Chief Adviser’s High Representative on the Rohingya Problem and Priority Issues Khalilur Rahman has said there is no need to be worried about the US tariff issue. “We are in contact with the US administration. We are prepared… We will take measures soon,” he told newsmen at a briefing in front of the state guest house Jamuna here. After a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at Jamuna, Khalilur said the interim government will continue talks with the US administration over the US tariff imposed on Bangladeshi goods and will move forward. Noting that this was not a sudden…
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A video recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza alongside other rescuers shows their final moments, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, with clearly marked ambulances and emergency lights flashing as heavy gunfire erupts. The aid worker was among 15 humanitarian personnel killed on March 23 in an attack by Israeli forces, according to the United Nations and the Palestinian Red Crescent. The Israeli military has said its soldiers “did not randomly attack” any ambulances, insisting they fired on “terrorists” approaching them in “suspicious vehicles”. Military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said that troops opened fire…
Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harinia Amarasuriya on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok. The two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest and vowed to expand trade and cooperation between the two friendly South Asian countries. The Sri Lankan premier narrated the efforts made by her country to recover stolen money. She said the Sri Lankan parliament has ratified a new law to expedite the recovery process. The Chief Adviser sought Sri Lankan support in the Interim Government’s efforts to bring back billions of dollars siphoned off Bangladesh. The two leaders…
Myanmar authorities have confirmed to Bangladesh that out of a list of 800,000 Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh, they have identified 180,000 Rohingyas eligible for return to Myanmar. The original list was provided by Bangladesh in six batches during 2018-20. The final verification of another 70,000 Rohingyas is pending additional scrutiny of their photographs and names. This was disclosed to Dr Khalilur Rahman, High Representative to the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, by U Than Shew, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Myanmar, at a meeting on the sidelines of the sixth BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok today. This is the first…
DJ Desk : A Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s home city of Kryvyi Rig killed 18 people on Friday, among them nine children, authorities said. The missile struck a residential area near a children’s playground and wounded more than two dozen others, according to the head of the city’s military administration. Unverified videos on social media appeared to show bodies lying on a street, while another showed a plume of smoke rising into the evening sky. “18… that is how many people were killed by the Russians when they launched a missile at Kryvyi Rig. Among…
Bangladesh Ambassador to Mexico Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey has welcomed the meeting between Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “significant moment” for Bangladesh-India relations. “Bangladesh is reclaiming its rightful place on the global stage with a sovereign and courageous foreign policy-one that is direct, focused, balanced, and nuanced,” he said in a post from his verified Facebook account. The envoy said it is encouraging to see big neighbour India is recognising Bangladesh with a fresh approach and deeper understanding. “I hope the Indian government is realising the will of the Bangladeshi people,” read…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged the Prime Minister of Thailand, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, to ease visa procedures for the Bangladeshi citizens travelling to the South East Asian kingdom. The head of the Interim Government raised the issue when he met the Thai Prime Minister on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok. The Chief Adviser said the Thai Embassy in Dhaka does not have the capacity to process more visas, resulting in a long delay and queue of the Bangladeshi people waiting to travel to Thailand. “Bangladeshi people who seek treatment in Thailand face a lot of visa…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today enquired about the status of Bangladesh’s request for the extradition of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina during his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. He called for discussions with India to renew the Ganges Water Treaty and to conclude the Teesta Water Sharing Agreement. The Bangladesh interim government’s Chief Adviser made the call during a bilateral meeting with Narendra Modi on the sidelines of BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok. The leaders of these two major South Asian countries greeted each other with mutual respect and a shared openness for dialogue. Their 40-minute exchange…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said New Delhi has always attached “highest priority” to its relationship with Dhaka and it does not support any particular party in Bangladesh. He made the remark at a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok. Modi said the history of the two neighbours is intricately linked, and it goes back to the birth of Bangladesh. He said India would always support a progressive, democratic and inclusive Bangladesh. Claiming that India does not support any particular party in Bangladesh, Modi said: “Our relationship…
Staff Corresp[ondent : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today arrived here to join the sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit. “A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the chief adviser and his entourage members landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok at about 12 pm local time,” CA’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS. On his arrival, Thai Minister in Attendance Jiraporn Shinduprai received the Bangladesh chief adviser at the airport. During his visit to Bangkok, Prof Yunus will speak at BIMSTEC summit. He will also hold bilateral talks with the…
