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Maintain law and order strictly, CA to DCs 

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus asked the deputy commissioners (DCs) on Sunday to strictly maintain law and order and strengthen market monitoring in the country. “Maintaining the country's law and order is the top priority of the government, so the DCs should not fail in any way to this end,” he said while inaugurating three-day DCs Conference in Shapla Hall of his office here. Running a government is a team work, Prof Yunus said, adding the Bangladesh government should be a team where no one should do any mistake that makes the whole team deprived of success. He stressed the need for maintaining coordination in the works of poli...

Air chief back Bangladesh from KSA, UAE

bdreports24 Desk: Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan has returned Bangladesh on Sunday, after finishing his five-day official tour to Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to a press release of the Directorate of the Inter-Services of Public Relations (ISPR),  the Air Chief visited Saudi Arabia from February 9-13, 2025 at the invitation of the Commander of Royal Saudi Air Force. During the visit, he visited different installations of Royal S...

Trade transformation: Preparing for a Post-LDC economy

As Bangladesh prepares for its graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026, efforts to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and further integrate into the global trade system have intensified. Ready-made garments (RMG) remain Bangladesh’s largest export sector, making it the world’s second-largest exporter after China. The pharmaceutical industry has also experienced rapid expansion, with a 27 per cent year-on-year growth rate in 2021-2022, meeting 98 per cent of domestic demand and exporting to 160 countries.

Bangladesh’s stolen billions: Europe and UK must act

Bangladesh’s ex-leader Sheikh Hasina and her entourage had nearly two decades to feather their nests before they were driven out of the country in a popular revolution last summer. Bangladesh’s new government says that nearly $248 billion (€237bn) was stolen by her and her cronies. Businesses linked to Hasina’s Awami League took out huge loans from state-owned banks that were never repaid. That cash was funnelled out of Bangladesh using the Hundi money transfer system. An investigation by the Observer and Transparency I...

People will not forgive us if Hasina evades justice

Bangladesh's interim government leader says he will not allow key figures from the ousted Sheikh Hasina regime to escape punishment. Muhammad Yunus told The National that the former prime minister and her senior officials would be sought out and returned home to face the full force of the law. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was appointed chief adviser to the interim government last summer after Sheikh Hasina fled when her official residence was stormed by protesters. She had presided over one-party ru...

Elon Musk praises Yunus’ Grameen model

Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser to Bangladesh interim government, engaged in an extensive video discussion on Thursday with Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and owner of Tesla and X, to explore future collaboration and advance the introduction of the Starlink satellite internet service in Bangladesh.

Also present in the discussion were Dr Khalilur Rahman, High Representative for the Rohingya Crisis and Priority Issues, and Lamiya Morshed, Principal Coordinator for SDGs Affairs, alongside Lauren Dreyer, Vice President, and Richard Griffiths, Global Engagement Adviser, from the SpaceX delegation.
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