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BNP not happy: Fakhrul after meeting with CA

BNP on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus's repeated assurance that the national election would be held between December and June.

“We are not happy at all, we have clearly said if the election is not held by December, the country’s political and social situation will deteriorate further,” BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, emerging from the meeting with the Chief Adviser at the state guest house Jamuna.

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CA greets countrymen on Bangla New Year

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has greeted the countrymen during Bangla New Year 1432. In a video message on Bangla New Year, he called upon the countrymen to work with renewed pledge and enthusiasm to build a new Bangladesh. “The 2024 mass uprising has allowed us to build a discrimination-free country. Let us not lose this opportunity. In this New Year, building a discrimination-free Bangladesh should be our pledge,” he said.

Terming ‘Pahela Baishakh a day of ...

Yunus joins Bangladesh Investment Summit

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday morning joined the main event of the Bangladesh Investment Summit-2025, a milestone event, reinforcing the country’s commitment to economic progress, investment-friendly policies, and long-term growth.

Advisers, including Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, Finance Adviser Dr Salahuddin Ahmed, Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin and Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authori...

CA pens letter to President Trump

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has addressed a letter to US President Donald J. Trump requesting him to postpone the application of US reciprocal tariff measures on Bangladesh for three months to allow the interim government to smoothly implement its initiative to substantially increase US exports to Bangladesh.
"We are the first country to take such a proactive initiative", he said in his letter, citing the visit of High Representa...

Army chief off to Russia, Croatia on official visit

Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman on Sunday morning left Dhaka for Russia on an official visit. Following his stay in Russia, Waker is scheduled to go to Croatia on April 10.

During the visit, he will hold courtesy meetings with senior military and civil officials of both countries and exchange views on enhancing bilateral cooperation in defence and related sectors, said a media release sent from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

CA Yunus holds emergency meeting to decide on US tariffs

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday held an emergency meeting with top experts, advisers and officials, giving necessary directives to deal with the US tariff issue. Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Taouhid Hossain, High Representative to CA Dr Khalilur Rahman, Chief Adviser's Special Envoy Lutfey Siddiqi and Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur were, among others, present at the meeting held at State Guest House Jamuna to discuss the US tariff issue, CA’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told UNB.

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