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The Chief Advisor to the Interim Government, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, will address the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly today in Bengali. He will deliver the speech at the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations Headquarters at 10 am local time in New York. In his speech, he will highlight the context in which he assumed the responsibility of the Chief Advisor to the Interim Government and the initiatives he has taken in state reform. In addition, he will seek the cooperation and assistance of the world in immediately ending the genocide in Palestine and the Russia-Ukraine war and resolving the Rohingya crisis. In addition, climate change, the government's inclusive economic development and other global-regional issues will also be raised in his speech. At the same time, he will discuss the support of the world in forming a new Bangladesh after the student-people's revolution, the existing state structure and…

Sheikh Hasina should be brought back to the country and put on trial, said Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government. He said this in response to a question from journalists at an event in New York, USA on Wednesday (September 25). Dr. Yunus is currently in the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly session. The chief advisor to the interim government said he does not have a deadline for when elections will be held in Bangladesh. The several commissions that have been formed are expected to make reform recommendations in the coming months. Then a date will be set for the elections. In response to a question on whether Sheikh Hasina will be brought back to the country from India or not, Dr. Yunus said, 'Why will it be…

The election date will be announced once a consensus is reached on the country's reforms and the voter list is ready, said Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus. The Chief Advisor made this known during a meeting with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the sidelines of the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters on Tuesday. He said that the autocratic government has fallen through the student-people's uprising. Present-day Bangladesh is a new country. After the formation of the new government, six commissions have been formed to recommend important reforms in elections, civil administration, police, judiciary, anti-corruption and the constitution. Stating that the government will discuss the recommendations of the commissions with political parties, Dr. Yunus said that if a consensus is reached on the reforms...

US President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with the Interim Government's Chief Advisor, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus. They held the meeting on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday (September 24) morning local time in New York. The bilateral meeting also raised the issue of the courageous role of students against all forms of oppression during the previous government's tenure. US President Joe Biden commented on the sacrifice of the students at the time. According to a post on the verified Facebook page of the Office of the Chief Advisor, in the meeting, Professor Yunus told Joe Biden about the courageous role of students against all forms of oppression during the previous government's tenure and their important contribution to the reconstruction of Bangladesh. Professor Yunus emphasized that in the reconstruction of the country...

The talented and brave army officer Tanjim Charowar Nirjon passed away. Everyone present bid him a tearful farewell. The deceased army officer used to tell his relatives about his future dreams. 'Just pray for me. I want to serve the country and the nation by becoming the chief of the army in the future with my talent and qualifications.' But unfortunately, his dream did not come true. Before that, he was stabbed by robbers and fled to the land of no return. Nirjon's future dreams were conveyed by his uncle Ashraf Ali Khan Sharif. Nirjon's body was brought to the Tangail district headquarters helipad on Tuesday (September 24) afternoon. The army called the family at 6:30 am that day…

US President Joe Biden's bilateral meeting with the interim government's chief advisor, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, is today. The meeting is going to be held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York on Tuesday (September 24). Several diplomatic sources said that the chief advisor will present the background of the interim government, various steps to reform the country, and various challenges of the government in this meeting with the US President. The topic of India may also come up for discussion. Diplomatic sources in Dhaka and New York said that the meeting of the two leaders will be held at the UN headquarters today, Tuesday at 11:30 am (9:30 pm Bangladesh time) according to New York's local time. In the meantime, the issue of Dr. Yunus and Biden's meeting has come up for discussion. Because, three decades…

Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association has announced the introduction of 'half pass' (half fare) for students seven days a week. Saiful Alam, general secretary of the association, said that the decision will be effective in all metropolitan areas of the country including Dhaka on Tuesday (September 24). He made the announcement at a meeting organized by Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association at the Engineers Institution Bangladesh (IEB) auditorium in the capital on Monday (September 23). The meeting was organized to raise awareness among owners and workers with the aim of restoring order on roads and highways. Saiful Alam said that students will get this facility of paying half fare every day from 6 am to 12 midnight. For this, students will have to be wearing uniform or have a photo ID card with them. Owners Association…

The United Nations will assist Bangladesh in reforming key institutions, including the police and the election commission, as initiated by the interim government, UN Resident Coordinator Gwen Lewis said. She said this during a courtesy call on Principal Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus at his office in Tejgaon on Sunday (September 22). The Principal Advisor’s press wing said that during the courtesy call on Dr. Muhammad Yunus by the UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, they discussed reforms in various fields, corruption, floods, the Rohingya crisis and the UN-led investigation into the July-August genocide. Gwen Lewis expressed her interest in supporting the reform initiatives taken by the interim government and thanked Dr. Yunus for his extraordinary role as the head of the post-revolutionary administration. The July-August revolution…

সরকারি কর্মচারীদের প্রতিবছর ৩১ ডিসেম্বরের মধ্যে সম্পদের হিসাব জমা দিতে হবে বলে জানিয়েছেন জনপ্রশাসন মন্ত্রণালয়ের সিনিয়র সচিব ড. মো. মোখলেস উর রহমান। সরকারি কর্মচারীদের সম্পত্তির হিসাব জমাদান বিষয়ে রোববার (২২ সেপ্টেম্বর) সচিবালয়ে এক ব্রিফিংয়ে তিনি এ কথা জানান। বিস্তারিত আসছে...

গুলি করে রফিকুল ইসলাম নামে একজনকে হত্যার অভিযোগে যাত্রাবাড়ী থানায় করা মামলায় সাবেক রেলমন্ত্রী নুরুল ইসলামের পাঁচ দিনের রিমান্ড মঞ্জুর করেছেন আদালত। আজ রবিবার ঢাকার মেট্রোপলিটন ম্যাজিস্ট্রেট সাদ্দাম হোসেনের আদালত শুনানি শেষে এ আদেশ দেন। এদিন কারাগারে আটক আসামি নুরুলকে আদালতে হাজির করা হয়। এরপর মামলার তদন্তকারী কর্মকর্তা তার ১০ দিনের রিমান্ডে নিতে আবেদন করেন। এসময় আসামিপক্ষ রিমান্ড বাতিল ও জামিন চেয়ে শুনানি করেন। উভয় পক্ষের শুনানি শেষে আদালত জামিন নামঞ্জুর করে রিমান্ডের আদেশ দেন।