Dhaka: Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh’s interim government, on Sunday emphasised the need for close economic collaboration between Dhaka and Beijing and urged China to do more for his country’s green transition and exports by moving some solar panel factories to Bangladesh. Bangladesh interim government head Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (AP Photo) Yunus made the …
Bangladesh social welfare adviser Sharmeen Murshid speaks to NDTV New Delhi: Bangladesh is carrying out “fundamental, philosophical” reforms to bring back the country on the path of growth after living through years of entrenched corruption under the now ousted Awami League government led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the country’s new adviser for social …
On August 15, a video of people dancing in front of former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Mujib’s memorial, Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka went viral across social media. The video also showed a crowd thrashing and driving away people who came to pay respect to the father of Bangladesh’s liberation movement on his death anniversary. The …
Mr Yunus accused Sheikh Hasina of systematically destroying the country’s institutions. New Delhi: In a key address to diplomats in Dhaka on Sunday, Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government, called for comprehensive reforms before holding the next general elections. This meeting marked Mr Yunus’ first engagement with the diplomatic community since assuming …
As thousands of Bangladeshis camped along the India-Bangladesh border hoping to cross over to India, the Border Security Force (BSF) has been on high alert. The BSF has even detained multiple Bangladeshis in the past few days as they infiltrated the Indian side amid the continuing violence in the neighbouring country. Amid this, a video …
Two more Indians killed in Russia; India takes stern view Tejpal Singh (29), one of the two Indians recruited by the Russian Army, who was recently killed in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, had last spoken with his family on March 3, a relative said. CRPF jawan and two militants killed, seven security personnel injured …
Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was facing six months in jail with a court set to rule on Monday on a labour law case decried by his supporters as politically motivated. Yunus, 83, is credited with lifting millions out of poverty with his pioneering microfinance bank but has earned the enmity of longtime Prime …