations Headquarters here on Tuesday. Representatives from at least 75 countries and organisations, including heads of state and government, have confirmed their participation in the conference, which will begin at 10:00 am local time (8:00 pm Bangladesh time), Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder said. The objectives of the UN-organised conference are to mobilise political support, sustain international attention on the crisis, review the overall situation, and address its root causes, including…
British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke today reaffirmed her country’s support for a free, fair, credible, and peaceful election in Bangladesh next year. “The United Kingdom (UK) welcomed the Chief Adviser’s announcement regarding Bangladesh’s national elections a few months ago. We had a very constructive meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner, during which we reaffirmed the UK’s support for free, fair, credible, and peaceful elections in Bangladesh next year,” she said. Sarah Cooke made the remark while talking to journalists after meeting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin at the Election Commission Secretariat in the capital’s Agargaon. “We…
Imran Khan, a prominent American investor of Bangladeshi origin, called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday here and expressed his interest in investing in Bangladesh. Khan, 48, came to the U.S. at the age of 18 to study and earned fame as an investment banker focusing on tech companies. Professor Yunus invited him to invest in the country’s burgeoning fintech, healthcare, and social business sectors. Khan, Chairman of the Board at Aleph Holding, said he was deeply inspired by Professor Yunus’s lifelong mission to eradicate poverty and felt the timing was right to invest in his homeland. “I…
A ship, MV PERTH, carrying 52,500 metric tonnes of wheat from Russia, has arrived at the outer anchorage of Kutubdia in Chattogram. The shipment arrived following the cash purchase contract signed on July 7 this year, according to a PID press release issued today. It said that sampling and testing of the wheat stored on the ship have already been completed, and necessary measures have been taken for quick unloading. Of the total, 31,500 metric tonnes of wheat will be unloaded at Chattogram, while the remaining 21,000 metric tonnes will be discharged at Mongla port.
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) on Sunday signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Dhaka to strengthen skills training under the “Better Employment with Competency-Based Skills Training (BEST)” project. The agreement brings together 13 large enterprises, 10 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and the Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners Association (BEIOA) in a public-private partnership designed to align technical training with industry demand, said a press release here today. The agreement, signed at a city hotel, aims to institutionalize public-private partnerships to align technical training with industrial demand and ensure…
Saudia, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, hosted its Agents Excellence Award Ceremony in Dhaka to honour its leading travel agents in Bangladesh for their outstanding contributions in 2024. The ceremony, held last evening, celebrated the vital role of travel partners in Saudia’s growth and highlighted their contribution to expanding the airline’s market presence in Bangladesh, said a press release here today. Awards were presented by Musaed M. Almusaed, Assistant Vice President, International Regions; Tarik Alowaidi, Manager for Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar, Saudi Arabian Airlines; and Ahmed Yusuf Walid, Managing Director of United Link Ltd, General…
