Staff Correspondent Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus handed over 'The Art of Triumph', an art book on the wall paintings of the Bangladeshi students painted during and after the student-people revolution, to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He handed over the art book to the Canadian premier at the UN headquarters in New York, according to the CA's press wing. On the sidelines of the UN general assembly meeting, the chief adviser Prof Yunus met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. During the brief meeting, the two leaders discussed ways to cement Bangladesh-Canada relationships, deepen freedom, build institutions, and support…
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Staff Correspondent The bilateral meeting held between Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus and US President Joseph R Biden was a rare opportunity for Bangladesh and a big step to take the relations to a new height. The meeting was held at the UN headquarters, which was the first meeting of the Bangladesh interim government chief with the US President. Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told BSS that a meeting between the head of government of Bangladesh and the US president on the sidelines of the UNGA session was a rare event. "This meeting will take the existing good…
Staff Correspondent Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus joined a welcome reception hosted by United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The reception ceremony began at 8 am (NY time) at North Delegate Lounge of the UN headquarters in New York to welcome the global leaders joining the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). At the reception, Prof Yunus exchanged pleasantries with Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Mauritius Prithvirajsingh Roopun and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, among others. Prof Yunus on Monday arrived in New York to attend the 79th session…
Staff Correspondent Dhaka lodged a strong protest against the highly deplorable remarks reportedly made by the Indian Home Minister Amit Shah about Bangladeshi nationals during his recent visit to Jharkhand. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) handed over the protest note to Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Dhaka. Through handing over the protest note the foreign ministry conveyed its serious reservation, deep sense of hurt and extreme displeasure, a MoFA press release said. The protest note called upon the Indian government to advise the political leaders to refrain from making such objectionable and unacceptable remarks. The Ministry also emphasized that such…
Staff Correspondent Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan sought cooperation from the United Kingdom (UK) to bring back money laundered from Bangladesh during the previous government. “The UK is a trusted development partner of Bangladesh for a long time. The two countries have excellent bilateral relations in terms of trade and investment. It is possible to take this bilateral relationship to a higher level by working together,” he added. The adviser said this during a meeting with Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director at the British High Commission in Dhaka James Goldman at the industries ministry’s conference room here, said a…
Staff Correspondent Michal Krejza, Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union (EU) here hoped that online tax return submission may increase to 1.5 million from 0.5 million in Bangladesh this year. "We hope that the number of people using this service center (funded by EU) and the number of people submitting electronic tax returns will rise quickly," he said. Krejza said this at the official launching of the new e-Return Service Centre at the NBR Bhaban in the capital's Agargaon area this morning. The Service Centre, which is operated by NBR officials trained in Service centre and e-Return system…
Staff Correspondent Michal Krejza, Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union (EU) here hoped that online tax return submission may increase to 1.5 million from 0.5 million in Bangladesh this year. "We hope that the number of people using this service center (funded by EU) and the number of people submitting electronic tax returns will rise quickly," he said. Krejza said this at the official launching of the new e-Return Service Centre at the NBR Bhaban in the capital's Agargaon area this morning. The Service Centre, which is operated by NBR officials trained in Service centre and e-Return system…
Staff Correspondent At the invitation of the Interim Government, the Chinese National Emergency Medical Team arrived at Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on the afternoon of 22 Sep. Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen, and Mr. Sheikh Sayidul Haque, Additional Director General of Directorate General of Health Services, were present to receive the team. A brief and solemn welcoming ceremony was held at the airport. Ambassador Yao stated that many civilians have suffered during the recent uprising in Bangladesh. As the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partner, the Chinese government expresses its condolences to the victims and sympathy to the families of the deceased…
Staff Correspondent The United Nations will support Bangladesh in wide ranging areas including police and election reforms as the interim government rolls out major restructuring of the country's institutions, said the UN's resident coordinator in Dhaka. The chief of UN in Bangladesh, Gwyn Lewis, came up with assurance when she paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his Tejgaon office. During the meeting, they discussed reforms, corruption, floods, Rohingya crisis and the UN-led investigation on the July-August carnage. Gwyn Lewis expressed her support for the reform initiatives undertaken by the interim government and she thanked Professor…
Staff Correspondent Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus sought Danish support to labour reforms and mangrove research, saying the two are some of the top priorities of Bangladesh's Interim Government. The Chief Adviser said labour reforms are needed to attract investment from foreign investors, while mangroves in Bangladesh's southern region have proved to be essential to combat climate change. He made the comments when Danish Ambassador in Dhaka Christian Brix Moller paid a courtesy call on him at the latter's Tejgaon office in Dhaka. Labour reforms, including implementing the ILO conventions, are Key areas of reforms of his government, Prof Yunus…
