Muhammad Yunus Archives

March 28, 2025 3:11 PM

Bangladesh: Yunus meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing

Chief Adviser of Interim Government of Bangladesh Professor Muhammad Yunus held bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this morning. During the meeting at the Great Hall of the People, they discussed issues related to bilateral ...

February 6, 2025 9:02 AM

Bangladesh protesters torch ousted PM Sheikh Hasina’s father’s home

Thousands of protesters set fire to the home of Bangladesh's founding leader, as his daughter, ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina delivered a fiery social media speech calling on her supporters to stand against the interim government. Witnes...

December 23, 2024 5:21 PM

Bangladesh requests India to return ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh has formally requested India to send back former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India following her ousting on August 5 after a student-led movement. The request was made through a "note verbale" to the Indian government, accor...

December 9, 2024 8:50 PM

Foreign Secretary Misri meets Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri concluded a one-day visit to Dhaka, meeting Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh's Interim Government, and addressing India's concerns regarding the safety of minorities. Misri also met with Touhid Hos...

December 4, 2024 9:08 PM

“Trying to deepen our relationship with India,” says Bangladesh Press Secy ahead of FS Misri’s visit

Bangladesh is set to host Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri amid heightened tensions between the two nations, with Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, emphasizing the intent to s...

December 3, 2024 6:24 PM

Muhammad Yunus, student leaders masterminds behind mass killings in Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday accused the interim government's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus of being the "mastermind of mass killings" and orchestrating attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. Addressing an Awami League even...

November 27, 2024 9:39 PM

Bangladesh: BNP tells Yunus to foster national unity, pressed for election roadmap

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday urged Prof Muhammad Yunus, the head of the interim government, to forge a national unity to tackle the evolving situation and resolve the existing problem. A five-member BNP delegation, led by its secre...

November 12, 2024 11:36 AM

Bangladesh: Appointment of new advisers to interim government sparks protests

In Bangladesh, different sections of people including Student Movement Against Discrimination protested across the country on Monday against the appointment of some new advisers of the interim government questioning their role during the previous gov...

September 24, 2024 2:13 PM

Bangladesh’s interim leader Yunus faces protest in New York during UNGA meeting

Muhammad Yunus, the leader of Bangladesh's interim government, faced protests on Monday as demonstrators gathered outside his hotel in New York, chanting "Go Back”. Yunus is in the US to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The...

September 18, 2024 5:39 PM

Nepal’s ambassador discusses energy cooperation and LDC graduation with Bangladesh’s chief adviser

Nepal's Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari gave a courtesy call to the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus at the latter’s office in Dhaka on Tuesday. Nepal and Bangladesh stressed the need to share exper...