Staff Correspondent The United States (US) has reaffirmed its willingness to cooperate with the interim government of Bangladesh led by Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, vehemently dismissing speculation about its involvement in the recent student-led mass uprising in the south Asian nation. "We continue to be ready and eager to work with the interim government that's led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus as it charts its democratic future for the people of Bangladesh," said US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel at a press briefing in Washington on Monday. He stated that the US is closely monitoring developments in…
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Netherlands will provide full support to the interim government of Bangladesh and strengthen ties in wide-ranging areas including agriculture, maritime and industry. Dutch Ambassador in Dhaka Irma van Dueren said this today when she paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka. The envoy made the assurance that “The Netherlands would strengthen ties with Bangladesh in a wide-ranging areas of cooperation, including agriculture, maritime, industry, youth, knowledge economy, labour, environment and flood management,” she said. During the meeting, Prof Yunus thanked the Dutch ambassador, saying he has a long personal…
US Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin has expressed his support to Bangladesh’s interim government led by Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus. On Monday, the whip took to the US Senate floor in Washington DC voiced his backing for Dr. Yunus, who faced decades of harassment by ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, according to press release received here today. In his remarks, Durbin detailed Dr. Yunus’ life-long work of developing microloan programs that allow low-income families in developing countries make a living. He began his remarks recalling his maiden trip to Bangladesh, when he first met Dr. Yunus.…
Staff Correspondent Bangladesh foreign ministry registered a protest to Indian government and demanded to bring responsible to justice on the killing of a 16-year-old Bangladeshi boy by Border Security Force (BSF) of India. On September 9, the boy named Shri Jayanta Jambu of Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon district was shot and killed by BSF. In the protest note sent to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka today, Bangladesh expressed grave concern that despite repeated commitments from the Indian authorities to pursue non-lethal strategy and stop killings, such incidents of killing have been continuing. "The Government of Bangladesh called upon the…
Our Correspondent Russian House in Dhaka organized a press conference today with young media workers dedicated to the International Day of Journalists Solidarity. In his welcoming speech, Director of the Russian House in Dhaka P. Dvoychenkov noted that every year on this significant day, an annual press conference is organized together with representatives of the Bangladeshi media and the Russian House deeply appreciates the support in activities through the media. In commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity of Journalists, we recognize the challenges faced by journalists around the world – the risks they face, the pressures they endure, and…
Our Correspondent US Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin has expressed his support for Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and urged US President Joe Biden to support him as well. “I’m going to offer my full support to him today. I believe in him. I did 20 years ago, and I do today. I urge President Biden to support him as well. I know Dr Yunus has the best interests of the Bangladeshi people at heart and will do his utmost in this challenging time,” Durbin, a Democratic senator from Illinois, said at the Senate floor yesterday. He detailed Nobel Laureate…
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our correspondent A large number of Rohingyas from Maungdaw in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have been entering Bangladesh crossing the Naf River by boat with the help of agents and are taking shelter at different refugee camps in the coastal districts. Several sources from the bordering areas said around 14,000 illegally entered Rohingyas have taken shelter in several camps in Ukhiya in the last 7-8 days while another 60,000-70,000 have gathered in the border areas to enter the country. The crossing over of the border illegally by Rohingyas despite monitoring the Bangladesh-Myanmar border and Naf River strictly by the members of…
Staff Correspondent Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said India’s relationship with its neighbouring countries is not going well now as the country always adopted dominance politics with its neighbours. He said this while talking to journalists after offering ziarat at BNP Founder and Martyred President Ziaur Rahman’s mazar at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital marking the 46th founding anniversary of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal. BNP Standing Committee Members Begum Selima Rahman and Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, Mohila Dal President Afroza Abbas and General Secretary Sultana Ahmed and leaders and workers of the organizations were present on…
Our Staff Correspondent Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said relations between Bangladesh and India should be based on equity and fairness. “We need to maintain good relations with India. But it should be based on equity and fairness,” chief adviser’s special assistant Mahfuj Alam quoted Prof Yunus as saying at a view-exchange meeting with frontline students who participated in the student-people revolution, at Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) here. Mahfuj briefed media at Foreign Service Academy after the meeting. He informed that the chief adviser presented the interim government’s views on India, responding to a question from a student at…
