Lauding the role of non-resident Bangladeshis, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said the remittance of Bangladeshi expatriates saved the country’s economy after the July uprising. “Our economy was at bottom level. Your remittance saved it. Your remittances were behind strengthening our economy,” he told an event here. The event titled “NRB Connect Day: Empowering Global Bangladeshis” was held at New York Marriott Marquis (1535 Broadway), Manhattan, this afternoon where non-resident Bangladeshis were present. Speaking on the occasion, Prof Yunus said he is personally very hopeful of Bangladesh. Highlighting the potential of Bangladesh’s young people, he said Bangladesh has enough…
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Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin today said the election officials will not be given any unlawful instructions in the 13th National Parliament election, even they will not be ordered to favor anyone. “We will give you (polls officials) directives during election but we will not provide any unlawful instruction. We will not give instructions to favor anyone. We will not give instructions to work for anyone. Our instructions will be completely in accordance with the law and rules,” he said. The CEC said these while addressing the ‘Election Officers Conference 2025’ at the Nirbachan Bhaban in Agargaon here…
Dozens of global leaders gathered on Friday to meet Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his hotel suite here in the USA, offering their full support to him and his interim government. They expressed readiness to provide their expertise and assistance to Bangladesh during this pivotal time. A delegation, led by former President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga, met Professor Yunus on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Vike-Freiberga is also co-chair of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC), named after the renowned 11th-century Persian poet. The high-profile group included: Borut Pahor, former President of Slovenia, Boris Tadic,…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and his daughter Deena Yunus attended a reception hosted by US President Donald Trump here on September 23. The chief adviser extended an invitation to Trump to visit Bangladesh at his convenient time at that time. During the reception, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump posed for a picture with Prof Yunus and his daughter. The photo was posted on the Chief Adviser’s verified Facebook account on Friday. The Chief Adviser is now here in the USA to attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session.
Medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) said Friday it had been forced to suspend its work in Gaza City because of the ongoing Israeli offensive there. The statement came after the Israeli military pressed its offensive against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza City, from which hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee. “We have been left with no choice but to stop our activities as our clinics are encircled by Israeli forces,” said Jacob Granger, MSF emergency coordinator in Gaza. “This is the last thing we wanted, as the needs in Gaza City are enormous, with…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a key partner of Israel within the European Union, warned Friday that Israel risked losing remaining friends with its destructive war in Gaza. Addressing the UN General Assembly, the center-right Greek leader said Israel had a right to self-defense after the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas but cannot “justify the death of thousands of children.” “Greece maintains a strategic partnership with Israel, but this does not prevent us from speaking openly and frankly,” Mitsotakis said. “The continuation of this course of action will ultimately harm Israel’s own interests, leading to an erosion of international…
The Israeli military detained several Palestinians in an overnight raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, an AFP journalist at the scene said on Friday. When contacted by AFP, an Israeli military spokesman confirmed the raid and said that “forces operated in the Nablus area to apprehend several suspects involved in terrorist activities”. “The suspects were subsequently transferred to the Shin Bet for questioning,” the spokesman added, referring to the Israeli domestic intelligence agency. An official from Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said that “former prisoners, journalists, academics and members of the Legislative Council,” were among those targeted. The…
A meeting between North Korea and the United States on the sidelines of this year’s APEC summit in South Korea “cannot be ruled out”, according to a Seoul foreign ministry official. Ties between Pyongyang and Washington have been in the deep freeze since a high-profile summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump in 2019 collapsed over sanctions relief and Pyongyang’s nuclear concessions. Since then, North Korea has repeatedly declared itself an “irreversible” nuclear state, though Kim has recently signalled willingness to reopen a dialogue with Washington. A high-ranking official in South Korea’s foreign ministry said…
Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syeed Abdullah Muhammad Taher today said his party is preparing for the elections to be held in February. He said this while talking to reporters at Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York after joining the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. Replying to a question, Taher said, “A possible date for the elections has been announced saying it will be held in February next. We all agree with it. We are also preparing for the polls”. But before that, he said there are some important issues that need to…
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman returned home last night after attending 14th Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs Conference (IPACC)-2025 held in Malaysia, according to a press release of the Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) issued this morning. It said the conference, held from September 23 to 26, brought together the army chiefs of the Indo-Pacific region to exchange views on strengthening friendship and cooperation, addressing common challenges, and adopting coordinated measures in regional crises. At the conference, the Chief of Army Staff emphasized partnership and cooperation instead of competition to face multifaceted challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. He also reaffirmed…
