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Chief Advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus on Sunday emphasized unity among all communities in Bangladesh, stating that despite differences in beliefs, religions and customs, everyone is part of one family. Dr. Muhammad Yunus, 84, of Chittagong, made the remarks while speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the ‘Sampriti Bhaban’ at the Dhaka International […]

A Bangladeshi court issued an arrest warrant Sunday for a former United Kingdom minister over allegations of unlawful land acquisition in a residential area outside Dhaka, authorities said. Tulip Siddiq, 41, of London, was named alongside her mother, Sheikh Rehana, and her aunt, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in a case brought by Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption […]

The once-rare storm tides that battered Bangladesh every century could become a deadly norm every decade — or even more often — by century’s end. With sea levels rising and tropical cyclones intensifying under a warming climate, the country faces a sharply escalating threat to lives, livelihoods and infrastructure. Recent scientific projections show a tenfold […]

As the threat of climate change intensifies, Bangladesh faces a stark warning from scientists: catastrophic storm tides once expected once in a century may strike every decade or more frequently by the end of the century. A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, published in One Earth, projects a tenfold increase in the […]

Professor Muhammad Yunus, Principal Advisor and Chairman of the National Consensus Commission, on Saturday called for faster progress on reforms to enable national elections in December. He made the call during a meeting with Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz and member Dr. Badiul Alam Majumder at his official residence, Jamuna. Special Assistant Monir Haider was also […]